For 16 years, the InformationWeek 500 has tracked organizations' IT agendas, providing a unique opportunity to understand and examine their business practices across core areas of technology operations. Companies named to this list demonstrate a pattern of technological and organizational innovation. NetApp is among the 500 companies recognized for IT innovation this year.

"Network Appliance is honored to be named to the InformationWeek 500," said Scot Klimke, chief information officer at Network Appliance. "The agile IT practices and systems that Network Appliance has implemented allows us to react quickly to new market opportunities, advance our strategic alliance relationships, and to grow our business by building powerful and long-lasting customer relationships."

The InformationWeek 500 is the most detailed source of industry-specific IT budget data. The research project gathered in-depth information directly from companies about how they approach and prioritize their IT investments. The research identified and ranked the companies following an extensive online and phone study.

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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.™" Information about Network Appliance™ solutions and services is available at www.netapp.com.

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