EMBLAZE Systems and Network Appliance to Deliver Standards-based, Carrier-grade, Mission-critical, Wireless Multimedia Solutions
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NEW YORK & SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2001--EMBLAZE Systems (LSE:BLZ), the leader in wireless multimedia streaming solutions, and Network Appliance (NASDAQ:NTAP - news), the leading provider of network-attached data access and content delivery solutions, today announced a partnership between the companies to comarket and deliver the Emblaze Wireless Media Platform, based on NetApp® and Emblaze technology. The Emblaze Wireless Media Platform will provide global wireless carriers with the reliability, scalability, and high-availability required for deploying streaming audio and video applications.
As a part of this partnership, the companies will engage in joint marketing activities to the wireless carriers, communications service providers, and enterprise customers.
According to Sasson Darwish, president, EMBLAZE Systems Inc., ``The combination of the companies' products delivers a carrier-grade infrastructure solution for delivery of wireless multimedia applications. Storage intensive applications such as video messaging must utilize the highly reliable and scalable products, and those will be provided by Network Appliance.''
``Delivering valuable content to wireless users in a highly reliable fashion is a ¶ winning proposition for today's wireless carriers and knowledge-intensive enterprises,'' said Ray Villeneuve, vice president of strategic marketing at Network Appliance. ``Our relationship with EMBLAZE enhances our position as a leading infrastructure provider for today's and tomorrow's enterprises and communications services providers. We are pleased to team with EMBLAZE to deliver complementary solutions that are unmatched in the industry.''
Commenting on the agreement, Ziv Eliraz, vice president, business development, EMBLAZE Systems Inc., ``Video messaging solutions and other storage-intensive multimedia applications require the backend system that only a few vendors can supply. We are pleased to have the opportunity to work with an industry leader providing our customers with the most trustworthy storage solutions.''
Emblaze is another ``Powered by Network Appliance'' partner using proven NetApp storage solutions architecture for reliable and highly available data storage infrastructure.
About Network Appliance
Network Appliance, Inc., a leader 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 center-to-edge(TM) solution offers seamless data management from the back-end data center to the edge of the network quickly, simply, and reliably. The Network Appliance(TM) 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.
About EMBLAZE Systems Ltd:
Headquartered in Israel, and listed on the London Stock Exchange, EMBLAZE Systems Ltd. (LSE: BLZ), formerly GEO Interactive Media Group, is the leading provider of streaming video solutions over Wireless and IP networks. The company's patented Emblaze(TM) Wireless Solution enables encoding and playback of live and on-demand video messages and content on any platform: PCs, PDAs, video cell phones, and TV. Founded in 1994, EMBLAZE Systems is the only company in the world able to deliver an integrated commercial end-to-end solution for streaming video over 2G, 2.5G and 3G networks. From video servers to video chips, EMBLAZE Systems' Emblaze technology offers a complete solution for ISPs, content providers, wireless carriers, and handset manufacturers. EMBLAZE Systems' North American headquarters are located in New York City. Representative offices are maintained in London, Los Angeles, Seoul, and Tokyo.
For more information about EMBLAZE Systems and its Emblaze Wireless Solution, visit www.emblaze.com.
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