NetApp Ranks Among Top 15 ''Best Companies to Work For'' by FORTUNE Magazine

High Employee Marks Keep NetApp Within Top 50 of Elite 100 Listing
for Sixth Consecutive Year
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP), a leader in advanced network storage
solutions, today was named by FORTUNE magazine as one of the "100 Best
Companies to Work For" for the sixth consecutive year. High employee
marks kept NetApp rated among the top 15 best work places, an elite
and prestigious company distinction that is largely determined by
employee feedback. This year, NetApp ranked number 14 on the list as a
result of its commitment to creating and maintaining the values of
what NetApp CEO Dan Warmenhoven calls a "model company."

"We are thrilled that for the sixth consecutive year, NetApp
continues to rank among the top 50 leading companies as a great place
to work," said Warmenhoven. "We believe our placement among the '100
Best' is an affirmation of our ability to not only deliver world-class
solutions, but also provide employees with a workplace environment
that encourages creativity, innovation, team building, and leadership.
It's these qualities that foster a drive for excellence and help
NetApp continue to deliver unmatched satisfaction for our customers
and partners alike."

"At NetApp, we strive to be a 'model company,' and we follow a set
of core values that enable us to create and maintain a unique
workplace environment. These values are a part of our corporate DNA,"
said Gwen McDonald, senior vice president, Human Resources. "As a
result, we are thrilled to see that year after year our employees
acknowledge what a special place NetApp is to work by helping us earn
top honors on the FORTUNE listing with consistently positive
feedback."

FORTUNE magazine compiles and selects the "100 Best Companies to
Work For" list every year from a pool of eligible U.S.-based
applicants. Of some 1,500 firms that were contacted, 406 companies
participated in this year's survey. FORTUNE works with the Great Place
to Work Institute in San Francisco, and final rankings are based on
two criteria: an evaluation of the policies and culture of each
company and the opinions of the company's employees. The second
criterion is given more weight; two-thirds of the total score is based
on employee responses to a survey, which goes to a minimum of 400
randomly selected employees from each company. The survey covers
topics such as attitudes about management's credibility, job
satisfaction, and camaraderie within the organization. The other third
of the scoring is based on the company's responses to the Institute's
Culture Audit, which includes detailed questions about pay and benefit
programs and a series of open-ended questions about hiring practices,
methods of internal communications, training, recognition programs,
diversity efforts, and so on.

The "100 Best Companies to Work For" list and related stories will
appear in the February 4, 2008, issue of FORTUNE magazine, available
on newsstands on January 28, 2008, and at www.fortune.com on January
22, 2008.

About NetApp

NetApp is a leading provider of innovative data management
solutions that simplify the complexity of storing, managing,
protecting, and retaining enterprise data. Market leaders around the
world choose NetApp to help them reduce cost, minimize risk, and adapt
to change. For solutions that deliver unmatched simplicity and value,
visit us on the Web at www.netapp.com.

NetApp is a registered trademark of Network Appliance, Inc. in the
U.S. and other countries. All other brands or products are trademarks
or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be
treated as such.

Network Appliance, Inc.
Jodi Baumann, 408-822-3974
jodi@netapp.com

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