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StorageNetworks Reiterates Revenue Guidance for 2001
CEO Peter Bell Confirms Company Will Meet Gross Margin Profitability Timeframe
WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 6, 2001--Peter Bell, President of StorageNetworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: STOR - news), the world`s leading provider of data storage management services, presented details of the company`s continued focus on selling to enterprise customers, along with the StorageNetworks` ongoing storage management software development at the most recent Salomon Smith Barney investor conference held Tuesday, September 4, 2001 in New York, NY, which was webcast at www.storagenetworks.com in the investor relations section and a replay can be viewed from the same location.

At the conference, Bell reiterated the company`s revenue guidance in the range of $120 million to $127 million for 2001. In addition, he again confirmed that StorageNetworks will achieve gross margin profitability in Q3 2001.

``StorageNetworks is on a clear and steady path to achieve our financial goals and reach our gross margin profitability metrics in line with our guidance. Despite these challenging economic times, our enterprise customers and service providers, such as Ford, Merrill Lynch, Sun Microsystems, and Fujitsu, are responding positively to our storage management software which is delivered as a service across multiple vendor devices,`` said Bell.

According to Bell, ``The bottom line is this: As enterprises migrate toward networked environments, customers need the storage management tools that will increase efficiencies, drive out costs, and significantly reduce the complexities inherent in any large storage IT environment. StorageNetworks is delivering those tools to over 200 customers today,`` he said.

Bell will be presenting the benefits of StorageNetworks` software and services to enterprise customers at SG Cowen`s 29th annual fall technology conference on Friday, September 7, 2001 at 9:30 am in Boston, MA. A webcast of this event will be available on http://www.storagenetworks.com in the investor relations section.

About StorageNetworks, Inc.

StorageNetworks, Inc. is the world`s leading provider of data storage management services, and an innovator of storage management software. Our technology, software, and services enable enterprises and service providers to easily and cost-effectively store rapidly growing volumes of business-critical information. We simplify data storage management and empower our customers with increased control and optimal utilization of their complex storage environments. StorageNetworks, headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, has offices worldwide. For further information, visit our Web site at www.StorageNetworks.com, email [e-mail], or call 1.800.463.7105.

Safe Harbor

Except for the historical information contained in this announcement, the statements in this announcement, including those relating to future financial performance, are ``forward-looking statements`` (as that term is used in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) that are subject to risks and uncertainties including the risks relating to the attractiveness of StorageNetworks` services and technology to its current and potential customers, potential variations in quarterly revenues and operating results, competition, the ability to reliably deliver services and to develop new software and technology, and the ability to achieve gross margin and operating profitability, as detailed from time to time in StorageNetworks` filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC``). StorageNetworks draws the reader`s attention to the to the factors described in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2001 under the heading, ``Certain Factors That May Affect Future Operating Results.``


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06.09. 16:32
StorageNetworks bestätigt Planzahlen
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Der Anbieter von Datenlagerungsdiensten, StorageNetworks (STOR), berichtete heute, daß man die Planzahlen für das Fiskaljahr 2001 erfüllen werde. Nach Angaben des Unternehmens bestätigte der Präsident Peter Bell bereits auf der Salomon Smith Barney Tech2001-Konferenz, daß die ursprünglich ausgegeben 120-127 Mio $ im Umsatz erreicht würden. Ebenso stellte Bell einen Gewinn im dritten Quartal in Aussicht.

Die Aktien konnten zuletzt fast 11% auf 4,57$ zulegen

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US-Unternehmen schrauben Technologie-Investitionen 2002 nur langsam hoch



Unternehmensausgaben für Computer, Speicher und zugehörige Services werden 2002 keinen schnellen Rebound hinlegen. Das geht aus einer Umfrage der Investmentbank Merrill Lynch hervor. Die Aussagen der 65 befragten Technologie-Beauftragen in den USA und Europa lässt Merrill von einem Anstieg der Investitionen um 4,6 Prozent ausgehen. Dieses Jahr betrug die Steigerungsrate 2,6 Prozent.

Damit wird sich die Lage für Unternehmen wie IBM, Sun Microsystems, Dell oder EMC nicht deutlich verbessern. Allerdings zeigt sich vor allem Dell im Kampf um die knappen Technologie-Budgets erfolgreich, während die vor der Fusion stehenden Hewlett-Packard und Compaq Computer die großen Verlierer sind, heißt es in der Studie weiter.

Auf der Prioritäten-Liste der CIOs (Chief Information Officer) steht die Verbesserung der Leistung von Unternehmensnetzwerken gefolgt von der Erweiterung der Speicherkapazitäten.

Autor: Björn Junker, 20:00 10.09.01

Das entscheidende ist der letzte Satz.
Hiervon sollte denn nun ja auch StorageNetworks profitieren.

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Der Beitrag findet sich in dem täglichen Internet-Börsenbrief von finance online und dem Consors Daily Newsletter:

Wiederaufbau von New York wird wenigen High-Tech-Unternehmen nützen

Der Aufbau der High-Tech-Infrastruktur, also Telekommunikationsnetze und Computer, wird für große Teile der High-Tech-Industrie keine spürbaren Auswirkungen haben.
Für den Wiederaufbau der High-Tech Infrastruktur der drei
eingestürzten Gebäude veranschlagen Experten Investitionen
in Höhe von 250 Millionen Dollar oder etwas mehr.
Dies falle angesichts von 450 Milliarden Dollar, welche jährlich in High-Tech investiert werden, kaum ins Gewicht.
Außerdem haben einige Unternehmen angekündigt, daß sie teilweise kostenlosen Ersatz z.B. für verloren gegangene
Softwarelizenzen bieten werden.

Somit gehen Experten davon aus, daß es unter den High-Tech-Unternehmen primär eine Gruppe von Gewinnern geben wird:

Disaster-Recovery-Unternehmen

Hierbei handelt es sich um Service- und Software-Anbieter,
welche bei Ausfall von Infrastruktur und bei Datenverlusten
ihre Dienste anbieten.

Dabei gibt es verschiedene Stufen von Backups. Diese beginnen bei der Sicherung der eigenen Daten durch Backups an einem weit entfernten Rechenzentrum.
Es gibt aber auch andere Lösungen, bei denen hochredundante
Systeme eingesetzt werden.
Fällt ein System an einem Standort aus, so übernimmt ein
parallel laufendes System dessen Aufgabe innerhalb von wenigen Sekunden.
Diese Lösungen stellen das obere Ende der Sicherungsmaßnahmen dar. Für die meisten Unternehmen steht die Vermeidung von Datenverlust im Vordergrund.
Eine interessante Lösung bieten dabei Storage-Service-Provider. Unternehmen wie StorageNetworks speichern die Datenbanken von Kunden auf ihren eigenen Servern in Rechenzentren. Kunde und Anbieter sind über ein Hochgeschwindigkeitsnetzwerk verbunden.
Da Rechenzentren oftmals sicherer als manche Bunker gebaut sind, ist dort die Gefahr von einem Datenausfall sehr gering. Die Aktien von StorageNetworks notieren aktuell
gegenüber der Vorwoche unverändert.

Einer der größten Anbieter von Disaster-Recovery ist Comdisco.
C. stellt den Kunden für den jetzt eingetretenen Ernstfall
sofort Büros mit Telefonen, Computern und anderer Ausstattung zur Verfügung, von denen aus sie die Wiederherstellung ihrer Datenbestände koordinieren und vorübergehend den normalen Betrieb wieder aufnehmen können.

35 Comdisco-Kunden waren von den Terrorattacken in der vergangenen Woche betroffen.
30 davon haben schon zwei Tage nach der Attacke mit der Wiederherstellung der Daten begonnen und dort vorhandene
Infrastruktur für den laufenden Betrieb genutzt.

Comdisco verfügt weltweit über 45 Disaster-Recovery-Zentren,
23 davon in Nordamerika. Zudem besitzt C. komplette Büros
in Form von Containern, welche vor Ort zur Verfügung gestellt werden können.
Dabei datieren die meisten Backups von Montag Abend, so daß der Informationsverlust für US-Unternehmen vergleichsweise
gering ausfallen dürfte.

Comdisco hat aber im vergangenen Monat Gläubigerschutz beantragt, und die Aktien sind derzeit vom Handel ausgesetzt, so daß hier derzeit kein Investment möglich ist.

Soweit der Beitrag von Stefan Harpaintner.

Anscheinend werden die Aktien an der NYSE doch wieder gehandelt.
Schlußkurs: 0,68 $ (+ 6,25 %) Vol. 3.432.300 Stück

In D WKN863446
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StorageNetworks an der Nasdaq 4,18 $ (+ 6,91 %) 4.543.900 Stück.
In D WKN 936277 Kurse zwischen 5,10 und 5,50 €, aber keine Umsätze.

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Monday September 17 4:33 PM ET
Defense Stocks Soar but Aero Parts Sink
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In Times of Turmoil, Stick With Defense and Defensive Stocks - (Yahoo! Finance Vision)



By Kristin Roberts

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of defense contractors surged on Monday, led by makers of military electronics systems, as investors bet on increased defense spending after Tuesday`s attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon (news - web sites).

But aerospace companies that supply parts and systems to the commercial airline industry watched their stocks tumble on an expected financial crisis for the air carriers, analysts said.

Engineered Support Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:EASI - news), Raytheon Co. (NYSE:RTN - news) and L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LLL - news) were among the market`s strongest gainers on Monday, with stocks rising by more than 25 percent during the session.

Traditional names in the defense industry climbed as well. Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE:LMT - news) and Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE:NOC - news) added 15 percent to their stock prices during the day.

``The terrorist attack on America is a major watershed event likely to bolster U.S. weapons spending, buttressing already solid earnings prospects for most defense contractors,`` said Cai von Rumohr, analyst at SG Cowen.

On the commercial side of aerospace, parts and airframe suppliers sank, including shares of Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA - news), United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX - news), Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE:HON - news) and Goodrich Corp. (NYSE:GR - news)

Wall Street stock analysts said demand for aircraft parts and systems will suffer as airlines cut back on flight service, swallow the cost of last week`s ban on commercial air travel and adjust for an expected decline in bookings.

``Fewer flights means less consumption of their high profit spare parts,`` said Sam Pearlstein, analyst at First Union Securities.

DEFENSIVE BUYING

While shares of all defense contractors, except Boeing, shot higher, investors discriminated between makers of electronic warfare technologies and makers of traditional weapons such as fighter jets and warships.

Wall Street analysts noted military electronics companies were likely to be clear winners as the U.S. government prepared to strike back against what it has dubbed ``terrorist acts.``

The New York Stock Exchange (news - web sites)`s top gainer was L-3, which supplies secure communications and specialized products to prime contractors in the aerospace and military industry. The stock surged $24.00, or 38 percent, to $87.00.

Engineered Support Systems, whose products range from the Stryker system that assists in surveillance and engagement to the Refrigerated Ship Stores system that keeps frozen foods frozen on submarines, was among the Nasdaq`s leading gainers, stock soaring $10.66, or 34 percent, to $41.71.

Alliant Techsystems Inc. (NYSE:ATK - news), a leader in munitions and precision capabilities, and CACI International Inc. (Nasdaq:CACI - news), a provider of information technology services to the U.S. government, both gained more than 20 percent to hit new highs.

Similarly, some technology companies that normally are not considered part of the defense industry posted comparable gains due to their connection with security products, analysts said.

SunGard Data Systems (NYSE:SDS - news), Comdisco Inc. (NYSE:CDO - news) and Iron Mountain Inc. (NYSE:IRM - news) along with data storage companies StorageNetworks (Nasdaq:STOR - news) and EMC Corp. (NYSE:EMC - news) rose.

``Anything that is sort of security-related or back-up related is up. That shouldn`t be a surprise to anyone,`` said Andrew Jeffrey, an analyst at Robertson Stephens.

TRADITIONAL LEADERS

Raytheon, maker of strike systems and the Patriot missile, surged more than 25 percent as analysts said the company would benefit from a boost in spending on warfare technologies thanks to its strength in defense electronics. SG Cowen early on Monday upgraded its investment rating on the stock to a ``trading buy`` from a ``hold.``

Other traditional names in defense posted substantial gains as well. Shares of Northrop, maker of the B-2 bomber and Global Hawk unmanned surveillance plane, rose 16 percent, or $12.86 to $94.80, and No. 1 contractor Lockheed, maker of fighter jets, climbed 15 percent, or $5.63, at $43.95.

Leaders in the aerospace manufacturing sector dropped as investors anticipated a decrease in demand from airlines.

United Technologies warned that earnings in the fourth quarter would fall below targets due to disruptions in the commercial airline industry. That stock, a component of the blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average, plunged 28 percent, or $18.70 to $47.50.

Heico Corp. (NYSE:HEI - news), a jet engine parts maker, said it was too soon to know the effect of last week`s attacks. The stock fell 13 percent, or $2.28 to $14.70.

First Union listed United Technologies and Heico along with Goodrich, Moog Inc. (AMEX:MOGA - news) and Esterline Technologies Corp. (NYSE:ESL - news) as manufacturers that may be impacted.

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Protecting data in a disaster

By Ross Kerber, Boston Globe Staff, 9/17/01
At first it looked like a power outage.

EMC provides monitoring services to 25 customers who had offices in the World Trade Center towers, and the troubles didn`t seem so unusual at first, said EMC chief technology officer Jim Rothnie. Software running on the equipment sent out automatic alerts and triggered certain shutdown procedures, in some cases replicating hard-drive data to remote locations.

But it quickly became apparent that Tuesday`s events would be far worse than a blackout; in computer-networking parlance, the spiraling catastrophe would be known as an "event storm" in which the primary concern is to salvage information rather than hardware. And while loss of business data is hardly the worst consequence of the terror attacks, it could contribute to business disruption which some fear will become a signficant economic event.

Working to help companies recover their information are local data-storage companies like EMC, and StorageNetworks Inc. of Waltham, which also served customers in the towers.

Both data storage firms say advances in data-backup services, such as faster fiber-optic transmissions and better duplication software, may make the difference for some customers as they struggle to get back to business as usual.

Some companies used "snapshot" services that sent robust backup copies of data streaming across the Hudson River to data-storage facilities in New Jersey, StorageNetworks said.

"Obviously, this all pales in comparison to the loss of human life involved," Rothnie said. "But the importance of this data to the functioning of financial systems is very high."

The services of other companies, such as data network provider PSINet Inc., are also central to the distribution of data to remote locations. Al Decker, security director at EDS Corp. of Plano, Tex., said the technology services company`s sites in New Jersey and Pennsylvania hosted Web pages and performed other tasks for about a dozen clients in the World Trade Center, including American Express. Even as their offices were annihilated, their Web pages didn`t miss a heartbeat, Decker said.

While they won`t specify which tenants of the towers used their systems, EMC and StorageNetworks say the majority of their customers were financial-services firms.

Some of the smaller firms may no longer exist as going concerns. For larger companies with offices elsewhere, one goal is to recover as much stored information as possible and to verify its accuracy. In recent years, many data networks have come to include back-up technologies and services known as "disaster recovery" infrastructure. Many duplicated their networks` data onto magnetic tapes each evening that could then be removed from the towers.

Other companies saved their most sensitive data through a process known as "mirroring," in which information is backed up onto hard drives at remote locations as quickly as it is created.

Mirroring is expensive -- up to $1 million a day to keep an entire financial database backed up in real-time, compared with perhaps $10,000 a day for tape backup services, according to StorageNetworks. Since large corporate databases might now include 10 terabytes of information, or the equivalent of 10 million books, complete duplication sometimes isn`t practical, but the companies say it will become so as prices decline through better high-speed data connections.

Prior to Tuesday, the worst losses of data usually stemmed from power outages and hurricanes. StorageNetworks chief technology officer Bill Miller said at least one customer in the World Trade Center had already scripted for the consequences of a terrorist attack after the 1993 bombing at the center, but its executives may have assumed their hardware would remain standing. "The scale of this is unheard of," Miller said.

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fette news!!!!!!!!!teil 1




StorageNetworks Delivers Backup and Restore Services to Cisco Systems
Provides Software and Services To Significantly Improve Backup Yield In Cisco`s IT Environment
WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 2001--StorageNetworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: STOR - news), the world`s leading provider of data storage management services, announced today that it has implemented data backup and restore services to Cisco Systems Inc., the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Specifically, StorageNetworks is now delivering its STORbackup services to Cisco`s engineering and computer services organization at Cisco`s headquarters in San Jose, California.

StorageNetworks® STORbackup services are fully managed backup and restore services that provide the day-to-day operational management and support of backup environments for enterprise customers. These services are backed by a Service Level Agreement that guarantees 95% backup success rates within customer-specified backup windows. The services address the need for enterprise organizations to significantly improve backup yield - a metric that measures optimal host coverage, backup success rates, and backup policies that prioritize critical applications.

``Data availability, protection and recovery are at the forefront of every CIO`s mind,`` said Peter Bell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of StorageNetworks. ``With our software and services, companies like Cisco are implementing a strategy to optimize backup policies, thereby increasing data recoverability and minimizing data loss.``

As part of the service, Cisco gains access to StorageNetworks` Virtual Storage Portal(SM) software. This software gives Cisco and other enterprise customers the ability to view their entire backup environment, with detailed success rate information displayed by host and saveset.

``StorageNetworks` software and services help enterprise customers like Cisco automate and centrally manage their data backup and recovery operations, even across a highly distributed infrastructure,`` said Doug Chandler, program director, IDC. ``As enterprise customers consolidate their server environments, StorageNetworks` services can make that transition less risky, more cost efficient and easier to carry out.``

About StorageNetworks

StorageNetworks, Inc. (NASDAQ:STOR - news) is the world`s leading provider of data storage management services, and an innovator of storage management software. Our technology, software, and services enable enterprises and service providers to easily and cost-effectively store rapidly growing volumes of business-critical information. We simplify data storage management and empower our customers with increased control and optimal utilization of complex storage environments. StorageNetworks, headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, has offices worldwide. For more information, visit the company`s Web site at www.storagenetworks.com, email [e-mail], or call 1.800.463.7105.

StorageNetworks is a registered servicemark and Virtual Storage Portal is a servicemark of StorageNetworks, Inc. All other brand and product names contained in this announcement may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.


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781/622-6512
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781/622-6373
[e-mail]

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fette news!!! teil 2!!!!



StorageNetworks and BellSouth Enter Into STORfusion Services Agreement
StorageNetworks Will Provide Software And Services to Operate The BellSouth Storage-Enabled Network
WALTHAM, Mass. & ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 2001-- StorageNetworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: STOR - news), the world`s leading provider of data storage management services, announced today that it has entered into a STORfusion(SM) services agreement with BellSouth (NYSE: BLS - news), a Fortune 100 telecommunications company serving nearly 46 million customers in the U.S. and abroad.

StorageNetworks® is partnering with BellSouth to provide its STORos(SM) operating system, STORvision(SM) command and control software and Virtual Storage Portal(SM) (VSP(SM)) software as a reliable, scalable and secure operating infrastructure layer for the BellSouth Storage-Enabled Network (SEN). The BellSouth SEN will combine StorageNetworks` software and services with the robust BellSouth network to provide a wide range of network-centric storage services to both businesses and consumers. The STORos operating system, the industry`s only storage network operating system, integrates and centralizes the distributed and heterogeneous management elements of a storage environment. StorageNetworks` Virtual Storage Portal (VSP) and STORvision command and control software allow end users and service providers to directly access, control and manage their storage infrastructure.

``StorageNetworks shares the SEN vision with BellSouth and is pleased to have the opportunity to provide our industry leading software and services as the operating system for the BellSouth Storage-Enabled Network. Moving storage intelligence onto the network gives customers greater control over their storage environments and automates labor intensive, complex storage management tasks,`` said Peter Bell, chairman and CEO of StorageNetworks. ``We firmly believe that the future of data storage is centralized storage management where the intelligence resides at the core of the network. BellSouth`s extensive communications network, and our intelligent software delivered as a service, illustrates that we are delivering the future of data storage via the Storage-Enabled Network.``

``StorageNetworks` innovative software and services will allow us to deliver on the promise that BellSouth made eighteen months ago - to expand BellSouth`s e-Platform initiative - by providing robust storage management services to our customers, while leveraging our world-class communications infrastructure,`` said Donna Lee, chief marketing officer of BellSouth. ``With StorageNetworks` STORfusion services, we have an opportunity to create new sources of incremental revenue by offering data storage management services to our customers that drive cost and complexity out of their storage environments.``

The agreement with BellSouth coincides with the launch of BellSouth Managed Storage Services and the introduction of its shared SEN vision. The two companies share a common plan to enable the network to provide the optimal storage environment, which can deliver all the capabilities required to intelligently store increasing quantities of data and information created in today`s e-enabled world. The SEN will evolve to incorporate both an operational and architectural framework that not only enables data storage, but also provides robust capabilities to move and access data across long distances and a range of applications and end users.

About StorageNetworks, Inc.

StorageNetworks, Inc. is the world`s leading provider of data storage management services, and an innovator of storage management software. Our software and services enable enterprises and service providers to easily and cost-effectively store rapidly growing volumes of business-critical information. We simplify data storage management and empower our customers with increased control and optimal utilization of their complex storage environments. StorageNetworks, headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, has offices worldwide. For more information, visit our Web site at www.StorageNetworks.com, email [e-mail], or call 1.800.463.7105.

Safe Harbor

Except for the historical information contained in this announcement, the statements in this announcement, including those relating to future financial performance, are ``forward-looking statements`` (as that term is used in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) that are subject to risks and uncertainties including the risks relating to the attractiveness of StorageNetworks` services and technology to its current and potential customers, potential variations in quarterly revenues and operating results, competition, the ability to reliably deliver services and to develop new software and technology, and the ability to achieve gross margin and operating profitability, as detailed from time to time in StorageNetworks` filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC``). StorageNetworks draws the reader`s attention to the to the factors described in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2001 under the heading, ``Certain Factors That May Affect Future Operating Results.``

StorageNetworks is a registered servicemark and STORfusion, STORos, Virtual Storage Portal, and VSP are servicemarks of StorageNetworks, Inc. All other brand and product names contained in this announcement may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.


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Contact:

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781/622-6512
[e-mail]
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15.10. 21:44
Aether und StorageNetworks mit "good news"
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Das Wirelessunternehmen Aether Systems steigert aktuell seinen Aktienkurs um 12,48% auf 7,12$. Heute hat das Unternehmen bekannt gegeben, ein drahtloses Handheldgerät für Feuerwehreinrichtungen mit dem Namen "Aether PocketRescue" entwickelt zu haben. Nach den Worten des Unternehmens unterstütze das Gerät eine Vielzahl vergleichbarer Anwendungen, wie den Palm VX. Innerhalb von 30 Tagen wolle man die Neuheit auf den Markt bringen.

Knapp 15% auf 7,10$ konnten zuletzt die Aktien von StorageNetworks zulegen nach dem der Provider von Datenlagerungsmanagementdienstleistungen erklärt hatte, einen Dienstleistungsvertrag mit BellSouth unterzeichnet zu haben. Finanzielle Einzelheiten wurden nicht bekannt gegeben. Nach den Vertragsbestimmungen soll StorageNetworks an BellSouth sein STORos Betriebssystem sowie diverse Softwareanwendungen (STORvision, Virtual Storage) zur Verfügung stellen.






Ich erwarte sehr gute zahlen am 18.10.01,Donnerstag!

2 Großkunden innerhalb einer Woche gewonnen Cisco und BellSouth

2 Bigs!

Diese woche erwarte ich Kurse mind von 10$

gruß

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JAWOHL!!!!! 2 CENT BESSER als erwartet


StorageNetworks Announces Third-Quarter Results
Third Quarter Revenue Grew 120% from Same Period Last Year Company Reaches Gross Margin Profitability
WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 2001-- StorageNetworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: STOR - news), the world`s leading provider of data storage management services, today announced revenues for the third quarter ended September 30, 2001 of $31.5 million, a 120% increase over revenues of $14.3 million in the third quarter of 2000. StorageNetworks managed services revenue for the quarter was $29.8 million equal to $29.8 million in the second quarter of this year. Total revenues were $33.4 million in the second quarter of 2001.

The company reported an EBITDA loss (net loss before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and non-cash stock compensation) of $11.2 million, a 38% improvement over an EBITDA loss of $18.2 million in the second quarter of 2001. The company also reported a net loss of $27.0 million, or $0.28 per share, a 16% improvement from a loss of $32.2 million, or $0.33 per share, for the second quarter of 2001. The company finished the quarter with $326 million in cash and cash equivalents.

``I was pleased with the financial performance of our company for the quarter ended September 30, 2001,`` stated Peter Bell, StorageNetworks` Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. ``Revenues met expectations while results of operations exceeded expectations. Just as importantly, enterprise organizations continue to recognize the value of our software and services. New customers including Cingular Wireless, Charles Schwab, Hewitt Associates, Manulife Financial, Peregrine Systems, Salomon Smith Barney and Zurich Scudder Investments recognize the value of StorageNetworks offerings and have signed agreements for StorageNetworks® STORconsulting and / or managed service offerings such as STORmanage(sm) and STORbackup.``

``We also signed a STORfusion partnership with BellSouth. After an extensive evaluation we are proud to have been selected by BellSouth to be their partner in the delivery of managed storage services. BellSouth will provide the assets and infrastructure and will utilize our industry leading software, including the STORos(sm) operating system, Virtual Storage Portal(sm) software, STORvision(sm) software, as well as our expertise and best practices in networked storage to provide value added storage management services to their customers in their network and located in their data centers. We believe that BellSouth, and our other STORfusion customers, will be future growth drivers in 2002 and beyond,`` continued Bell.

Repeat managed services customers or expanded engagements during the quarter included L`Oreal, Lycos, Adidas, Peoplesoft, Best Buy and Sun Microsystems. StorageNetworks repeat customers resulted in average annualized revenue per customer increasing to approximately $590,000 from $550,000 in the previous quarter.

``We had strong financial results in the third quarter,`` stated Paul Flanagan, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. ``We met top line and gross margin profitability expectations and exceeded expectations in terms of EBITDA loss, operating loss and loss per share. And very importantly, we finished the quarter with a strong balance sheet.``

StorageNetworks finished the quarter with $326 million in cash. Days sales outstanding in accounts receivables increased from 45 days at the end of the previous quarter to 51 days at September 30, 2001. ``The increase in our days sales outstanding was related entirely to one of our very good partners filing a petition for protection under chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code. We have been actively addressing this situation with our partner and the end user customers to ensure the continued delivery of world class storage services to these customers,`` continued Flanagan. ``As a result of this situation, we have included in the financial results for the quarter a charge to earnings of $1.5 million to provide for any collectibility issues associated with this situation.``

Additional Financial Highlights

Twelve-month backlog of $105 million at September 30, 2001 (represents 12-month backlog on signed contracts plus an estimate of anticipated renewals on contracts with less than 12 months remaining).
Gross margins for the third quarter were 3% of sales, an improvement from negative 3% in the previous quarter.
Revenues from enterprise accounts increased to 68% of revenues, up from 58% in the previous quarter.
Twelve-month backlog from enterprise accounts continues to increase to 80% at the end of the third quarter, up from 72% at the end of the previous quarter.
``The challenging economic environment has resulted in our facing longer sales cycles. Additionally, we continue to see fall out of our early dot.com customers. As a result, driving forward and signing new deals keeps our managed service revenues and 12-month backlog from declining. However, I am pleased with the improvement in the quality of our customer base,`` concluded Flanagan.

StorageNetworks recently announced the addition of Tony Scotto, as Senior Vice President of Product Development. Tony will be responsible for enhancing the company`s industry leading data storage management software platform. The company also announced organizational changes with the departure of Ken Fehrnstrom, StorageNetworks former President and Chief Operating Officer. Peter Bell will continue with responsibility for the company`s day-to-day operations.

``Today, more than ever before, enterprise organizations need to drive efficiencies into their business, ensure data availability and protection and improve their cost structure. We have the right software and services to solve these challenges. Our recent customer wins, innovative software platform, and strong balance sheet position StorageNetworks as an industry leader who will continue to succeed in this market place,`` concluded Bell.

About StorageNetworks, Inc.

StorageNetworks, Inc. is the world`s leading provider of data storage management services, and an innovator of storage management software. Our technology, software, and services enable enterprises and service providers to easily and cost-effectively store rapidly growing volumes of business-critical information. We simplify data storage management and empower our customers with increased control and optimal utilization of their complex storage environments. StorageNetworks, headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, has offices worldwide. For further information, visit our Web site at www.StorageNetworks.com, email [e-mail], or call 1.800.463.7105.

Safe Harbor

Except for the historical information contained in this announcement, the statements in this announcement, including those relating to future financial performance, are ``forward-looking statements`` (as that term is used in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) that are subject to risks and uncertainties including the risks relating to the attractiveness of StorageNetworks` services and technology to its current and potential customers, potential variations in quarterly revenues and operating results, anticipated renewals for the services, competition, the ability to reliably deliver services and to develop new software and technology, and the ability to achieve and maintain gross margin and operating profitability, as detailed from time to time in StorageNetworks` filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC``). StorageNetworks draws the reader`s attention to the to the factors described in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2001 under the heading, ``Certain Factors That May Affect Future Operating Results.``

StorageNetworks is a registered servicemark and STORmanage, STORfusion, STORos, Virtual Storage Portal and STORvision are servicemarks of StorageNetworks, Inc. All other brand and product names contained in this release may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.


StorageNetworks, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)
Dec. 31, Sept. 30,
2000 2001
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 304,861 $ 215,510
Short-term investments 84,767 77,827
Accounts receivable, net 7,886 19,293
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 10,044 14,083

Total current assets 407,558 326,713
Property and equipment, net 135,867 152,761
Restricted cash equivalents 32,133 32,781
Rights to use fiber optic capacity 7,595 9,220
Other assets 19,460 18,510

Total assets $ 602,613 539,985

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS` EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable $ 3,746 $ 7,385
Accrued expenses 23,134 31,673
Deferred revenue 5,938 9,297
Capital lease obligations 36,617 51,309

Total current liabilities 69,435 99,664

Capital lease obligations, less current portion 94,050 88,681

STOCKHOLDERS` EQUITY:
Common stock 954 971
Treasury stock -- (200)
Additional paid-in capital 601,649 599,456
Deferred stock compensation (13,754) (7,606)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (406) 395
Accumulated deficit (149,315) (241,376)

Total stockholders` equity 439,128 351,640

Total liabilities and
stockholders` equity $ 602,613 $ 539,985



StorageNetworks, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2000 2001 2000 2001
REVENUES:

Managed storage
services revenues $ 9,483 $ 29,788 $ 14,463 $ 82,655
Professional services
revenues 4,837 1,752 12,515 9,392


Total revenues 14,320 31,540 26,978 92,047
COSTS AND EXPENSES:

Cost of managed storage
services revenues,
excluding deferred
stock compensation
amortization amounts 21,916 29,482 48,712 91,781

Cost of professional
services revenues,
excluding deferred
stock compensation
amortization amounts 4,987 1,034 14,953 6,015

Sales and marketing,
excluding deferred
stock compensation
amortization amounts 14,756 12,004 35,505 48,797

General and administrative,
excluding deferred stock
compensation amortization
amounts 4,983 7,691 12,741 18,951

Research and development,
excluding deferred stock
compensation amortization
amounts 3,174 6,309 7,697 17,189

Amortization of deferred
stock compensation* 1,256 870 3,833 3,218

Total costs and expenses 51,072 57,390 123,441 185,951

Loss from operations (36,752) (25,850) (96,463) (93,904)

Interest income 5,682 3,191 9,435 12,944

Interest expense (2,422) (4,081) (4,797) (10,845)
Other expense - (256) (256)

Net loss $(33,492)$ (26,996)$ (91,825)$ (92,061)

Net loss per share--basic
and diluted $ (0.37)$ (0.28)$ (1.94)$ (0.95)
Weighted average common
shares outstanding 90,890 96,723 47,422 96,421

EBITDA (1) $(27,537)$ (11,229)$ (77,364)$ (51,567)


*Amortization of deferred
stock compensation
Cost of managed storage
services revenues $ 89 $ 100 $ 372 $ 422

Cost of professional services
revenues 115 48 415 159
Sales and marketing 440 158 1,231 945

General and administrative 104 99 475 301

Research and development 508 465 1,340 1,391

$ 1,256 $ 870 3,833 $ 3,218

(1) Net loss before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and
non-cash stock compensation


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Contact:
StorageNetworks, Inc.
Jackie Price
Director, Public Relations
781/622-6512
[e-mail]
or
Erica Smith
Director, Investor Relations
781/622-6373
[e-mail]



schaut euch die neuen kunden an!!!

wahnsinn
kaufen kaufen nochmal kaufen!

[greenhorn1998]

Hallo zusammen!

Beobachte Storagenetworks schon seit geraumer Zeit und bin gestern abend mit einer kleinen Position reingegangen. Ich denke Storagenetworks hat vor allen Dingen langfristig hervorragende Aussichten, je nachdem wie sich die Aktie kurz- bzw. mittelfristig verhält werde ich noch ein bisschen aufstocken.
Kann mir mal jemand den doch sehr heftigen Einbruch im frühen amerikanischen Handel erklären? Wenn ich mich nicht irre, steuerte das Papier geradewegs auf die 5 1/2 Dollar zu.
Wie seht ihr die Aussichten, langfristig?

@ panik, ciena

Danke für eure informative Arbeit!

Gruß, greenhorn

[greenhorn1998]

Hallo zusammen!

Läuft ja nicht gerade rund in den letzten Tagen für die Aktie. Gab es schlechte News bei Storagenetworks, die ich verpasst habe (Dell - EMC ?) oder sind das nur Gewinnmitnahmen? Naja, warten wir mal ab, würde mich aber über Kommentare freuen.

Gruß, greenhorn

[panik]

Hallo
greenhorn

Stor wirde heute abgestuft
das ist der grund

Gruß panik