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Thomson Investors Network Chooses Network Appliance as Its Storage System Standard for Delivering Web-Based Financial Information
Leading Internet-Based Financial Services Provider Becomes Latest "Powered by Network Appliance" Partner
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2000-- Network Appliance, Inc. (Nasdaq:NTAP - news), the leading provider of network-attached data access and content management solutions, today announced Thomson Investors Network, a provider of professional-quality financial information to the individual investor, has chosen Network Appliance as its storage solution partner. By working with Network Appliance, Thomson Investors Network plans to expand access to its Web services and implement important new data availability features to ensure 24 hour access to www.thomsoninvest.net.
Thomson Investors Network uses NetApp© storage appliances, also known as filers, to deliver content to its Web servers, ensuring tremendous reliability and scalability. In order to simplify administration and obtain maximum availability, Thomson Investors Network also utilizes Network Appliance(TM) systems as the dedicated external storage connection for its Oracle© database application.
``We chose Network Appliance because they offered the best mix of price performance and operational, administrative, and maintenance simplicity,'' said Blair Miller, vice president of engineering at Thomson Investors Network. ``For example, to implement clustering on a NetApp filer, all that's required is to plug in a couple of cross-over cables and type in a command. We operate 24x7, providing millions of page views a day to a user base that is over one million, and with Network Appliance installed, the uptime has proven itself with 100 percent availability.''
``We're proud to be a part of the growing trend in the financial services industry to architect systems that utilize storage networking technology,'' said Mike Marchi, senior director of Marketing for Network Appliance. ``Thomson Investors Network's decision to use NetApp in its Web infrastructure demonstrates to its customers the company has a firm commitment to excellence in technology.''
Thomson Investors Network is a partner of 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 by providing NetApp market-proven information infrastructure solutions to customers. Network Appliance powers nine out of the top 10 ISPs and 13 out of the top 15 Web sites.
About Thomson Investors Network
Thomson Investors Network (TIN), a Thomson Financial company, integrates Thomson Financial data and other information for individual investors through its two core Web sites: Thomson Investors Network (http://www.thomsoninvest.net) and Thomson Real Time Quotes (http://www.thomsonrtq.com).
Thomson Investors Network has also established syndication relationships with over 150 affiliates including Time Inc., New Media, AT&T WorldNet Service, MediaOne, CompuServe, TheStreet.com, EntryPoint, theGlobe.com, Cox Interactive Media, Netscape Netcenter, and all of the top online brokerages. Thomson Investors Network was named as one of the world's top financial Web sites in ``Investing Online: Dealing in Global Markets on the Internet'' and was honored with a four-star rating from the American Association of Individual Investors. Thomson Real Time Quotes was recently named the Best Money Site on the Web by NetGuide.
Thomson Financial is a US$1.44 billion provider of e-information services and integrated work solutions to the worldwide financial community. Through the widest range of products and services in the industry, Thomson Financial helps clients in more than 70 countries make better decisions, be more productive and achieve superior results. Thomson Financial is part of The Thomson Corporation, a leading e-information and solutions business with annual revenues of more than US$5.8 billion. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the Toronto and London stock exchanges. For more information on Thomson Financial, visit www.thomsonfinancial.com.
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