NetApp to Sponsor Industry Events in May

Sunnyvale, Calif. - NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) will host or sponsor the following events in May:

SNIA Webcast, May 5, 10 a.m. Pacific Time
Jason Blosil, Product Marketing manager at NetApp, and Gary Gumanow, senior product manager at Dell, will copresent a Storage Networking Association (SNIA) Webcast on “iSCSI Solutions for Backup and Recovery, Disaster Recovery, and Cloud.” The two will discuss moving networked storage from DAS to SAN and how iSCSI offers a compelling solution in terms of cost and performance. The Webcast takes place May 5, 2010 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time. For more information, visit www.brighttalk.com/webcast/6970.

Citrix Synergy, May 11–14, San Francisco, California
Spencer Sells, senior director of Product Marketing at NetApp, along with Jeff Brooks, portfolio product manager, Dynamic Desktop at CSC, will copresent the session “How to Lower Virtual Desktop Cost per Seat for Windows 7” at Citrix Synergy 2010 on Thursday, May 13 at 3 p.m. Pacific Time. As a silver sponsor, NetApp will feature storage and manageability solutions for XenApp, XenServer, and XenDesktop at booth 308. Citrix Synergy takes place May 11–14, 2010 in San Francisco, California. For more information, visit www.citrixsynergy.com.

Anita Borg Women of Vision Awards, May 12, Santa Clara, California
NetApp is a silver sponsor of the Anita Borg Women of Vision Awards Banquet, which is hosted by the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology. Brian Pawlowski, CTO and senior vice president at NetApp, has been a member of the ABI Board of Trustees since 2008. The Anita Borg Institute brings together technology leaders, emerging technologists, and students pursuing studies with an eye toward a career in technology to expand the opportunities for the development of women in technology. This award honors women making significant contributions to technology in the categories of Innovation, Leadership, and Social Impact. The awards banquet and ceremony take place May 12, 2010, in Santa Clara, California. For more information, visit anitaborg.org/initiatives/women-of-vision.

BSDCan 2010, May 13–14, University of Ottawa
NetApp is a gold sponsor of the BSDCan 2010 conference, a technical conference for both beginners and experts working on and with 4.4BSD-based operating systems and related projects. BSDCan 2010 takes place May 13–14, 2010, at the University of Ottawa and will be preceded by two days of tutorials on May 11–12, 2010. For more information, visit www.bsdcan.org/2010.

Sapphire NOW 2010, May 16–19, Orlando, Florida
NetApp is an emerald sponsor at Sapphire NOW, SAP’s annual user event, where it will host a booth (number 815) to educate attendees about how NetApp® solutions help SAP customers use up to 50% less storage in virtualized environments and outline the benefits of implementing secure multi-tenancy. Sapphire NOW takes place May 16–19, 2010, in Orlando, Florida. For more information, visit www.sapandasug.com.

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