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Appliance, Inc., (Nasdaq:NTAP.O) and RedBack Networks, Inc., today
announced plans to ensure the interoperability and scalability of
Network Appliance(TM) NetCache(TM) high-performance Web caching
appliances with RedBack's Subscriber Management System(TM)(SMS) 1000.
The interoperability of the two products will result in
dramatically faster service for broadband users and help grow both the
broadband access and caching markets.
Network Appliance is the leading provider of dedicated
data-access appliances and its NetCache(TM) products are the
industry's foremost caching solutions for Web traffic. As broadband
connections replace modems, performance bottlenecks have shifted from
modems to the Web.
By transparently storing Web site data closer to the
high-bandwidth broadband network, NetCache products prevent such
bottlenecks and thus significantly improve the broader Internet
experience for users. NetCache products offer both appliance and
software caching solutions to improve access times, reduce bandwidth
requirements and accelerate Web sites.
RedBack Networks is the leading provider of subscriber management
solutions to the rapidly growing broadband market. The company's SMS
1000 is a high-density, highly intelligent networking device that
allows service providers to streamline provisioning of broadband
access services, generate new types of value-added IP services, and
manage large amounts of traffic.
"Together, NetApp and RedBack are well suited to provide the
industry with a high-performance broadband solution," said Larry
Blair, vice president of marketing at RedBack. "With its demonstrated
performance and reliability, NetCache fits naturally into RedBack's
strategy to provide value-added services to our customers deploying
broadband solutions."
"The RedBack/NetApp alliance addresses the need for improved data
access performance for broadband-based services," said Amit Pandey,
director, NetCache. "NetApp(R) caching solutions coupled with
RedBack's superior subscriber management solutions, will help
broadband companies capture the full benefit of high-bandwidth
services such as Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), cable and high-speed
wireless."
About Network Appliance, Inc.
Network Appliance, a veteran in network file serving and caching,
has been providing data access solutions for over six years. Major
corporations and ISPs, including Bear Stearns, Yahoo, Siemens,
Lockheed, Cisco, Motorola and Texas Instruments have deployed NetApp
solutions.
NetApp's file servers (called "filers") and Internet caching
solutions (NetCache) deliver fast, simple, reliable and cost-effective
access to network-stored data and enable simultaneous shared file
services for UNIX(R), Windows(R) and the World Wide Web. The company
pioneered the concept of the "network appliance," an extension of the
industry trend toward dedicated, specialized products that perform a
single function.
Network Appliance filers and NetCache appliances are based on the
company's innovative data access solutions known as Data ONTAP(TM)
software and standards-compliant hardware. More information is
available at netapp.com.
About RedBack Networks, Inc.
Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., RedBack
Networks develops networking solutions for the next generation of
Internet services. RedBack's Subscriber Management System, introduced
this Spring to address the scalability issues of Digital Subscriber
Line deployment, received the Best of Show award for WAN and remote
access equipment at Networld + Interop, Las Vegas, in May, 1998.
More information is available at RedBack's Web site,
redback.com.
Note to Editors: RedBack and the Subscriber Management System are
trademarks of RedBack Networks, Inc. NetApp is a registered trademark
and Network Appliance, Data ONTAP and NetCache are trademarks of
Network Appliance, Inc. All other brands or products are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be
treated as such.
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CONTACT: Network Appliance, Inc.
Adam B. Trunkey, 408/367-3644
atrunkey@netapp.com
or
Gallagher Public Relations for RedBack
Kristi Kilpatrick, 510/749-6800, ext. 208
kristi@gpr.com
or
InterActive Public Relations, Inc.
Beth Johnson/Robbie Mascotte, 415/703-0400 ext. 279/275
beth_johnson@ipri.com
robbie_mascotte@ipri.com
KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED
INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET
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