Network Appliance and Quest Software Announce Strategic Alliance to Ensure Business Continuance for Oracle Environments
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 2000--Network Appliance, Inc. (Nasdaq:NTAP), the leading provider of network-attached data access and content delivery solutions, and Quest Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:QSFT), a leading provider of performance management solutions, today announced a strategic alliance that will enable businesses to simplify, share, and scale storage networking and content delivery infrastructures while maintaining continuous uptime. The partnership certifies Quest Software's high availability and monitoring solutions for Oracle(R), including SharePlex(R), LiveReorg(TM) and Spotlight(TM), with NetApp(R) filer storage appliances.
"The certification of Quest's products enhances our storage offering by coupling it with a first-class high availability solution that our Oracle-based customers require," said Mark Santora, senior vice president of marketing for Network Appliance. "Combining backup and storage with data replication, downtime-free database reorganization, and monitoring and diagnostics of all database activity helps our customers achieve 24x7 uptime while optimizing system performance."
"Because of Network Appliance's leading position in the Network Attached Storage (NAS) market, this certification provides Quest with exposure to those customers seeking a comprehensive database availability solution," said Marshall Senk, vice president of marketing for Quest Software. "With the Quest and NetApp combined solution, businesses get the best of both worlds -- proven, easy-to-install, easily administered storage coupled with high availability -- all designed specifically for Oracle environments."
Network Appliance(TM) filers deliver a consolidated, high-performance, simple, and scalable solution for database environments. Optimized for network access and retrieval, NetApp filers provide ease of management and the capability to share data across UNIX(R) and Windows NT(R) platforms.
Quest Software's SharePlex maintains high availability by replicating the database for disaster resilience and workload balancing. LiveReorg enables businesses to perform non-intrusive, downtime-free maintenance of Oracle databases to maintain optimal system performance, eliminate wasted disk space and forecast growth patterns. And, Spotlight on Oracle graphically displays, in real time, the actual server processes and flow of data so users can quickly identify congested areas and take appropriate corrective action.
About Quest Software
Quest Software is a leading provider of performance management solutions designed to maintain the integrity of mission-critical business transactions and maximize the performance of enterprise applications. Businesses and consumers alike have come to expect instant access to information and Quest Software provides solutions to ensure this availability. Based in Irvine, Calif., Quest Software has offices worldwide and over 1,200 employees. For more information, visit www.quest.com.
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 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(TM) operating system, as well as standards-compliant hardware. It also offers multiprotocol support and transparent integration for UNIX and Windows(R) environments.
Note to Editors: 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. LiveReorg and Spotlight are trademarks and SharePlex is a registered trademark of Quest Software, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark in the U.S. and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. Oracle is a registered trademark of the Oracle Corporation. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such.
CONTACT:
Network Appliance, Inc.
Jaime Jinks, 408/822-3761
jjinks@netapp.com
or
Quest Software, Inc.
Robin Roach, 949/754-8533
robin.roach@quest.com
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