Cisco and Network Appliance Team to Deliver Integrated Storage Solutions for the Enterprise.Business Editors SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 2003 Companies Sign Agreement to Deliver Storage Solutions to Enterprise Customers through 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 Marketing and Sales Channels Network Appliance, 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 ), a leading provider of enterprise network storage solutions, and Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , Inc. (Nasdaq:CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ), the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, announced today that they have entered a strategic relationship with a common goal to offer solutions that will drive the adoption of a simplified and standards-based storage networking infrastructure. As part of the strategic relationship, Network Appliance has signed a reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. agreement with Cisco in which Network Appliance will qualify and tune Network Appliance(TM) unified storage The capability of combining different data formats such as files, folders, contacts and e-mail messages into collections that can be viewed and manipulated as one group. See WinFS. systems for maximum performance and functionality with the Cisco MDS MDS, n See temporomandibular pain-dysfunction syndrome. MDS 1 Maternal deprivation syndrome, see there 2 Myelodysplastic syndrome, see there 9000 Family of Multilayer Intelligent directors and fabric storage area networking (SAN) switches and sell them in conjunction with the NetApp(R) enterprise storage portfolio. The strategic relationship aims to deliver storage networking solutions through technology collaboration, joint sales and marketing activities, while providing collaborative support to help customers architect, deploy, and benefit from these solutions for a variety of database and layered application needs, storage consolidation, data protection/disaster recovery, and archive/reference data requirements. In addition, this agreement promises to help enterprises migrate more rapidly from direct-attached to networked storage and more quickly reap the returns from that shift. These benefits include easier data management, more robust data sharing The ability to share the same data resource with multiple applications or users. It implies that the data are stored in one or more servers in the network and that there is some software locking mechanism that prevents the same set of data from being changed by two people at the same time. , and powerful information life cycle management within a storage grid. "As customers continue to demand greater end-to-end value from their storage infrastructures, they will seek out integrated solutions that are fully compatible and drive down the cost and complexity of managing expanding IT environments," said Brad Nisbet, senior research analyst at IDC. "Cooperative agreements, such as the one announced today between Network Appliance and Cisco, offer customers investment protection by giving them the flexibility to grow their storage networks with more scalable solutions." "Cisco and Network Appliance share a rich and productive history of delivering enterprise storage solutions through the combination of our NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular and IP technologies," said Soni Jiandani, vice president of Marketing for the Storage Technology Group at Cisco. "By extending the solutions offerings with multiprotocol, intelligent SAN technologies, the two companies will accelerate customers' next generation storage deployments, help them maximize existing storage resources, and provide new opportunities for enterprises to gain more value from their data infrastructures." "Our strategic relationship with Cisco is important for us as we extend our solutions portfolio and initiatives in iSCSI and unified storage," said Patrick Rogers, vice president of Partners and Alliances. "Together, we will deliver simple, interoperable The ability for one system to communicate or work with another. See interoperability. solutions that will enable the adoption of these storage systems across commonly managed networked infrastructures, while reducing the total cost of ownership and improving application efficiency and performance." Solution Availability Network Appliance has completed interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. testing for the Cisco MDS 9500 series directors and the Cisco MDS 9216 modular fabric switch and will offer these switches immediately on limited availability When customers of the PSTN make telephone calls, they commonly make use of a telecommunications network called a switched-circuit network. In a switched-circuit network, devices known as switches are used to connect the caller to the callee. . Testing of Cisco MDS 9100 series fabric switches is in process with Network Appliance. Network Appliance expects to make the Cisco MDS 9100 series fabric switches available within 45 days of this announcement. 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 that continue to drive "The evolution of storage.(TM)" Information about Network Appliance(TM) solutions and services is available at www.netapp.com. NetApp is a registered trademark and Network Appliance and The evolution of storage 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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