NetApp Goes "Back to School" With Education Donation Program

SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - Sep 13, 2011) - NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) kicked off an Education Donation Program this week that will provide higher-education and K-12 schools with the opportunity to receive a new NetApp^® FAS3100 storage system. NetApp understands that schools of all levels are faced with shrinking budgets that require them to do more with less. This program enables NetApp to partner with schools across the country to help them achieve the efficiency and flexibility required to maximize their IT infrastructure and deliver on their educational objectives.

The Education Donation Program will provide approximately 1,800 individual hardware donations through the end of 2011, or until donations run out. The donations are part of a long-term investment to improve education IT; NetApp will provide all recipients with continued expert support, services, and the tools to make IT a driver for successful schools.

NetApp invites higher-education and K-12 organizations across the country to apply for a donation by visiting http://www.netapp.com/edudonation.

Additional Details

• This program is open to not-for-profit higher-education and K-12 schools in the United States. Schools can connect with NetApp to find out if their institution is eligible to participate.
• NetApp will grant to a limited number of qualifying institutions a NetApp FAS3100 series storage system. This donation includes a one-year four-hour warranty, a one-year software subscription service, three-year next-business-day hardware warranty support, and one year of standard software support.
• As part of its commitment to education, NetApp will work with relevant partners so that organizations receiving the donation not only get the best technology in the industry but also the best support and expertise.

Supporting Quotes

• Regina Kunkle, Vice President of State and Local Government and Higher Education (SLED), NetApp:
  "NetApp has established itself as the leading storage vendor to the education community and is committed to enabling the education market to address today's IT challenges. We are thrilled to be able to extend this donation program to higher-education and K-12 institutions around the country and we look forward to helping them get the most out of their IT infrastructures."

Additional Resources

• Learn more about NetApp education solutions: http://www.netapp.com/us/solutions/industry/education.html
• Connect with NetApp experts and storage enthusiasts on the NetApp Community: http://communities.netapp.com/community/products_and_solutions/efficient_it
• Follow NetApp on Twitter: www.twitter.com/NetApp
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