What:

Today Network Appliance, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP) announced the availability of two new hard disk drives: a 750GB SATA drive and a 300GB Fibre Channel (FC) drive.

The new 750GB SATA drive has 250GB more capacity, providing 50% greater storage density, than the largest disk drive previously offered by NetApp. This increase in storage density will allow customers to realise savings in power, cooling, and data centre space.

The new high-performance 4Gb per second 300GB FC drive, with 15,000 RPM rotational speed, provides a 50% increase over previous offerings, enabling faster response times and higher data throughput.

Disk shelves for both types of drives can be configured into a single NetApp® FAS storage system, offering a wide variety of storage alternatives for individual customer needs.

Visit www.netapp.com for more information.

Contacts:

Media should contact the NetApp PR hotline at xdl-uspr@netapp.com for further information. Customers and partners should contact their local sales representative to speak with a NetApp expert.

NetApp is a registered trademark of Network Appliance, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.

Press Contacts:
Mark Heers
Director Marketing and Alliance
Network Appliance
Tel: +61 2 9979 5623
mheers@netapp.com

Rachel York
Max Australia
Tel: +61 2 9954 3492
Rachel.york@maxaustralia.com.au