Network Appliance Deepens Enterprise Reach With Latest Oracle Validation
Snapshot(TM) and SnapMirror(TM) Backup and Recovery Software Support for Oracle® Database Environments
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SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2001-- Network Appliance, Inc. (Nasdaq:NTAP - news), the leading provider of network-attached data access and content delivery solutions, announced today at Oracle AppsWorld 2001 that Network Appliance(TM) Snapshot and SnapMirror backup and recovery software solutions have successfully completed all testing for Oracle database environments. These are the latest Network Appliance solutions to receive validation under the Oracle Storage Compatibility Program (OSCP), further deepening the company's reach into the enterprise by enabling Oracle's vast customer base to utilize Network Appliance for critical database protection. Oracle and Network Appliance have a successful history of providing customers with database and storage solutions that are highly available, extremely reliable and simple to both manage and expand.
``With this announcement, Network Appliance further expands its leadership in delivering storage and data management solutions for enterprise database environments,'' said Mark Santora, senior vice president of marketing at Network Appliance. ``We are excited about Oracle's OSCP validation and look forward to our continued success with Oracle in meeting the enterprise market needs.''
SnapMirror is a data replication tool designed to enhance data availability and promote business continuance for applications such as disaster recovery. It delivers a fast, flexible enterprise solution for implementing remote mirroring of file systems over local or wide area networks. SnapMirror can be deployed in a heterogeneous environment of NetApp® filers to achieve the best mirroring price/performance for systems, including the use of a single filer to back up multiple filers. Snapshot software enables administrators to perform online backups and enables near-instantaneous recovery of even multiple-terabyte-sized databases, without having to recover from tape.
Oracle created the Oracle Storage Compatibility Program (OSCP) to assist third parties with Oracle compatibility. The OSCP facilitates the development of storage solutions for Oracle. Through OSCP technical and marketing programs, members receive the tools and resources they need to build Oracle-compatible storage solutions for Oracle customers.
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.
Note to Editors: NetApp is a registered trademark and Network Appliance, NetCache, SnapMirror, Snapshot, and Data ONTAP are trademarks of Network Appliance, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation. Windows 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. |
