re: Fogdog.com & NTAP
biz.yahoo.com
Tuesday March 21, 6:03 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Fogdog.com Enhances Data Availability and System
Reliability With Storage Solutions From Network
Appliance
NetApp Storage Appliances Enable Fogdog to Handle Traffic Spikes and Simplify Oracle
Database Administration
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2000-- Network Appliance (Nasdaq:NTAP - news), a leading
provider of network-attached data access and management solutions, announced today that Fogdog.com, an online
sporting goods retailer, has selected NetApp© file servers as its corporate data management standard.
NetApp systems and software solutions will be used by Fogdog.com to ensure mission-critical data availability for its
rapidly growing online customer base.
Fogdog has deployed several NetApp F700 series storage appliances, also known as ``filers'. Two F760 filers, Network
Appliance's most powerful enterprise solution, are connected in a clustered failover configuration, to provide continuous
data availability and access of Fogdog's Web site to its vast user base.
According to Robert Chea, vice president of engineering for Fogdog, ``Network Appliance's highly reliable network-centric
approach and the redundant architecture of its appliances allow Fogdog to centrally store Web site content and graphics,
while dramatically expanding capacity and bringing new Web servers online quickly to meet Web traffic spikes.
``Using NetApp filers to store data for our Oracle databases has also significantly reduced our backup and management
time -- we use NetApp's Snapshot(tm) feature to make a copy of tens of gigabytes of Oracle© applications data in less than
a minute. I haven't seen a better architecture for reducing the complexities of database management.'
Fogdog.com is a participant in Network Appliance's ``Powered by Network Appliance' program, a branding initiative
designed to foster business development and enhance the exposure of Internet companies with e-business driven strategies.
Network Appliance powers nine out of the top ten ISPs and 13 out of the top 15 Web sites worldwide.
About Fogdog.com
Fogdog.com is an online sporting goods retailer that provides a superior shopping experience by offering an extensive
product selection, robust product information and convenient and personalized shopping. Fogdog offers an extensive
selection of sporting goods, with up to 60,000 distinct stock keeping units representing more than 600 brands in all major
sports categories. Fogdog provides information and analysis authored by experts, helpful shopping services and
innovative merchandising.
About Network Appliance
Network Appliance, a veteran in network file serving and caching, has been providing data access solutions since 1992
and is a member of both the S+P 500 and NASDAQ 100 index. Major corporations and ISPs, including Lycos, Yahoo!,
Citicorp Securities, Siemens, Lockheed, Cisco, Motorola and Texas Instruments have deployed NetApp solutions. NetApp's
Internet caching solutions (NetCache(tm) appliances) and file servers (``filers') deliver fast, simple, reliable and
cost-effective access to network-stored data and enable simultaneous shared file services for UNIX©, Windows NT© and
the World Wide Web.
The company pioneered the concept of the ``network appliance,' an extension of the industry trend toward dedicated,
specialized products that perform a single function. Network Appliance(tm) filers and NetCache appliances are based on
the Company's innovative data access software known as Data ONTAP(tm) operating system and standards-compliant
hardware. More information is available at netapp.com.
Note to Editors: NetApp is a registered trademark and Network Appliance, Data ONTAP and NetCache are trademarks of
Network Appliance, Inc in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks belong to their respective holders
and should be treated as such.
Contact:
Network Appliance, Inc.
Adam Trunkey, 408/822-6314
Atrunkey@netapp.com |
