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Oracle, NetApp settle patent suits
Stephen Withers
Friday, 10 September 2010 15:35
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Oracle and NetApp have settled the patent suites that the database giant inherited with its acquisition of Sun Microsystems.
Then in 2007, NetApp came back with an allegation that Sun's ZFS (Zettabyte File System, which includes WAFL) infringed seven of NetApp's patents.
The two companies have now agreed to bury the hatchet.
As usual in such settlements, the parties are keeping mum about the details, especially who is paying who (assuming any money is changing hands - the deal could be as simple as a cross-licensing agreement).
"For more than a decade, Oracle and NetApp have shared a common vision focused on providing solutions that reduce IT cost and complexity for thousands of customers worldwide," said Tom Georgens, president and CEO of NetApp.
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