AUSPEX SYSTEMS (NETAPP)

Auspex Systems is a computer storage company that manufactures and distributes network-attached storage devices. It develops, manufactures, distributes, and supports a line of multi-protocol network file system (NFS), common internet file system (CIFS), file transfer protocol (FTP) and network attached storage (NAS) platforms, and network storage controllers (NSCs). Auspex' products are software-based and are deployed on purpose-built computer platforms utilizing standard industry comp... onents. Its products are most appropriate for the mid-tier and high end of the storage market where a premium is placed on high availability (no downtime), the ability to service thousands of users simultaneously, performance at speeds of over 20,000 input/output operations per second, and support for multiple architectures. In April 2003 Auspex Systems filed a voluntary petition for liquidation under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. Its patent portfolio was acquired by NetApp and its services business went to GlassHouse Technologies.