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Net Cache

NetCache software originated as a commercial fork of the Harvest Object Cache developed by Internet Middleware Corporation. In 1997, IMC was acquired by NetApp, who renamed the software to NetCache. In 2006, NetApp sold the NetCache business to Blue Coat Systems, who offered the ProxySG appliance as an upgrade option for NetCache customers. NetCache appliances included the NetApp Data ONTAP operating system and provided four times the throughput of other web caching software at the time. Models ranged from small form factor devices for branches to high-end, high storage capacity devices for data centers.

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Net Cache

NetCache software originated as a commercial fork of the Harvest Object Cache developed by Internet Middleware Corporation. In 1997, IMC was acquired by NetApp, who renamed the software to NetCache. In 2006, NetApp sold the NetCache business to Blue Coat Systems, who offered the ProxySG appliance as an upgrade option for NetCache customers. NetCache appliances included the NetApp Data ONTAP operating system and provided four times the throughput of other web caching software at the time. Models ranged from small form factor devices for branches to high-end, high storage capacity devices for data centers.

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History[edit]

The NetCache software started as a commercial fork of the Harvest Object Cache[1
][2] developed by Internet Middleware Corporation (IMC), which consisted of form
er Harvest project developers including Peter B. Danzig, a professor at Universi
ty of Southern California.[3] In late 1996 the software was named Internet Middl
eware Object Cache,[4] and it was referred to as Cached 2 and later Cached 3.[5]
[6]
In 1997 IMC was acquired by NetApp, and the software was renamed NetCache, with
Danzig becoming chief architect and CTO of NetCache division.[3]
In 2006 NetApp sold the NetCache business (but not technology) to Blue Coat Syst
ems,[7][8] who had a similar line of ProxySG appliances which became the desired
upgrade path for existing NetApp customers.[9]
Hardware appliance[edit]
The hardware NetCache appliance included the NetApp Data ONTAP microkernel, with
its Write Anywhere File Layout file system, achieving four times the throughput
as software equivalents available at time, according to NetApp comparisons.[10]
Models[edit]
As of November 2005, three hardware models were being offered:[11]
C1300 - Lowest cost device. Small form factor chassis. Targeted at branch and sm
all offices.
C2300 - Mid range device. Targeted at larger office environments.
C3300 - High end device. Targeted for use in company headquarters, datacentres a
nd ISPs. Storage capacity of up to 2.4TB.
Former models include:[12]
C1200 - Replaced by the C1300 in 2005.
C6200 - High Performance device. Phased out in 2005.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Brian Wink". Usenix.org. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
Jump up ^ "NetCache Technical Paper". Retrieved 2009-05-05.
^ Jump up to: a b Chris Nermey (21 July 1997). "New Web Caching boxes promise be
tter bandwidth control". Network World.
Jump up ^ "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". Web.archive.org. 1996-11-12. Archi
ved from the original on November 12, 1996. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
Jump up ^ "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". Web.archive.org. 1996-11-22. Archi
ved from the original on November 22, 1996. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
Jump up ^ http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.57.1141&rep=r
ep1&type=ps
Jump up ^ Chris Williams (23 June 2006). "NetApp flogs NetCache to Blue Coat". T
he Register.
Jump up ^ Rebecca Munro (19 October 2006). "Blue Coat looks for partners to help
NetCache transition". ARNnet.
Jump up ^ Bryan Betts (26 June 2006). "NetApp sells NetCache to Blue Coat". Tech
world.
Jump up ^ Peter Danzig (February 1997). "NetCache Architecture and Deployment".
CiteSeerX 10.1.1.27.8507Freely accessible. ; also "NetCache Architecture and Dep
loyment". Computer Networks and ISDN Systems. 30 (22-23): 2081 2091. 25 November 1
998. doi:10.1016/S0169-7552(98)00250-5. Archived from the original on 1999-05-08
.
Jump up ^ NetApp (November 2005). "NetCache hardware Product Family" (PDF).
Jump up ^ NetApp (2005). "NetCache hardware Product Family" (PDF).
External links[edit]
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 Prettejo
hn, 22 October 2003, Netcraft
1999 Press release about product market share
Product reviews[edit]

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