NTAP--Network Appliance Establishes Subsidiary to Target Large-scale Storage Requirements of Government and Federal Markets
International Organization Will Offer NetApp® Network Attached Storage (NAS) Solutions and Professional Services
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2000-- Network Appliance, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTAP - news), the leading provider of network-attached data access and content delivery solutions, today announced the formation of the Network Appliance Federal Systems, Inc. subsidiary, to develop and expand the company's focus on federal and government customers.
The company also named Jay Chabrow, to the newly created position of general manager, Network Appliance Federal Systems, Inc. Chabrow has over 30 years of management and procurement experience in the federal community, focused primarily on serving the Department of Defense, NASA and the intelligence community. In June 2000, Chabrow was awarded NASA's Public Service Medal.
Network Appliance's new organization will act as a wholly owned subsidiary and establish U.S. operations in three locations: Washington D.C., Denver and San Jose, California.
The group will also establish a globally focused service and support capability, working with customers to deploy enterprise-class network storage operations and systems for Network Appliance's worldwide government customer base. The company plans to expand internationally in Europe and the Pacific Rim in 2001.
According to Gartner Group, federal, state and local governments will spend approximately $1.4 billion on e-government solutions, including specified projects of hardware and software systems and services in 2000, and projected expenditures are predicted to reach $6.5 billion in 2005.
``Network Appliance's tremendous success and accelerating growth in the network storage market has dictated that we expand our efforts in the government sector with a specific organization that can address the unique requirements for technology, professional services and support of the government sector,'' said Tom Mendoza, president of Network Appliance. ``Today's announcement means that NetApp customers and our partners in the federal market now have a better way to expand and upgrade their existing IT information infrastructures. NetApp will help federal institutions build e-business models that will streamline information management operations and reduce overall IT costs using NetApp's market-proven storage networking systems.''
Today, current Network Appliance customers and integrator partners include CSC, U.S. Department of Defense, Department of Justice, Internal Revenue Service, Lockheed Martin, NASA, TRW and Raytheon. The company also plans to develop and expand partnerships with specialized and established government integrators to embrace the use of network storage technology by government and federal organizations.
Federal Market Trends
Government specific market factors like the need to share terabytes of stored data and information among government and federal agencies across the globe, as well as with businesses and state and local governments, will boost the adoption and deployment rate of Network Appliance(tm) storage networking solutions in the federal government.
``Network Appliance brings tremendous technology strengths to the federal market, and our success in pioneering the network attached storage market and becoming the NAS market share leader will help NetApp's Federal Systems subsidiary to establish a strong foothold,'' said Jay Chabrow, general manager of Network Appliance Federal Systems. ``Data storage growth in this sector is exploding and our strategy is to build a significant revenue base from our operations and deliver the highest possible level of service and support from a team of individuals dedicated to success.''
Network Appliance is a leading supplier of computer systems that manage the storage and data access of today's most successful Global 2000 corporations. NetApp products use the advantages of the network attached storage model to solve the critical issues of delivering fast, simple, reliable access to information in networked business environments. As a leading supplier of storage and web caching appliances, Network Appliance hardware and software products leverage the growing acceptance of specialized appliances, including ``filers'' that can provide customers with performance and scalability advantages, improved storage and reliable data access, as well as superior price/performance benefits.
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's 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.
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