Network Appliance and Trend Micro Partner to Incorporate
Anti-Virus Functionality Across NetApp Product Line
Wednesday November 29, 7:32 am Eastern Time
Press Release
Network Appliance and Trend Micro Partner to Incorporate
Anti-Virus Functionality Across NetApp Product Line
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 2000--Network Appliance, Inc. (Nasdaq:NTAP -
news), the leading provider of network-attached data access and content delivery solutions, announced today that it is partnering with Trend Micro
Inc. (Nasdaq:TMIC - news), a leading provider of anti-virus products for the Internet gateway, to add anti-virus functionality to NetApp storage
and content delivery solutions.
Through this partnership Network Appliance will provide hardware and operating system support for the anti-virus solution, and Trend Micro will
drive integration, management, updates, and support. The solution will be available with Network Appliance(TM) products in the first half of the
calendar 2001.
``Trend Micro, like Network Appliance, is a pioneer and leader in bringing best-in-class functionality to real-world enterprise problems,'' said
Allan Thompson, senior vice president of global alliances group at Trend Micro. ``As we extend our reach into more global enterprises, and across
more application areas -- including the storage networking and content delivery markets -- partnering closely with Network Appliance is a
synergistic fit for us and our customers.''
About Trend Micro
Trend Micro provides centrally controlled server-based virus protection and content-filtering products and services. By protecting information that
flows through Internet gateways, email servers, and file servers, Trend Micro allows companies and managed service providers worldwide to stop
viruses and other malicious code from a central point before they ever reach the desktop.
Trend Micro's corporate headquarters is located in Tokyo, Japan, with business units in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Trend Micro's North A00merican headquarters is located in Cupertino, CA. Trend Micro's products are sold directly and through a network of
corporate, value-added resellers and managed service providers.
Evaluation copies of all of Trend Micro's products may be downloaded from its web site, antivirus.com.
About Network Appliance
Network Appliance, Inc., a veteran in network file storage and content delivery, 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 service providers, including Lycos, Yahoo!, Citicorp Securities,
Siemens, Lockheed, Cisco, Motorola, and Texas Instruments have deployed NetApp solutions.
The company pioneered the concept of the ``network appliance,'' an extension of the industry trend toward dedicated, specialized products that
perform a single function. NetApp storage and content delivery platforms (filers and NetCache(TM) appliances) are coupled with powerful content
distribution and reporting software. This end-to-end solution offers seamless data management from the back-end data center to the edge of the
network quickly, simply, and reliably. The Network Appliance product portfolio utilizes the company's innovative data access software, known as
the Data ONTAP(TM) operating system, as well as standards-compliant hardware. It also offers multiprotocol support and transparent integration
for UNIX® and Windows® environments.
Note to Editors: NetApp is a registered trademark and Network Appliance, NetCache, and Data ONTAP are trademarks of Network
Appliance, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Windows NT is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademark
of X/Open Company Limited, in the U.S. and other countries. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective holders and should be treated as such.
Contact:
Network Appliance, Inc.
Eric Brown, 408/822-3463
ebrown@netapp.com
Jaime Leigh Jinks, 408/822-3761
jjinks@netapp.com |
