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SAN JOSE, CA -- BlueArc Corporation, provider of one of the world's highest performance enterprise-class network storage systems, announced today that a study from eTesting Labs reported, "exceptional network throughput performance by the Si7500 Storage System." The Iometer and NetBench test results reinforce BlueArc's position as the network attached storage (NAS) performance leader. The acceleration of data delivery to applications and users allows BlueArc customers to consolidate their storage infrastructure and dramatically lower the total cost of ownership. The BlueArc Si7500 Storage System set a new precedent for network storage solutions in achieving bandwidth of 1,782 megabits per second (Mbps) throughput in Iometer tests and 1,315 Mbps throughput with an average response time of 0.71 ms in NetBench tests as measured by eTesting Labs. "These are the most impressive NAS numbers we've seen to date," said Steve Duplessie, senior analyst, The Enterprise Storage Group. "To be honest, I didn't think it could be done." "These results prove that the SiliconServer architecture, which powers the Si7500, is truly revolutionary," said Dr. Geoff Barrall, founder and chief technology officer of BlueArc. "The Iometer and Netbench measurements illustrate that the Si7500 is capable of delivering information to users at a speed and performance level never before experienced. By providing true optical bandwidth, BlueArc is able to make server consolidation a reality by replacing up to ten of the leading storage devices on the market with a single Si7500." Intel's Iometer test is committed to the most accurate measurement of input-output (I/O) performance in a system under the stress of a controlled workload. The Iometer test is able to simulate any real-world or artificial workload to illustrate the strengths and weaknesses of a system while gathering data on such areas as throughput, latency and CPU utilization. "Intel's Iometer test is one of the most useful means of measuring single and clustered server I/O throughput," said Roger Cox, chief analyst, Server Storage and RAID Worldwide, Gartner Dataquest. "By effectively measuring throughput, Iometer test results accurately reflect how a server will perform complex business functions under real-world stresses." eTesting Labs' NetBench(R) 7.01 is a portable Ziff Davis Media benchmark program that measures the performance of file servers as they handle network file requests from clients. NetBench accepts as clients PCs running Windows 95/98 and Windows NT/2000. At the end of the test suite, NetBench provides measurements of overall I/O throughput and average response time for the tested server and individual scores for the clients. The BlueArc Si7500 Iometer and NetBench results are based on independent tests performed by eTesting Labs, a leader in Internet and technology testing. The entire performance report can be found on the eTesting Labs website at www.etestinglabs.com/main/reports/bluearc.asp For further information visit www.bluearc.com