BlueArc Selects Tacit Networks WAFS Technology for Integration into High-End Network Storage Systems.

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. -- Industry's First Branded Offering of Wide Area File Services Solution by Major Storage Supplier Allows Global Users to Leverage Consolidated, Centrally Managed Storage Systems

Tacit Networks, the leader in enterprise-wide remote office IT solutions, today announced that BlueArc Corporation, provider of the world's highest performance enterprise-class network storage solutions, has selected Tacit Networks' wide area file services (WAFS) technology for integration into its high-end network storage systems. This partnership marks the first time that a major storage OEM supplier has integrated a WAFS solution into its existing product line under its own brand name. The Tacit Networks/BlueArc partnership will enable distributed enterprises around the world to deploy the world's highest performing network storage products, while enabling true enterprise storage consolidation and centralized storage management through the use of Tacit Networks' industry leading WAFS technology.

"With the volume of data within the enterprise continuing to grow exponentially, storage that is both highly scalable and stable is an ever-more critical piece of large organizations' IT infrastructure," said Peter Gerr, Analyst with the Enterprise Strategy Group. "At the same time, WAFS technology, which extends network storage services over the WAN, is also increasing in prevalence and is expected to account for over $1 billion in technology spending over the next five years. This Tacit Networks / BlueArc partnership underscores the fact that these two adjacent market segments represent one of today's fastest growing storage market opportunities, and that enterprise users are increasingly concerned, as they should be, with protecting and managing the mountains of valuable and critical data that resides outside their datacenters."

Tacit Networks' Wellspring architecture is being integrated into BlueArc's Remote Data Acceleration (RDA) product family, which allows remote offices to use centrally located and managed storage systems without sacrificing performance or ease of use. Through this combination of technologies, BlueArc's Titan storage systems can not only serve files to a local/campus environment, but to geographically distributed users that see these Titan servers as a locally-connected storage resource.

"Tacit Networks is the industry leader in WAFS technology, delivering the only offering which can survive WAN disruptions, offer native NFS and CIFS support and provide a base for extensible IT services for the remote office," said Chuck Foley, President of Tacit Networks. "These are key product requirements for enterprise customers, and the announcement of our OEM partnership with BlueArc is indicative of this product leadership as we expand the reach of this much needed technology into new markets around the world."

"BlueArc understands that storage consolidation is one of our enterprise customers' most important initiatives, due to the massive ROI available," said Brett Penny, Director, Product Management for BlueArc. "Our unique RDA offering enables BlueArc to offer the industry's only integrated network storage solution which can serve both central and remote offices from a single system. This allows our customers to realize true enterprise-wide storage consolidation and 'single point' backup, recovery and management to gain them the largest possible ROI."

Availability

BlueArc's RDA product line with Tacit Networks' WAFS technology is available now. For more information or to speak with a BlueArc representative please call 1 866 864-1040 or e-mail [e-mail].

About BlueArc

BlueArc(R) Corporation changes the economics of network storage by helping customers manage more information with less effort. BlueArc's SiliconServer storage systems enable organizations to maximize performance and reduce operating costs through the movement of software functions into programmable hardware. Since 1998, BlueArc has provided scalable and reliable products, services and solutions to help enterprises achieve unmatched productivity and profitability from their data. The company's headquarters are in San Jose, California with UK operations based in Bracknell, England. More information on BlueArc is available on the Internet at www.bluearc.com.

About Tacit Networks

Tacit Networks is the world's leading provider of wide area file services (WAFS) solutions. Tacit Networks' operating system and platform independent solutions dramatically reduce WAN latency and eliminate WAN roadblocks to global information sharing, allowing distributed enterprises to consolidate storage while ensuring real time collaboration over the WAN with all the speed, performance and reliability of the LAN. The company's unique Wellspring product architecture layers multiple technologies to provide cross-platform support, speed information flow and automatically survive WAN disruptions while ensuring 100% data coherency and consistency. Geographically distributed companies of all sizes have chosen Tacit Networks to significantly "improve their net work" - without added risk. Headquartered in South Plainfield, New Jersey, Tacit Networks' products are sold and serviced worldwide directly and through partners. For more information on Tacit Networks' WAFS solutions, visit Tacit Networks on the Web at www.tacitnetworks.com.

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