Where the heck does the name F5 come from?
I got asked this question today. I've been around here long enough to have heard all the supposedly "true" origins of the company's name. The most frequent assumption I've heard is that the company i...
Published Dec 17, 2004
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You're correct about the source of inspiration. Another company name that was inspired by a movie is Packeteer. The movie in their case was "The Rocketeer". If you look at their logo, you'll see that it is made up of two little rockets flying around.