Network Appliance and Symantec Partner to Incorporate
Anti-Virus Functionality Across NetApp Product Line
Wednesday November 29, 7:36 am Eastern Time
Press Release
Network Appliance and Symantec 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 Symantec
Corp. (NASDAQ:SYMC - news), a world leader in Internet security technology, to provide anti-virus interoperability with NetApp® storage and
content delivery solutions.
Symantec is planning to offer CarrierScan Server 2.0(TM), a server-based carrier-grade anti-virus scanning and repair solution, to secure
Network Appliance(TM) storage and content delivery products. Under the terms of the agreement, Network Appliance will provide hardware and
operating system support for the anti-virus solution, and Symantec will drive integration, management, updates, and support. Symantec's
CarrierScan Server 2.0 solution is scheduled to be available with Network Appliance products in the first quarter of calendar year 2001.
``As a world leader in Internet security technology, Symantec has built strong customer loyalty from the consumer to the enterprise based on
powerful, robust virus scanning and other added-value software utility solutions,'' said Dana Siebert, Executive Vice President for the Service
Providers Solutions Division at Symantec. ``As the storage networking and content delivery markets continue to explode, we are pleased to be an
integral part of making customers' data and content safe and are excited about the powerful functionality Network Appliance offers our enterprise
and service provider customers.''
About Symantec
Symantec, a world leader in Internet security technology, provides a broad range of content and network security solutions to individuals and
enterprises. The company is a leading provider of virus protection, risk management, Internet content and e-mail filtering, remote management and
mobile code detection technologies to customers. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has worldwide operations in more than 33
countries.
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.
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., Sunnyvale
Eric Brown, 408/822-3463
ebrown@netapp.com
or
Jaime Leigh Jinks, 408/822-3761
jjinks@netapp.com
or
Symantec Corp.
Phil Weiler, 541/242-8914
pweiler@symantec.com |
