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To: Robert Salasidis who wrote (152753)	12/18/2001 2:04:45 AM
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Network Appliance Releases Study in Conjunction With Intel and IBM Affirming Excellent Scalability of Integrated Enterprise Solution newsalert.com December 17, 2001 18:20 Network Appliance Releases Study in Conjunction With Intel and IBM Affirming Excellent Scalability of Integrated Enterprise Solution SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 2001--Network Appliance, Inc. (Nasdaq:NTAP), the leading provider of network-attached data access and content delivery solutions, released a study today that confirms the excellent scalability, low total cost of ownership (TCO), and ease of use of NetApp(R) filers running enterprise applications in IBM DB2 database environments with Intel clustered servers. The study was completed in conjunction with IBM's DB2 group and Intel and is available on each company's Web site. It verifies what many real-world customers have experienced over the years: IBM DB2, Intel clustered servers, and NetApp storage solutions integrate, scale, and perform well together, making them ideal for deployment in data-intensive business applications demanding rapid and near-continuous growth, such as business intelligence, data warehousing, and CRM applications. For customers, this study represents an affirmation that the solution deployed using the three companies' products is leading-edge in terms of scalability and outstanding price/performance, both of which are vitally necessary in these competitive economic times. For Network Appliance, this study is another documented example of the power and flexibility of NetApp solutions in a variety of enterprise computing environments. It also demonstrates the ongoing partnership work Network Appliance is doing with IBM DB2 and Intel to assure customers they are getting the maximum benefits from deploying co-tested and interoperable solutions from these leaders in three different parts of the IT industry. The full study is available from netapp.com. The focus of this technical bulletin was a study to validate and understand the scalability of the system with only a moderate amount of performance tuning. This bulletin also documents findings from the evaluation and offers some best practice recommendations. The collaborative efforts of these three industry leaders offers companies with growing databases the confidence and assurance that they can deploy DB2 on Intel-based servers with NetApp filers, knowing that this solution will support their scalability requirements. The study included the evaluation of scaling from one to four Intel servers and quadrupling the database size from 50GB to 200GB. Results demonstrated excellent scalability and also found that the database layout was simple to set up and adjust. About Network Appliance Network Appliance, Inc., a leader in network data 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 Citicorp Securities, Lockheed, Merrill Lynch, Oracle, Texas Instruments, and Yahoo! utilize NetApp global data management 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(R) appliances) are coupled with powerful content distribution and reporting software. This Center-to-Edge(TM)solution offers seamless data management from the back-end data center to the edge of the network quickly, simply, and reliably. The Network Appliance(TM)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(R) and Windows(R) environments. Note to Editors: NetApp and NetCache are registered trademarks and Network Appliance, Center-to-Edge, and Data ONTAP are trademarks of Network Appliance, Inc. Windows NT is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group. 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