NetApp Enables New Levels of IT Efficiency, Flexibility, and Productivity for Microsoft Enterprise Customers

SUNNYVALE, CA, Nov 09 (MARKET WIRE) --
NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) today unveiled the new NetApp(R) SnapManager(R) for
Hyper-V(TM) and SnapManager 6.0 for Microsoft(R) Exchange Server to
improve data backup and recovery in Microsoft Windows Server(R) 2008 R2
and Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 environments. In addition, NetApp
SnapManager for Microsoft SQL Server(R) and SnapManager for Microsoft
SharePoint(R) Server can now run on Windows Server 2008 R2, enabling
customers to take full advantage of NetApp's unique data management
capabilities in their physical and virtualized environments.

NetApp, a Microsoft Global ISV and Gold Certified Partner, and Microsoft
Corporation are helping customers build, manage, and maintain dynamic data
center infrastructures that enable new levels of efficiency, flexibility,
and productivity. NetApp has worked with Microsoft to develop tightly
integrated solutions, and in 2009 was selected as Microsoft 2009 Partner
of the Year in the Advanced Infrastructure, Storage Solutions category.
NetApp solutions for Microsoft based environments have been enhanced with
the following new products.

SnapManager for Hyper-V -- SnapManager for Hyper-V enables automated,
policy-based backup and recovery for applications and services running on
Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2. The
product can help Microsoft customers eliminate backup bottlenecks, reduce
human error, and greatly minimize the interruption and performance impact
caused by traditional server-hosted backup and restore. In addition,
NetApp now enables Microsoft virtualization customers to dynamically
expand or shrink volumes to reclaim unused storage capacity in shared
storage environments.

SnapManager 6.0 for Microsoft Exchange Server
-- SnapManager for Exchange Server can help reduce storage footprint and
increase operational efficiencies in the data center by minimizing the
number of Exchange data copies that enterprise customers need to deploy
while continuing to provide enterprise-class data protection. SnapManager
for Exchange Server now fully integrates single mailbox recovery
capabilities to enable Exchange administrators to offload routine e-mail
restore operations to help-desk personnel, helping to improve
productivity and reduce the time and cost associated with recovering
e-mail. SnapManager for Exchange Server is integrated with Microsoft
Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS) technology to provide efficient and
flexible backup and to restore support for the new Microsoft Exchange
Server 2010 Database Availability Group (DAG) architecture.

ApplianceWatch PRO 2.0 -- NetApp's new ApplianceWatch(TM) PRO 2.0
management pack offers customers discovery, health monitoring, and
performance monitoring of their NetApp storage systems with Microsoft
Systems Center Operations Manager. ApplianceWatch PRO 2.0 also includes a
separate management pack that integrates NetApp storage controller
knowledge with Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager to provide
a comprehensive virtualization management solution. ApplianceWatch PRO 2.0
enables administrators to easily manage storage systems in virtual
environments and offers automated resolution from the System Center
Virtual Machine Manager console.

"NetApp has solutions that deliver tremendous cost savings and
flexibility to our mutual customers," said Zane Adam, general manager of
Virtualization and Management at Microsoft Corp. "Cost and efficiency are
critical to our customers, and NetApp storage helps them improve control
and reduce the risk of implementing and managing virtualized
environments."

"NetApp complements Microsoft virtualization solutions to help meet the
most demanding uptime requirements of physical and virtualized
environments," said Patrick Rogers, vice president of Solutions and
Alliances at NetApp. "Together, we provide customers a compelling value
proposition to help reduce costs and deploy, manage, and maintain their
complex infrastructures to get the most value from their storage and
server investments."

Pricing and Availability
Pricing is available from NetApp direct sales
or reseller partners. SnapManager 6.0 for Exchange Server will be
available in December 2009. SnapManager for Hyper-V and ApplianceWatch
PRO 2.0 will be available in Q1 CY10. Visit the NetApp and Microsoft
Solutions Partnership page to learn more about how NetApp is helping
Microsoft customers reach new levels of efficiency, flexibility, and
productivity in managing their complex physical and virtualized
infrastructures.

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About NetApp
NetApp creates innovative storage and data management
solutions that accelerate business breakthroughs and deliver outstanding
cost efficiency. Discover our passion for helping companies around the
world go further, faster at www.netapp.com.

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Press Contacts:
Ryan Lowry
NetApp
(408) 822-7544
ryanl@netapp.com

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