"The deal with HDS is "a very good solution in the short term for Sun
[after] failing to execute" on its other storage efforts, says James
Berlino, storage analyst with Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. "Sun has finally admitted it
needs" to sell storage, he adds.
An interesting question raised by the deal is the effect, if any, it will have on Hewlett-Packard Co.'s (NYSE: HWP) OEM arrangement with HDS. At present, HP adds its firmware to
the HDS systems and resells them as HP products. HP was unavailable for
comment at press time.
Jo Maitland, Senior Editor, Byte and Switch http://www.byteandswitch.com
Movers and shakers from more than 100 companies including Sun and Hitachi will be speaking at StorageNet, Byte and Switchs annual conference, being held in New York City, October 2-5, 2001. Check it out at StorageNet2001
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