Network Appliance Enhances Content Management Tools With Extensive Streaming Media Support
Newly Enhanced Content Delivery Software Outpaces Competition with Single Point Management and Reporting Solutions for Rich Media
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2001-- Network Appliance, Inc. (Nasdaq:NTAP - news), the leading provider of network-attached data access and content delivery solutions, today announced the availability of ContentReporter(TM) 2.1, an upgraded version of existing NetApp® software that now offers support for streaming media to meet the growing demands for rich media content management in the enterprise.
The enhancements -- which have garnered industry praise from such streaming media leaders as iBeam Broadcasting Corporation -- further build upon the center-to-edge solutions that Network Appliance offers enterprises, application service providers (ASPs), and content delivery networks (CDNs).
Streaming media is quickly emerging as a powerful tool for companies needing to connect employees for training and collaboration that would otherwise be either cost-prohibitive or logistically impossible. ContentReporter, coupled with Network Appliance(TM) ContentDirector(TM) software and content delivery solutions, allows centralized management of content distribution, monitoring, and tracking that make such efforts cost effective and easy to deploy.
A key challenge in optimizing network data management and content delivery is the ability to analyze content usage, network performance, and infrastructure load. Enterprises, ASPs, CDNs, and content providers can now gain visibility to file usage patterns, activity levels, and error rates, allowing them to proactively manage their content delivery infrastructures and plan for future growth.
``Internally, by using ContentReporter in conjunction with content delivery solutions from Network Appliance, we have significantly reduced bandwidth usage. We are also able to identify and address network requirements by utilizing the tracking and reporting features of Network Appliance software to determine the when and where of user viewing,'' said Douglas Herfurth, iBeam Broadcasting Corporation's director of strategic initiatives. iBeam, the leading global streaming media network, delivers more than 80 million streams per month for more than 425 companies.
``Network Appliance ContentReporter and ContentDirector software offer the powerful functionality to best manage streaming media technology,'' said Amit Pandey, director of marketing for the content delivery business unit at Network Appliance. ``Our software offers an 'off-the-shelf' solution that requires minimum customization while offering maximum results for customers looking to scale their content infrastructures and applications quickly and seamlessly.''
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's 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.
NetApp is a registered trademark and Network Appliance, NetCache, ContentDirector, ContentReporter, and Data ONTAP are trademarks of Network Appliance, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademark in the U.S. and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such.
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