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Network Appliance and Fujitsu Siemens Computers Expand Partnership

Posted on: Wednesday, 22 October 2003, 06:00 CDT

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2003--

Helping European Based Customers to Simplify Deployment, Increase Manageability and Improve Performance for Grid Computing Architectures

Network Appliance, Inc. (Nasdaq:NTAP) and Fujitsu Siemens Computers, today announced that they will expand their partnership to offer European customers dedicated consulting resources coupled with a server and enterprise storage platform optimized for the Oracle Database environments. Through the partnership, the two companies will open a new state-of-the-art Center of Excellence (CoE) facility at Oracle Corporation's Munich, Germany campus. Dedicated experts and resources will be on-call at the CoE to help customers easily and cost-effectively deploy server and storage systems.

The new Oracle on NetApp(R) and Fujitsu Siemens Computers CoE will provide Oracle database customers with the information and technology needed to size, configure, and maximize their Oracle computing environment. The CoE will let customers view real-world scenarios and showcase live demonstrations for a better understanding of Oracle on Fujitsu Siemens Computers servers and NetApp enterprise storage systems. Additional services include Oracle database migration and installation, disaster recovery, and performance tuning.

"Fujitsu Siemens Computers and NetApp have been working together over the past year including joint testing and validation of the combined technology running Oracle database clustering technology on Solaris and Linux," stated Dr. Helmut Beck, vice president, Storage, Fujitsu Siemens Computers. "The Center of Excellence and the integrated server and storage solution optimized for the OracleDatabase will deliver huge benefits for customers including lowering cost and reducing complexity."

"Companies of all sizes can reap the performance, scalability, and manageability benefits of having Fujitsu Siemens Computers servers and NetApp enterprise storage clusters integrated within the Oracle Database and Oracle grid computing environments," said Phil Williams, vice president, Global Alliances, Network Appliance. "By tightly integrating NetApp and Fujitsu Siemens Computers' superior solutions and services customers now have one-stop access to the tools needed to increase storage management efficiency."

"The alliance between Fujitsu Siemens Computers and Network Appliance provides Oracle database customers with a trusted source that makes it easy to buy, deploy, and deliver cost-effective enterprise solutions," said Stein Surlien, vice president, Alliances and Channels, Oracle EMEA. "Oracle database technology plays important part of that enterprise solution."

Earlier this year, both companies announced their joint technology would be used at Oracle's Enterprise Technology Centers (ETC) around the world. The ETCs are used to test and showcase a wide variety of Oracle products offerings including Oracle Collaboration Suite, Oracle Database clustering technology, and Oracle E-Business Suite, all running on Fujitsu Siemens Computers' servers and NetApp storage.

The two companies have also been selected as the premiere IT platform for OracleWorld Paris and Oracle AppsWorld London earlier this year. The companies will showcase real-time enterprise examples of Oracle technology running on Fujitsu Siemens Computers servers (either Intel-based PRIMERGY- or Solaris/SPARC-based PRIMEPOWER-Server) controlled by the company's PRIMECLUSTER product suite and NetApp storage environment, including Oracle Database clustering technology, Oracle E-Business Suite, and Oracle Collaboration Suite.

For additional details on the alliance, please visit www.netapp.com.

About Fujitsu Siemens Computers:

Fujitsu Siemens Computers is Europe's leading IT company with a strategic focus on next-generation Mobility and Business Critical Computing products, services and solutions. With a portfolio of exceptional depth, its offering extends from handhelds through desktops to enterprise-class infrastructure solutions. The company has a strong presence in all key markets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Leveraging the strengths, innovative drive and global reach of its joint shareholders, Fujitsu Limited and Siemens AG, Fujitsu Siemens Computers meets the needs of large corporations, small and medium enterprises and private users. For more information on Fujitsu Siemens Computers, please visit: www.fujitsu-siemens.com.

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. Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Solaris is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such.

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