[Info-vax] Oracle and HP end Exadata partnership

[Arne Vajhøj]

DaveG wrote:
> On Sep 16, 7:36 pm, Arne Vajhøj <a... at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>> Rich Jordan wrote:
>>> No direct VMS connection as far as I know, but its still HP.
>>> Apparently Oracle's new Exadata boxes are Sun based.
>>> http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE58E80D20090916?pageNumber=2&virt...
>> Oracle bought SUN.
>>
>> It would look silly if they did not use their own
>> hardware.
> 
> Oracle is "buying" Sun.  Apparently the EU has some questions on the
> deal.

They do. So EU has not approved the deal yet. But it does not
seem likely that the deal will be blocked (the database market
would still be rather competitive).

Arne