REMINDER/Network Appliance Hosts Fiscal Year-End And Q4 Financial Webcast and Teleconference.

Business Editors and High Tech Writers

REMINDER...for Thursday (May 18)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Financial and industry analysts, computer and business press and Network Appliance, Inc. shareholders are invited to attend NetApp's live Webcast and teleconference outlining the company's fourth quarter of fiscal year 2000 financial results.

      WHAT: NetApp(R) Webcast (and teleconference) on the company's Q4
    FY2000 financial results.

      WHEN: Network Appliance (Nasdaq: NTAP) will host a webcast and
    simultaneous conference call on Thursday, May 18, 2000 at 2:00
    p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss its fourth
    quarter of fiscal 2000 (Q4 FY00) results. Network Appliance
    speakers will be CEO Dan Warmenhoven and Jeff Allen, Executive
    Vice President and CFO.

      To participate in the call, please dial the following numbers:

                   United States           Outside the United States
Phone Number       1-800-659-1025          1-904-779-4707

AGENDA:

--  Welcome and introduction from Dan Warmenhoven, CEO
--  Financial review and outlook from Jeff Allen, CFO
--  Business review from Dan Warmenhoven, CEO
--  Question and answer session

      HOW: Visit the Network Appliance Internet home page at
    www.netapp.com, at least fifteen minutes before the start of the
    teleconference. Network Appliance will guide you in downloading
    any necessary applications for live audio feeds.

      WEBAST REPLAYS: A Webcast replay will be available by accessing
    the investor relations website for Network Appliance at
    www.netapp.com