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To: Craig A who wrote (934)	2/24/1999 1:21:00 PM
From: Daniel King	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1945

Mirror Image Internet Unites Leading Caching Vendors in Global Industry Partnership Business Wire - February 23, 1999 07:49 WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 1999-- Network Appliance and Novell are Among the First to Partner with Mirror Image Internet to Deliver Comprehensive Caching Solutions to ISPs and Enterprises Mirror Image Internet, Inc., a leading provider of comprehensive caching services, today announced Network Appliance, Inc. (Nasdaq:NTAP) and Novell Inc. (Nasdaq:NOVL) as charter members of the global "Mirror Image Ready" partnership program. This program was developed to jointly promote best-of-breed caching solutions to ISPs and enterprises by combining the benefits of single caching products with Mirror Image Internet's Central Cache Connection(tm) service. The Mirror Image Ready program allows caching vendors to maximize the performance of their individual products by utilizing the Mirror Image Internet Central Cache Connection - an open, cost-effective, easy-to-access, low maintenance service that doubles the performance of existing cache investments. "Our ISP customers are looking for performance, reliability and deployability. Mirror Image Internet's Central Cache receives high marks in each of these categories," said Edward Sharp, business development manager, NetCache, Network Appliance, Inc. "Partnering with Mirror Image Internet will allow our smaller customers to benefit from the scale advantage that Mirror Image Internet brings to deliver fast, reliable, high-performance service to their end-users." The Central Cache Connection helps avoid latency of long-haul requests by regionally serving most Web requests faster from the combined local/central caching system. This combination of high performance caching products with Mirror Image Internet's comprehensive caching services delivers the most powerful caching solution yet to address the increasing Internet demands of ISPs and enterprises. The program also enables Mirror Image Internet to coordinate an industry-wide protocol and technology development initiative to further extend the benefits of caching. "In our business, speed plus performance saves money. Mirror Image Internet's Central Cache Connection works with BorderManager Enterprise Edition 3, our high performance security management solution, to provide enterprise customers with faster access to Internet content. Additionally, it's a solution that can be easily integrated with our layered security framework," said Christopher Stone, senior vice president, Strategy and Corporate Development, Novell, Inc. "By partnering with Mirror Image Internet, we found a cost-efficient, highly effective way to quickly deliver caching services in a unique value-added solution to 4.5 million Novell Caching users-all without extensive up-front planning or additional hardware investments." Network Appliance(tm) and Novell are among the first of the leading industry cache vendors to have their caching products proven "Mirror Image Ready" by being completely interoperable with Mirror Image Internet's caching services. To be approved as "Mirror Image Ready," potential partners' caches are tested and must be compatible with Mirror Image Internet's caching services. Once approved, connecting a "Mirror Image Ready" cache to a Mirror Image Internet Central Cache can be handled within minutes over the phone. "We are pleased to be pioneering this partnership program within the caching industry to help Mirror Image Internet and our partner vendors provide complementary solutions to ISPs and enterprises worldwide," said Sverker Lindbo, founder and CEO of Mirror Image Internet, Inc. "This program also allows Mirror Image Internet to work with these companies to develop better standards within the caching market. We expect other vendors to follow suit and are confident the Mirror Image Ready program will be a success."