Network Appliance and IBM Global Services Deploy World's Largest Content Delivery Network for Streaming Media at Deutsche Telekom

Business Wire, March 12, 2002

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 12, 2002

Europe's Largest Telecommunications Provider to Offer First-Class

Streaming Media Services Using Network Appliance's

Highly Scalable Content Delivery Solution

Network Appliance, Inc. (Nasdaq:NTAP), a leading provider of network storage solutions, and IBM Global Services today announced they will provide Deutsche Telekom AG with the infrastructure to deploy the world's largest content delivery network for streaming media. Enabled by scalable NetApp(R) technology, Deutsche Telekom will provide its customers with high-quality streaming content and services. As a result, Deutsche Telekom will be able to create new service offerings through hosting and delivering audio and video streaming content and services and broaden its customer reach throughout the enterprise and entertainment markets.

IBM Global Services managed the integration of the Network Appliance(TM) streaming media delivery technology into Deutsche Telekom's network, one of the world's largest IP networks. The expanded infrastructure will enable Deutsche Telekom to store and deliver live and on-demand streaming content, such as training videos, corporate meetings, movies, music videos, and sporting events, for businesses and consumers.

Deutsche Telekom's new streaming network will be the most powerful of its kind. With its expanded network capabilities, Deutsche Telekom will add new revenue services on demand for hosting and delivering streaming content. Opportunities for enterprise customers will include internal and external corporate communications, e-learning, and Webcasts. Entertainment customers, for example, will be able to take advantage of subscription-based interactive entertainment.

"Network Appliance's content delivery solutions enable Deutsche Telekom to create a streaming network with the highest possible quality and security," said Roland Kittel, member of the board of management T-Com, Deutsche Telekom AG, Production and Service. "We have reached our goal to provide the appropriate platform for the enhancement of our service offerings."

"We are extremely pleased that Deutsche Telekom has chosen Network Appliance and IBM Global Services as the infrastructure vendors for its state-of-the-art content delivery services," said Ray Villenueve, vice president of marketing at Network Appliance. "As the leading content delivery solutions provider, Network Appliance is committed to delivering superior technologies to help its global service provider and enterprise customers grow the competitiveness of their enterprises."

About Network Appliance

Network Appliance, Inc., a leader in enterprise network storage, 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 Citicorp Securities, Lockheed, Merrill Lynch, Oracle, Texas Instruments, and Yahoo!, utilize NetApp global data management 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(R) appliances) are coupled with powerful content distribution and reporting software, offering seamless data management from the back-end data center to the remote edges 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.

Note to Editors: NetApp and NetCache are registered trademarks and Network Appliance, and Data ONTAP are trademarks of Network Appliance, Inc. in the U.S and other countries. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such.