NTAP--Wednesday July 19, 3:49 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
IP Communications Selects Network Appliance Data Storage Solution
Broadband Services Provider Cites `Unparalleled Flexibility, Reliability'
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 19, 2000--IP Communications (www.ip.net), a leading independent broadband service provider and the largest in Texas, announced today that it has chosen Network Appliance, Inc. (Nasdaq:NTAP - news), the leading provider of network-attached data access and content management solutions, as its vendor of choice for network storage solutions.
NetApp® storage appliances, also known as filers, will be used by IP Communications to ensure scalability, reliability, flexibility, ease-of-use and high performance for its network data storage needs.
IP Communications is extending its high-speed DSL Internet access service to 10 states, reaching one in three lines in the United States. To help deliver its content to this broad user base, IP Communications is deploying Network Appliance(TM) storage solutions to consolidate data from multiple enterprise systems, including those responsible for supporting IP Communications flow-through provisioning system. The NetApp solution is deployed in a clustered failover configuration to provide continuous data availability.
``Network Appliance gives us highly manageable, reliable and scalable data storage solutions,'' said Brian Ullrich, Technical Architecture Director for IP Communications. ``Network Appliance network storage solutions provide an unparalleled level of data storage flexibility. That's important because IP Communications is on a fast track to roll out its broadband services.''
``With IP Communications' rapid growth, Network Appliance storage solutions have the flexibility, scalability and reliability needed to keep up with the fast moving BSP industry,'' said Paul Hansen, senior director of marketing at Network Appliance. ``We are thrilled that IP Communications selected NetApp storage networking technology to keep up with the demand of high-speed DSL Internet access.''
IP Communications selected the proven NetApp storage solutions because of their high scalability, ease-of-use and ability to grow file systems dynamically by simply adding disks without affecting ongoing operations. ``Installing Network Appliance hardware was simple and intuitive,'' Ullrich said. ``In fact, it took less than an hour to fully implement.''
IP Communications is a participant in the Network Appliance ``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. Network Appliance powers nine out of the top 10 ISPs and 13 out of the top 15 Web sites worldwide.
About IP Communications
Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, IP Communications is a fast-growing independent Broadband Service Provider (BSP) and the largest in Texas. IP Communications is partnering with Internet Service Providers to offer broadband Internet access via DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) service in 10 states -- effectively covering one in three lines in America. DSL uses standard copper wire telephone lines to dramatically boost the speed, reliability and convenience of data and Internet service -- as much as 100 times faster than a standard 28.8k dial-up service. IP Communications' connections are ``always on,'' eliminating slow dial-up network procedures and offering connection speeds up to 6 Mbps. IP Communications also offers business-class high-speed, ``always on'' local, metropolitan and wide-area connectivity as a seamless, cost-effective replacement for traditional T-1, frame relay and ISDN lines. IP Communications' next-generation packet-switched network, using an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) backbone and advanced switching capabilities, enables the company to offer its business customers extensive Quality of Service and Class of Service capabilities. The Company has raised funding from VantagePoint Venture Partners, GE Equity Partners, GE Capital and CIBC Capital Partners. The company's primary suppliers include Lucent Technologies (NYSE:LU - news), Efficient Networks (Nasdaq:EFNT - news) and Network Appliance (Nasdaq:NTAP - news). IP Communications' Web site is www.ip.net.
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(TM) 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®, Windows NT®, 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 software known as the Data ONTAP® operating system and standards-compliant hardware. More information is available at www.netapp.com.
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