BT Ignite Content Hosting Selects Network Appliance Content Delivery Solution for pan-European Content Distribution Network.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2000 BT Ignite Content Hosting, the hosting arm of BT's International broadband Internet See broadband. Protocol (IP) business, has today announced its plans to deploy advanced content distribution and streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. technology across its pan-European infrastructure in a deal with 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 (TM), 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 ). Network Appliance, the leading provider of network-attached data access and content delivery solutions, will supply the hardware and software for BT Ignite's content delivery network (CDN (Content Delivery Network) A system of distributed content on a large intranet or the public Internet in which copies of content are replicated and cached throughout the network. ) which is designed to seamlessly distribute and deliver rich media and other Web content. Network Appliance end-to-end content delivery solutions enable next-generation CDN functionality for more sophisticated applications with farther-reaching deployments, more scalability, new revenue-generating services, and seamless content storage and management from the data center to the network edge. "Network Appliance offered us a superior content delivery solution which consists of delivery platforms for both the data center and the network edge, and robust content management and distribution software," said Vernon Irvin Vernon L Irvin (born 1962 near Pittsburgh) is Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for XM Satellite Radio. He previously held positions at MCI (where he was key in creating the "Friends & Family" package); and latterly VeriSign, where he became known as the , president of BT Ignite Content Hosting. "Because we aim to be Europe's premier CDN, we must partner with premier content delivery solutions enablers. In our judgement, Network Appliance is one of these enablers." "BT Ignite Content Hosting is rewriting the rules for global content delivery and deploying one of the largest CDNs," said Chris Liotta, senior vice president and general manager of the content delivery business unit at Network Appliance. "We are excited to be their strategic partner providing our integrated CDN solutions portfolio to enable new levels of performance, scalability, and functionality." 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(R) 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 The following is a list of notable reporting software. Commercial software
Compare: turn-key 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 ONTAP Open Network Technology for Appliance Products (TM) operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , 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. About BT Ignite: BT Ignite -- BT's international broadband and Internet Protocol (IP) solutions business -- has been created to provide a complete communications portfolio to corporate and wholesale customers anywhere in the world. It is the first global organization to commit to delivering the entire IP value chain -- from core networks and Internet connectivity through to e-commerce consultancy and solutions with a unique blend of content hosting, application service provision, systems integration and outsourcing capabilities. BT Ignite is already outstripping its nearest competitors in terms of traditional measures of route kilometers, number of hosting centers, local sales and service support teams and depth of country coverage. In Europe, BT Ignite already has twice the broadband reach of its competitors and, through an aggressive 3 year, (pound)4 billion investment program, will be able to deliver its portfolio to over 250 European cities over its own networks by the end of 2001 and to all the world's commercial centers through BT's international alliances and partnerships. About BT Ignite Content Hosting: BT Ignite Content Hosting offers a range of web hosting application and networking services, utilising a world class Internet backbone. The data centres can service a wide range of companies from major corporations to application service providers and other Internet-centric businesses. Internet data centers house the hardware, software and high speed communication connections required by customers -- allowing them to focus on their core business and meet growing requirements for e-commerce. Note to Editors: NetApp is a registered trademark and Network Appliance, NetCache, and Data ONTAP are trademarks of Network Appliance, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademark of X/Open Company Limited 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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