Legato and Network Appliance Introduce Certified Tape Backup Solutions; Development Continues to Expand Certified Data Protection Offerings

Business Wire, May 9, 2001

Business Editors/High Tech Writers

MOUNTAIN VIEW & SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2001

Legato Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:LGTO), a worldwide leader in enterprise storage management software, and Network Appliance, Inc. (Nasdaq:NTAP), the leading provider of network-attached data access and content delivery solutions, today announced that Legato NetWorker(R) 6 supports the Network Appliance(TM) FC Fabric Tape SAN Backup solution. This collaborative effort gives Network Appliance customers a fully tested, certified, and supported option of backing up and restoring data from the NetApp(R) filers across a FC Fabric to centrally located and controlled tape libraries. The combination of the NetWorker 6 and NetApp filers delivers a highly scalable data and storage management solution that is easier to deploy and manage, while less expensive to operate.

NAS Support: NDMP Compliance

NetWorker 6 is fully compliant with the open standard Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) and will support backup and restore of NAS servers to local or remotely attached tape libraries, increasing flexibility, reducing overhead costs, and optimizing library resources.

"Exponential data growth and the continuing advancement of SAN and NAS technologies means that data protection remains a critical IT concern," said George Symons, vice president of product development, Legato Systems, Inc. "Legato NetWorker 6 is the only product available with the scalability, platform support, and open, standards-based architecture that large enterprises demand."

"Network Appliance and Legato share the common goal and vision of providing robust storage solutions for today's data-intensive enterprises and advancing storage networking architectures," said Mark Santora, senior vice president of marketing at Network Appliance. "We are confident our solutions will benefit customers through bulletproof enterprise data protection and cost savings."

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. 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's storage and content delivery platforms (filers and NetCache(TM) appliances) are coupled with powerful content distribution and reporting software. This center-to-edge(TM) 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(TM) operating system, as well as standards-compliant hardware. It also offers multiprotocol support and transparent integration for UNIX(R) and Windows(R) environments.

About Legato

Legato Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:LGTO), the award winning software innovator, specializes in providing its customers with a seamless approach for protecting, moving and making available business-critical company information. Legato pioneered the industry standard for storage management software products. More than 10,000 customers, including Fortune 1000 companies, are utilizing more than 65,000 Legato software product licenses worldwide. Headquartered in Mountain View, CA, USA, Legato has an established global presence with offices in 23 countries to fully serve its customers. Legato is a founding member of the Storage Networking Industry Association. For more information on Legato Systems, Inc., its products and services visit www.legato.com.

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