HP and Oracle fire shots over Intel Itanium

THE ARGUMENTS between HP and Oracle about who is supposed to support Intel Itanium and why continue to roll on.

The last we heard Oracle was repeating its arguments that HP was privy to secret information about the end of Itanium, but had decided to keep this from it, as a means of aiding its own business.

HP, in a filing made on Thursday, refuted this suggestion and castigated Oracle for speaking nonsense.

"Oracle argues in its Opposition that by moving to file its complaint under seal HP is trying to suppress the truth about the basis for its claims against Oracle. Nothing could be further from the truth," reads the filing.

"There is not a single word in HP's complaint that HP is not willing – indeed eager – to make public."

Oracle was quick to respond to this, and – perhaps fittingly – made a much more public response. "In a legal filing today, HP said it is more than willing to make its complaint against Oracle public. But HP is not willing to make public the settlement agreement upon which the complaint is based," it said.

"Oracle is not interested in withholding anything from the public. The complaint and the settlement agreement should be fully disclosed immediately." µ