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To: lkj who wrote (593)	4/25/2000 1:54:00 PM
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Network Appliance Deploys Industry's First Large-Scale, Distributed, Wireless Caching for Palm.Net Service SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2000--Network Appliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTAP), the leading provider of data access and management solutions, today announced that the Palm.Net(TM) service, a wireless service of Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) has deployed NetCache(TM) appliances to enhance delivery of Internet pages to thousands of Palm VII(TM) handheld computer users. The implementation of NetCache for the Palm.Net service represents the first time that a caching solution is being successfully used to expedite wireless data delivery on a large scale. "The Palm.Net service serves millions of transactions daily to the wireless Palm VII handheld clients used by our customers," explains Bob Harvey, senior director at Palm. "To meet the huge number of transaction requests from this growing customer base, we looked for a way to speed transaction time and minimize bandwidth consumption with a solution easy to install and maintain, while preserving complete reliability in our network. Caching was the right technology for this requirement, and with NetCache, a solution was formed." Ease of installation is critical to wireless service providers because it facilitates implementation of caching devices at the multiple and distributed points of presence common in wireless networks. As a result, NetCache meets the scalability needs of players in an industry expecting to undergo explosive growth in the near future. Palm has already implemented NetCache devices in each of its data centers. NetApp(R) NetCache appliances store and deliver Web content formatted for display on the Palm VII handheld computer. The NetCache architecture enables the Palm.Net service to distribute its content across its entire network and improve its end user experience. "Wireless delivery of content and the distribution of Web-based services is poised for exponential growth," says Amit Pandey, director of marketing for NetCache at Network Appliance. "Network Appliance, a co-host of ICAP, delivers a scalable and open platform for wireless content and service delivery, and for a leading edge company like Palm to select our product reflects positively on the quality and reliability we offer." About Network Appliance Network Appliance, a veteran in network file serving and caching, 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 ISPs, including Lycos, Yahoo!, Citicorp Securities, Siemens, Lockheed, Cisco, Motorola, and Texas Instruments have deployed NetApp solutions. NetApp Internet caching solutions (NetCache appliances) and file servers (filers) deliver fast, simple, reliable, and cost-effective access to network-stored data and enable simultaneous shared file services for UNIX(R), Windows NT(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(TM) filers and NetCache appliances are based on the company's innovative data access software known as the Data ONTAP(TM) operating system and standards-compliant hardware. More information is available at netapp.com. NetApp and the Network Appliance logo are registered trademarks and Network Appliance, NetCache, and Data ONTAP are trademarks of Network Appliance, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademark in the U.S. and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such.