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Telstra's loss is NetApp's gain

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NetApp has appointed Roger Mannett as marketing director for Australia and New Zealand.

Mannett was most recently manager of Telstra's storage technology group, and his 24-year IT career has also included sales, technical and marketing positions at EMC and StorageTek.

Peter O'Connor, managing director for NetApp Australia and New Zealand, said, "The expansion of our marketing team in A/NZ is part of our overall growth strategy for 2008".