Network Appliance And ProXad/Free.fr Collaborate To Power France's Free Internet Service.Business Editors & High Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2001 French ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. Leader Chooses Network Appliance Storage and Content Delivery Technologies for Enhanced Internet Access Network Appliance, 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 ), the leading provider of network-attached data access and content delivery solutions, today announced that ProXad/Free.fr, France's leading independent ISP, has selected Network Appliance as its vendor of choice for its networked storage and content delivery solutions to enhance the accessibility and quality of its free Internet service An ISP that provides access to the Internet without charge to the user. The service is supported by advertising which appears on a special version of the user's browser and cannot be eliminated. NetZero (www.netzero. . The NetApp(R) storage appliances are deployed in a clustered configuration, offering multiterabytes of storage and instant scalability, providing ProXad/Free.fr the ability to increase capacity within minutes. Built-in Snapshot(TM) software enables ProXad/Free.fr to remotely monitor and manage the network from the data center. "A free service requires on-demand access and high customer satisfaction," said Pierre Gohon, technical manager and cofounder co·found tr.v. co·found·ed, co·found·ing, co·founds To establish or found in concert with another or others. co·found of ProXad/Free.fr. "Scalability is our foremost concern. It's essential that we are able to spontaneously grow with customer demand and minimize downtime." ProXad/Free.fr is a participant in Network Appliance's "Powered by Network Appliance" program, a branding initiative designed to foster business development and enhance the exposure of companies with e-business-driven strategies. About ProXad/Free.fr Created in April '99, ProXad was the first French company to launch unlimited and free access to Internet for the consumer market. Since that date, more than 35 MFF MFF Matematicko-Fyzikalni Fakulta (Czech Republic) MFF Mozilla Firefox MFF Midwest FurFest MFF Military Free Fall (parachuting) MFF Mobile Field Force have been dedicated to the technical infrastructure, among a total investment of 70 MFF for the first year. As early as November '99, ProXad extended its offering to the enterprise market, via the online.fr service. The company, located in the center of Paris, employs over 150 persons, and features a customer base of more than 1.2 million in less than 18 months. ProXad/Free.fr offers free, unlimited Internet access, and an unlimited number of e-mail addresses, personal pages of 100 MB capacity, free ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line access, and a technical support available 24x7x365. More information is available at www.free.fr. 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 have deployed NetApp 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. This end-to-end solution offers seamless data management from the back-end data center to the edge of the network quickly, simply, and reliably. The Network Appliance 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, 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. NetApp and the Network Appliance logo are registered trademarks and Network Appliance, NetCache, Snapshot, and Data ONTAP are trademarks of Network Appliance, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Windows is a registered trademark 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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