NTAP--Tuesday July 25, 7:02 am Eastern Time
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DoubleClick Chooses Network Appliance Storage Solutions to Help Support Core Business Needs
NetApp® Storage Appliances Enable Flagship Storage Performance, Scalability, and Ease of Use for DoubleClick's UNIX® and Windows NT® Environments
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 25, 2000-- Network Appliance(TM), Inc. (Nasdaq:NTAP - news), the leading provider of network-attached data access and content management solutions, today announced that DoubleClick Inc. (Nasdaq:DCLK - news), the leading global Internet advertising solutions company, has selected Network Appliance network storage solutions to help support its data management needs for both its UNIX and Windows NT application environments. NetApp storage appliances, also known as filers, will be used by DoubleClick in order to ensure scalability, reliability, high-performance, and increased availability for its critical-data infrastructure.
DoubleClick has implemented multiple-terabyte NetApp 760 filers, the most powerful Network Appliance enterprise storage solution. DoubleClick will use the filers to store ad delivery logs and it will be fully mirrored at an offsite disaster recovery facility using NetApp SnapMirror(TM) product software. SnapMirror, a remote mirroring application, will ensure the high data reliability, eliminate downtime, and increase availability of DoubleClick's Web sites during data center consolidations.
``To meet our growing processing requirements, DoubleClick is using NetApp filers to store data for both its UNIX and Windows NT applications, allowing simultaneous access to both environments,'' said Bob Linsky, vice president of Operations, DoubleClick. ``Plus SnapMirror, the NetApp solution, provides us with an easy way to continuously mirror business-critical logs at our offsite disaster recovery facility, giving us a complete storage solution.''
``We are excited that DoubleClick has chosen Network Appliance to power its Internet advertising,'' said Paul Hansen, senior director of Marketing at Network Appliance. ``NetApp storage solutions will add the flexibility, scalability, and high performance needed for DoubleClick's multiple application environment by accessing a single, unifying data storage solution.''
DoubleClick is a ``Powered by Network Appliance'' customer, building critical data infastructure with proven NetApp storage solution architecture and fueling the expansion and reliability of the Internet. Network Appliance powers nine out of the top 10 ISPs and 13 out of the top 15 Web sites worldwide.
About DoubleClick, Inc.
DoubleClick, Inc. (www.doubleclick.net) is a leading provider of technology-driven marketing and advertising solutions to thousands of advertisers, advertising agencies, Web publishers, and e-commerce merchants worldwide. Combining technology, media, and data expertise, DoubleClick centralizes planning, execution, control, tracking, and reporting for online media campaigns. DoubleClick, Inc. has global headquarters in New York City and maintains over 40 offices around the world.
About Network Appliance, Inc.
Network Appliance, Inc., 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 the 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(TM) operating system and standards-compliant hardware. More information is available at www.netapp.com.
Note to Editors: NetApp and the Network Appliance logo are registered trademarks and Network Appliance, NetCache, SnapMirror, 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 Corp. 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. |
