RE: EVA? Really?

Well, it is a large part of the sales that keep hp the number one disk storage vendor (according to IDC anyway). The fact that they do what the customer wants, are reliable and expandable, and have good management tools, integration and support, all at a very competitive price, seems to make them popular with the customers.

As to OEMing anything from HDS, other than the XP range which hp get directly from Hitachi, the traffic is flowing the other way with HDS OEMing the hp management software.

Getting back to the article, Sun will need the new arrays to turn a profit in extreme amounts to even come close to balancing the $4bn they handed over for StorageTek.