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To: mmbw who wrote (50025)	1/24/2002 12:34:06 PM
From: Uncle Frank	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

>> I was under the impression that ntap had unique technology for NAS. If so then are their other competitors using some of their technology or is it a free-for-all? Ntap does not control the entire nas sector through ipr, but rather through performance, and their approach to performance enhancement is patented. Their ability to maintain market share and high margins in the face of the tech wreck is a testimony to the strength of their approach. jmho, uf

To: mmbw who wrote (50025)	1/24/2002 1:56:35 PM
From: BirdDog	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

If so then are their other competitors using some of their technology or is it a free-for-all? Anybody can try coming out with a new NAS product. However, they have difficulty getting it to work well. All I can do is point to the long line of companies who failed in trying to compete with NTAP. They keep coming. All with so called "new" NAS products. If you look into it, all they're doing is focusing on some niche part of building a NAS and claiming it the newest, biggest, best NAS yet. Nothing different. I don't think any of them have been able to manage files better than NTAP's WAFL file system. A good example of one of these new boys is Procom. NTAP has had the ability to deliver blocks of data since at least last June...and probably longer. But now, Procom is supposed to be something new? Another one is Blue Arc. So what if they take some of the work away from the processor on the unit and take it up with separate Asic's on each connection. Big deal. NTAP can just add processors to the filer to do more work that Blue Arc is doing with Asics. Heck...NTAP has been waiting for years for networks to speed up. The new boys keep coming. And they keep falling. Just watch them stand the test of time. None have yet. BirdDog@ list-us.com