Toshiba, Oracle target different appliance markets

Oracle and Netpliance make moves in the emerging market for Net appliances, while Toshiba targets a different audience with specialized server appliances.

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Jan. 2, 2002 4:43 p.m. PT

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Oracle and Netpliance make moves in the emerging market for Internet appliances, while Toshiba targets a different audience with specialized server appliances.

"Do Netpliance or any of the other guys have the staying power to be around?"

- Creative Strategies analyst Tim Bajarin

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