Network Appliance Filers Are First Network-Attached Storage Products Included on the Microsoft Hardware Compatibility List
Monday January 15, 7:45 am Eastern Time
Press Release
Network Appliance Filers Are First Network-Attached Storage Products
Included on the Microsoft Hardware Compatibility List
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2001--Network Appliance (NASDAQ:NTAP - news), a leading provider of network-attached data access and content delivery solutions, today announced that its NetApp® F700 series filers running Data ONTAP(TM) 6.0.1 or higher have been included on the Microsoft® Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) in the Storage/RAID System category. Network Appliance is the first vendor to offer network-attached
storage (NAS) products on the Microsoft HCL. For Network Appliance, this achievement opens up new market opportunities among Microsoft customers and demonstrates the company's prowess and expertise in storage for Microsoft environments.
The Microsoft HCL identifies products which have been designed and tested to receive the ``Designed for Windows'' logo. The logo signals to customers that the product meets Microsoft standards for compatibility with the Windows® family of Operating Systems. The NetApp F700 series filers have passed Microsoft testing to ensure that they are easy to use and reliable, and take advantage of the features of Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows 2000.
``This achievement demonstrates our commitment to delivering leading NAS products for Windows environments,'' said Sandy Lake, director of market development and partners at Network Appliance. ``We are pleased to be working with Microsoft, further enabling us to provide global enterprises with Microsoft Windows-compatible solutions for network-attached storage.''
The Microsoft HCL list can be accessed online at microsoft.com. The keywords ``Network Appliance'' or the ``Storage/RAID System'' category display NetApp products and certifications.
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 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. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks 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.
Eric Brown, 408/822-3463
ebrown@netapp.com
or
Jaime Jinks, 408/822-3761
jjinks@netapp.com |
