EMC Identified as a Leader in Both SAN and NAS Markets by META Group; New METAspectrum Evaluation of SAN and NAS Markets Identifies 'Leaders,' 'Challengers' and 'Followers'.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

HOPKINTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5, 2003

EMC Corporation today announced that it was named the market leader in META Group's recently released METAspectrum(SM) for the storage area network (SAN) market. EMC was also one of two companies named as a market leader in the networked attached storage (NAS) market, making EMC the only company to achieve "leader" status in both the SAN and NAS markets, according to META Group. META Group (Nasdaq: METG) is a leading research and consulting firm that focuses on information technology and business transformation strategies.

David Donatelli, EMC's Executive Vice President of Storage Platforms Operations, said, "Customers want choice, and with EMC they are able to choose from the most complete portfolio of networked storage solutions in the industry. EMC customers have the unique advantage of being able to leverage any combination of SAN, NAS, and content addressed storage (CAS) to support their business requirements. EMC is the only company identified by META as a market leader in both SAN and NAS because we're the only company investing one hundred percent of our resources in developing, selling and servicing automated networked storage solutions."

The METAspectrum analysis results are based on a series of criteria designed to help IT professionals gauge the importance of key market performance characteristics (technology, services and execution) and market presence characteristics (vision/strategy, investments and industry focus) to make informed decisions about which vendors are capable of meeting their business requirements.

Phil Goodwin, Program Director for META Group's Server Infrastructure Strategies service, said, "More and more, IT organizations are moving toward shared storage infrastructures that can leverage both SAN and NAS to support their integrated application environments. IT organizations must decide what business problems they are trying to solve and select a vendor based on a holistic evaluation, particularly for strategic acquisitions."

EMC's Symmetrix 8000 was the only product identified as a market leader for the SAN market, with EMC CLARiiON and Dell-EMC CLARiiON turning in an impressive showing in the "challenger" segment of the spectrum. Of the six storage companies analyzed in NAS, EMC was one of two "clear leaders," while all other competitors were categorized as "challengers" or "distant followers."

"As the 'NAS versus SAN' debate raged over the last few years, EMC operated under the strategy that both technologies had their place in the storage infrastructure," added Donatelli. "Our ability to help customers realize the advantages of both SAN and NAS through unified management has elevated EMC to the leadership position in both categories."

About EMC

EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is the world leader in information storage systems, software, networks and services. Dedicating itself one hundred percent to automated networked storage solutions, EMC helps organizations of all sizes across the globe to better and more cost-effectively manage, protect and share their information. Details about EMC's products and services can be found at www.EMC.com.

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