CDR: Editor's Choice: The Red-Hot Server Appliance Market, 10/3/00

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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.

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1. EDITOR'S CHOICE STORIES FROM: Federal Computer Week, 123Jump,
Electronic News, and Computer Dealer News
 
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3. COMPANY OF THE DAY: Network Appliance (NTAP)

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1. EDITOR'S CHOICE STORIES

a. "STORAGE IS PUT ON THE LINE"
Source: Federal Computer Week, September 26 edition
New network-attached devices are redefining the data storage 
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b. "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.
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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 
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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.
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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. 

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b. MARKET GUIDE PROVESTOR REPORT: NETWORK APPLIANCE, courtesy 
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Network Appliance (NTAP) designs, manufactures, markets, and 
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3. COMPANY OF THE DAY: Network Appliance (NTAP)

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