Network Appliance to Honour Customers with First Annual NetApp Innovation Awards

<p>Network Appliance, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP), a leading provider of enterprise network storage solutions, is hosting the first annual NetApp Innovation Awards in 2004 to honour customers who have achieved positive business and/or community results using NetApp solutions, demonstrated creativity and conceptual leadership in storage and/or caching best practices, and embody the NetApp ‘can do’ and ‘create a model company’ spirit.</p>
<p>Nominees will vie for awards in the following five categories: Enterprise, Individual, Community Service, Visionary and Innovator of the Year. One winner will be selected in each category by a third-party panel of judges, consisting of distinguished representatives from the storage industry as well as the media and analyst communities.</p>
<p>All nominations must be received by Friday, October 1, 2004, to be eligible for consideration. Winners will be invited to attend the first annual NetApp Innovation Awards gala in New York City on December 1, 2004, held in conjunction with the NetApp Analyst Day event to receive their award.</p>
<p>For nomination forms and guidelines, please visit: http://www.netapp.com/go/innovation/.</p>
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<p>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.</p>
<p>For further information please contact –
Harry Christian
Network Appliance, Inc.
tels + 61 (0) 2 9779 5600 &amp; + 61 (0) 407 100 666</p>
<p>Press contact –
Derek Evans
Gotley Nix Evans Pty Ltd
tels +61 (0) 2 9957 5555 &amp; +61 (0) 410 601 673
pr@gne.com.au</p>

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