NetCache
| Original author(s) | NetApp |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 6.0.7
|
| Platform | Cross platform; Data ONTAP |
| Type | web cache |
NetCache is a web cache software product which was owned and developed by NetApp between 1997 and 2006, and a hardware product family incorporating the NetCache software.
History
The NetCache software started as a commercial fork of the Harvest Object Cache[1] developed by Internet Middleware Corporation (IMC), which consisted of former Harvest project developers including Peter B. Danzig, a professor at University of Southern California.[2] In late 1996 the software was named Internet Middleware Object Cache,[3] and it was referred to as Cached 2 and later Cached 3.[4][5]
In 1997 IMC was acquired by NetApp, and the software was renamed NetCache, with Danzig becoming chief architect and CTO of NetCache division.[2]
In 2006 NetApp sold the product line to Blue Coat Systems,[6][7] who had a similar line of ProxySG appliances which became the desired upgrade path for existing NetApp customers.[8]
Hardware appliance
The hardware NetCache appliance included the NetApp Data ONTAP microkernel, with it's Write Anywhere File Layout file system, achieving four times the throughput as software equivalents available at time, according to NetApp comparisons.[9]
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b Chris Nermey (21 July 1997). "New Web Caching boxes promise better bandwidth control". Network World.
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- ^ [3]
- ^ [4]
- ^ Chris Williams (23rd June 2006). "NetApp flogs NetCache to Blue Coat". The Register.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Rebecca Munro (19 October 2006). "Blue Coat looks for partners to help NetCache transition". ARNnet.
- ^ Bryan Betts (26 June 2006). "NetApp sells NetCache to Blue Coat". Techworld.
- ^ Peter Danzig (February 1997). "NetCache Architecture and Deployment".; also Computer Networks and ISDN Systems. Vol. 30, no. 22–23. 25 November 1998. pp. 2081–2091. doi:10.1016/S0169-7552(98)00250-5.
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External links
- NetCache, pcmag
- NetCache, NetApp
- NetCache, Knowledge Base, Blue Coat Systems
- NetCache FAQ, Knowledge Base, Blue Coat Systems
- NetCache End-of-life matrix, Blue Coat Systems
- Product Comparison: NetCache and ProxySG, Blue Coat Systems
- Cache beats back bandwidth blues, Robin Schreier Hohman, Network World, 11/16/98
- Operating system detection now reports Network Appliance Netcache, Mike Prettejohn, 22nd October, 2003, Netcraft
Product reviews
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