NetApp, Symantec to augment data protection

BANGALORE

JULY 21, 2006

Network Appliance
has announced its collaboration with backup application vendors Symantec. NetApp
NearStore VTL Shadow Tape technology will specifically integrate with Veritas
NetBackup, backup solution from Symantec.

The integration
will significantly accelerate and streamline enterprise data recovery, while
integrating seamlessly with users' current backup application catalog and tape
off-siting policies to provide customers with unmatched simplicity and ease of
management for their data backup, recovery, and protection processes.

Matt Kixmoeller,
senior director of product management, NetBackup product line at Symantec, said,
"NetApp and Symantec continue to deliver innovative and flexible data
protection solutions that address customers' needs and demonstrate the value of
a leading backup software provider collaborating with a leader in storage
systems innovation."

"The new
Shadow Tape feature extends the value of our customers' investments in NetBackup
software by automating the rapid retrieval of backup data from disk."

In addition to
NetBackup, NetApp Shadow Tape technology will also integrate with backup
technologies from BakBone, CommVault, and Syncsort.