Appshop Selects Network Appliance Storage Solutions to Support Oracle Database Applications.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2001 Application Service Provider (ASP) Deploys NetApp(R) F840c Filers to Manage Critical Customer Data Network Appliance (1) A specialized device for use on a network. For example, Web servers, cache servers and file servers can be implemented as general-purpose computers with the appropriate software or as network appliances, which are computers dedicated to a single function and cannot do anything , Inc. (Nasdaq:NTAP NTAP Network Appliance, Inc. (stock symbol) NTAP Never Take Another Puff NTAP National Track Analysis Program NTAP Notices to Airmen Publication NTAP Windows NT Application Processors NTAP Naval Training Acquisition Process ), the leading provider of network-attached data access and content delivery solutions, today announced that Appshop, the leading application service provider (ASP) of Oracle(R) applications, has deployed Network Appliance(TM) storage solutions to manage its customers' critical data. Appshop deployed multiple clustered pairs of the NetApp F840c filers, providing the company with 11TB of data storage capabilities -- along with Snapshot(TM), SnapMirror(TM), and SnapRestore(TM) backup and recovery software to handle the company's stringent storage management and data protection requirements. "In evaluating storage technologies, we were looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a high-performance, high-availability storage platform that is easily managed," said Michael Jennings Michael Jennings (born September 9 1977 in Preston, England) is a professional boxer, fighting out of the town of Chorley in Lancashire. Jennings turned pro in May of 1999, fighting club-level opposition until roughly 2003, when he defeated Jimmy Gould for the minor WBU , vice president of operations at Appshop. "We compared the F840c filer from Network Appliance to both traditional direct-attached storage Direct-attached storage (DAS) refers to a digital storage system directly attached to a server or workstation, without a storage network in between. It is a retronym, mainly used to differentiate non-networked storage from SAN and NAS. as well as storage-area networks (SANs), and found the manageability, cost, and performance of the NetApp filers to be the perfect combination of power and flexibility." Appshop also cited the benefits of the clustered failover configuration of the F840c filers as a key reason for the deployment. This failover capability delivers high data availability Refers to the degree to which data can be instantly accessed. The term is mostly associated with service levels that are set up either by the internal IT organization or that may be guaranteed by a third party datacenter or storage provider. by implementing failover at both the hardware and software level. Clustered pairs work by "failing over" data service to the partner filer in the event that one of the filers becomes unavailable. This configuration ensures that data remains accessible with little or no disruption to personnel and customers. "Enterprises and service providers cannot afford to lose access to their data," said Mark Santora, senior vice president of marketing at Network Appliance. "Companies like Appshop that are responsible for mountains of mission-critical data in an Oracle environment must have a storage architecture that allows for immediate accessibility without downtime. The architecture of the F840c allows clients continuous access to their mission-critical data, independent of server availability." The Network Appliance F840c filer, designed to interoperate and excel within existing IT infrastructures, seamlessly migrates and incorporates emerging open storage network protocols and topologies, enabling customers like AppShop with massive capacity environments to simplify, share, and scale their critical storage networking infrastructures. Appshop is a "Powered by Network Appliance" customer, utilizing proven NetApp storage solution architecture to build an infrastructure that protects and manages critical business content. Network Appliance will present "Deploying eBusiness Solutions More Quickly Using Innovative Storage Technologies," in conjunction with Appshop, at Oracle AppsWorld in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded . The presentation is being given on Friday, February 23 from 2:15-3:00 p.m. About Appshop Founded in January 2000, Appshop is a leading Application Service Provider (ASP) that focuses on providing a complete enterprise solution using Oracle's E-Business suite of applications. Today, Appshop has more than 50 customers and is ranked as the industry's largest Oracle-only ASP. The company offers a full range of managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality for enterprise business applications such as customer relationship management, E-Commerce, enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. , finance, human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , manufacturing, marketing, product development, supply chain management and transportation. Appshop's managed services include consulting and implementation, hosting and environment management, ongoing maintenance and 24/7 support. The company maintains operating partnerships with industry powerhouses such as Cisco, Exodus, Network Appliance and Sun, and has secured more than 50 clients, including @Comm, Anda Networks, Bon Appetit, Brocade, Centerbeam, Cyras, iVendor, OmniSky, Rapid Stream, RealNames, Riverstone Networks Riverstone Networks, was a provider of networking switching hardware based in Santa Clara, California. Originally part of Cabletron Systems, and based on an early acquisition of YAGO, it was one of the many Gigabit Ethernet startups in the mid 1990's. and Saffire, among others. More information about the company can be found on its Web site at www.appshop.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 Nasdaq 100 Index A market-capitalization-weighted index of the largest and most active nonfinancial domestic and international issues listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market. . Major corporations and service providers, including Lycos, Yahoo!, Citicorp Securities, Siemens, Lockheed, Cisco, Motorola, and Texas Instruments See TI. (company) Texas Instruments - (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. 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 ONTAP Open Network Technology for Appliance Products (TM) operating system, as well as standards-compliant hardware. It also offers multiprotocol support and transparent integration for UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (R) and Windows(R) environments. Note to Editors: NetApp is a registered trademark and Network Appliance, NetCache, Snapshot, SnapRestore, SnapMirror, and Data ONTAP are trademarks of Network Appliance, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademark in the U.S. and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such. |
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