Hewlett-Packard is to buy OuterBay, a supplier of
archiving software for enterprise applications and
databases.
The acquisition follows HP's purchases of AppIQ and Peregrine
Systems, and is aimed at boosting the company’s server, storage and
software offering.
HP said that OuterBay technology would enable IT organisations
to improve database performance by up to 80%.
It would also allow HP to expand its offerings for customers
deploying Oracle, SQLServer, and Sybase databases and enterprise
applications such as Oracle E-Business Suite, SAP and
PeopleSoft.
"OuterBay builds on HP's enterprise portfolio to help companies
get more from their mission-critical database environments," said
Bob Schultz, senior vice president and general manager,
StorageWorks division, HP.
"Sixty percent of our HP Integrity server customers are running
Oracle applications and databases today, making this a key
capability for our existing customers."
