BMW, NetApp, and Oracle Set Sail With BMW ORACLE Racing; International Technical ''Dream Team'' Helping America's Team Chart Course to Victory for the 32nd America's Cup Races in 2007.SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Someone once said, "Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made." 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 NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :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 ), BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. , and Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL ORCL Oracle (stock symbol) ) hope that, come June 2007, their work with the U.S. America's Cup America's Cup: see sailing. America's Cup Most prestigious trophy in international yachting competition. First offered under another name in Britain in 1851, the cup was won easily by the America from New York and subsequently became known as the entry, the BMW ORACLE Racing BMW Oracle Racing is an American sailboat racing syndicate, initially formed to compete in the 2003 America’s Cup under the name Oracle. The syndicate is backed primarily by Larry Ellison, who made his billions from Oracle’s database software. team, will help prove the point beyond all doubt as the companies collaborate on innovative yachting designs in an effort to bring the America's Cup home to the U.S. NetApp, an official Technology Partner, is providing the BMW ORACLE Racing design team with a powerful, scalable, and simplified storage architecture to help streamline and easily manage the collection, storage, access, and testing of intelligent competitive yachting designs for constructing two of the world's most aerodynamic and advanced yachts. Oracle and NetApp join dream team partner German premium car manufacturer BMW in contributing technology to the BMW ORACLE Racing team's research and design program. In the technology-driven America's Cup competition, BMW ORACLE Racing seeks to shave off critical seconds during the race through innovation, gaining the edge needed to win sailing's most prestigious prize. Together, NetApp(R) data-management expertise, BMW's proven engineering prowess, and Oracle(R) Database strengths combine to accelerate BMW ORACLE Racing's ability to analyze and create live simulations to achieve double the amount of modeling -- with triple the amount of data -- that has been available in previous race-construction endeavors. The technologies, history, and innate strengths of this technology dream team make the latest design and modeling innovations available near-instantaneously to design team members in five design centers across three continents. America's Cup racing is often compared to Formula 1 racing. Much like the automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. does, the BMW ORACLE Racing design team is working from mathematical and experimental analysis to create an optimized sailing vessel -- theoretically and philosophically the same methodology used to design Formula 1 racing cars This article is about the Welsh pop band. For auto racing, see Racing cars. Racing Cars is a Welsh pop band, formed in the Rhondda Valley, South Wales in 1973. . Data Collected and Analyzed to Create a Winning Sailing Vessel --Approximately 200,000 hours of research and development will go into the design of the two yachts. --One hundred and twenty sensors are attached to each yacht to collect a variety of different data during practice sessions. --Approximately 30,000 hours of labor will be spent constructing each of the two yachts. BMW ORACLE Racing engineers are conducting structural development and analysis of modeling design data that is stored on NetApp fabric-attached storage solutions and NetCache(R) solutions running NetApp Data ONTAP ONTAP Open Network Technology for Appliance Products (R) 7G and Snapshot(TM) technology -- all feeding into an Oracle 10g See Oracle database. (TM) database. BMW ORACLE Racing has already achieved lower administrative costs administrative costs, n.pl the overhead expenses incurred in the operation of a dental benefits program, excluding costs of dental services provided. and better management of design changes due to the rapid sharing and access of current design data on a high-performance Linux(R) grid supporting Oracle 10g. NetApp storage is the only storage solution offering a simplified and cost-effective solution for controlling and managing data in a complex distributed and demanding computer environment. "The simplicity, reliability, and scalability that the Oracle on NetApp solution provides is critical during this first important stretch," said Ian Burns, BMW ORACLE Racing design team coordinator. "We are able to fine-tune far more variations of our ideas 10 to 15 times faster than before at any time of day no matter where we are. The balance between data production and data storage is critical. We strive for the perfect balance between well-constructed, fast, optimized boats and a world-class sailing crew. This balance is equally critical in the data production/data handling `back room.' We believe this is the winning combination necessary to bring the America's Cup back to America." In Valencia and Seattle, BMW engineers led by Dr. Raymond Freymann, director of BMW Group Research and Technology, are integrated in the design team using NetApp storage, in order to bring BMW automotive technological competence into the sport of sailing. "The close collaboration between our BMW experts and the BMW ORACLE Racing design team is an efficiently working system," said Freymann. "The BMW ORACLE Racing team is benefiting particularly from BMW's intelligent lightweight-design competence through structural analysis and measurement sensory tools, which are used in the sector of automotive development that works with such materials as aluminum, magnesium, steel, and synthetics. The key to success lies in combining the components in a way that results in the minimum weight of the yacht while ensuring the reliable resilience of its overall structure. I'm therefore confident that our team will make the hull of the yacht both lighter and stiffer to help increase the speed of the yacht. Together with our new partners, the door to success in 2007 is wide open." "The America's Cup will be won by innovation as much as by its crew mastering the currents and winds on the water in 2007," said Patrick Rogers, vice president of Products and Partners at Network Appliance. "NetApp is providing the highly competitive and advanced design team with heightened performance and availability to critical data. NetApp takes immense pride in playing an integral role in developing these boats for what is sure to be an intense competition in the world's premier sailing event." About BMW ORACLE Racing BMW ORACLE Racing is the Challenger of Record for the 32nd America's Cup, representing Golden Gate Yacht Club The Golden Gate Yacht Club (GGYC) was founded in 1939, when members built a clubhouse on a barge in the San Francisco Marina. After the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake severely damaged the club, members pulled together and rebuilt it. of San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , and the only American entry in the contest for sailing's most prestigious prize and the oldest trophy in international sport. Team owner is American Larry Ellison Lawrence Joseph Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is the co-founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation, a major database software company. Early life Ellison was born in New York City to Florence Spellman, a 19-year-old unwed Jewish mother. , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Oracle Corporation. Partner of the team is German premium car manufacturer BMW. Sponsors include Allianz, leading global financial services provider; Girard-Perregaux, Swiss manufacturer of high-class mechanical timepieces; and Henri Lloyd, Technology Partner and supplier of team clothing. BMW ORACLE Racing is currently the top-ranked Challenger for the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup
The Louis Vuitton Cup is one of the most famous and prestigious competitions in the sport of yachting because of its relationship to the America's Cup. , the Challenger Selection Series for the 32nd America's Cup. Eleven teams from nine nations are challenging for the Cup, with the winning Challenger facing the Swiss Defender Team Alinghi in the 32nd America's Cup Match in June 2007 in Valencia. About Network Appliance Network Appliance is a world leader in unified storage solutions for today's data-intensive enterprise. Since its inception in 1992, Network Appliance has delivered technology, product, and partner firsts. Information about Network Appliance(TM) solutions and services is available at www.netapp.com. NetApp, the NetApp logo, Data ONTAP, and NetCache are registered trademarks and Snapshot and Network Appliance are trademarks of Network Appliance, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such. |
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