HP Oracle for reporting the case Itanium

In mid March this year, Oracle announced that it stopped developing products for Itanium processor platforms. Indicated that other manufacturers were already doing (Red Hat and Microsoft), and called for talks with Intel to make its decision.

 Oracle Software Development All Stops For Intel Itanium Microprocessor


http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/416567 

Since that time, HP will continue to try to Oracle supports its products with Itanium, gradually raising the charges to Oracle until the last day-June 15 HP sued Oracle.

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Although we will never know the whole truth, there are different versions in the sector, perhaps the most talked about is suggesting that the discontinuation is that Oracle wants to disadvantage HP servers (Integrity range HP-UX = + Itanium processor) in order to compete with its increasingly sold SUN platform (now the third position on UNIX platforms).That is, encourage your Unix, removing or leaving the market at a distinct disadvantage to its competitor HP HP-UX.

HP's vice president said "Oracle shows a pattern of behavior contrary to the interests of customers in an attempt to shore up its server business failed"

Others indicate that HP and Intel knew in advance that would do away with Itanium   there, that 6 months prior to the news gave Oracle, Oracle business continuity support "long term" of Oracle products on Itanium. And because the products still sell well Integrity, was commissioned to give signals to the market and its customers, the falsity of these rumors.

 HP Itanium Knew All About End-of-Life Plans Found Out Before Oracle

http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/346696 

Internet survey saying that Oracle simply wanted to benefit its new hardware platform following the purchase of SUN, but you never know.

Can be considered the second great battle between HP and Oracle after the signing of Mark Hurd after his dismissal by HP as CEO.Larry Elison immediately appointed him co-president of Oracle.

Without wanting to agree with either, it's a shame that companies with such good products have this dirty war, when presumably, as in the past, a collaboration between the two would be most beneficial for customers.

Customers with HP-Integrity platforms and Oracle (if any .... Haile and many say-no-names) are the big losers.

Oscar Paredes - oscar.paredes @dataprix.com