Eighty-Eight Percent of FORTUNE Global 500
Companies Utilize Blue Coat Appliances to
Improve Application Delivery
August 04, 2010 07:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:BCSI), the technology
leader in Application Delivery Networking, today announced that 88 percent of FORTUNE Global 500 companies
utilize Blue Coat appliances to improve application delivery. In the 2010 ranking by Fortune, the 100 largest
companies in the world are Blue Coat customers as are 49 of the 50 most profitable companies and 45 of the 50
largest employers.
In the U.S., 96 of the 100 largest companies utilize Blue Coat solutions, including the 45 largest companies in the
country. According to the 2010 ranking of FORTUNE 500 companies, Blue Coat customers also include the
following:
l The 10 largest aerospace and defense companies
l The 10 largest specialty retailers
l The 10 largest commercial banks
l The seven largest pharmaceutical companies
l The seven largest insurance and managed care companies
l The seven largest telecommunications providers
l The five largest petroleum refiners
l The five largest engineering companies
l The five largest entertainment companies
l The five largest financial data services companies
l The four largest beverage companies
Additionally, the five largest companies in Brazil and the two largest companies in Mexico have deployed Blue Coat
solutions as have the 10 largest companies in Canada.
In Europe, the 50 largest companies have deployed Blue Coat solutions. Across the continent, Blue Coat also
counts as its customers the following:
l The 25 largest companies in Germany
l The 15 largest companies in Britain
l The 10 largest companies in France
l The 10 largest companies in Spain
l The five largest companies in Belgium
l The five largest companies in Italy
l Four of the five largest companies in the Netherlands
In Asia, 43 of the 50 largest companies are Blue Coat custome