=========================================================== TODAY'S NEWSLETTER LOOKS AT LEADING PLAYERS IN THE RED-HOT SERVER APPLIANCE MARKET Sun Microsystems (SUNW) thinks so highly of the server appliance market that it plans to spend about $2 billion to buy Cobalt Networks (COBT). Sales of scaled-down servers, which help manage how desktop machines communicate and work together, are expected to reach more than $12 billion by 2004. That's up from around $1 billion this year, according to IDC. The market continues to attract some major players hoping to target small business and Web site hosting firms looking to buy server appliances to help manage networks. In today's newsletter, we look at the companies leading the migration toward server appliances. =========================================================== A Word From Our Sponsor ========================================================== Looking for business contacts? 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"SECTOR PROFILE: HARDWARE STOCKS" Source: 123Jump, September 29 article MMC Networks (MMCN) and Network Appliance (NTAP), up 388 percent and 219 percent respectively this year, are standouts in the computer hardware sector. (FREE TO MEMBERS) http://wwwrd.0mm.com/pwz585003 c. "INTERNET APPLIANCES ARE TAKING THE MARKET BY STORM" Source: Electronic News, September 28 edition The hot trend this year is definitely the Internet appliance, both in terms of technical programming and exhibits. (FREE TO MEMBERS) http://wwwrd.0mm.com/pwz585004 d. "GOOD THINGS ARE IN STORE" Source: Computer Dealer News, September 28 edition New appliances are providing the missing pieces for many storage- area network (SAN) vendors. (FREE TO MEMBERS) http://wwwrd.0mm.com/pwz585005 2. FREE SAMPLES OF THE DAY Available exclusively to Hoover's Members through the Hoover's Editor's Choice Newsletter. These documents are free to Members for one week. a. "APPLIANCES PREDICTED TO PLUG NETWORK LOOPHOLES IN E-BUSINESS", from a October 1 article in Newsbytes, courtesy of Newsbytes. Network appliances are providing businesses with a cost-effective alternative to adding more costly hardware. http://wwwrd.0mm.com/pwz585006 Newsbytes is a news service of Post-Newsweek Business information, updated daily, that covers the computer and telecommunications industries. Articles from Newsbytes are available on a pay-per-view basis through Hoover's Archived News for $1.00. To search them, select "Computers/Internet News" on Archived News Advanced Search page. Sample Search: http://wwwrd.0mm.com/pwz585007 b. MARKET GUIDE PROVESTOR REPORT: NETWORK APPLIANCE, courtesy of Market Guide. Network Appliance (NTAP) designs, manufactures, markets, and supports high performance network-attached data storage and access devices that provide file service and content delivery solutions for data-intensive network environments. 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