>HP has been re-branding third party SAN subsystems for years. It will be interesting to see what their NAS offering will be. I don't think they will offer a product that has any appeal outside HP's own loyal, but shrinking, customer base.<
re-branding literally!
(sorry if you've previously noted this bit o' trivia)
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EMC says judge stops HP from using product name
July 9, 1999 02:01 PM
BOSTON, July 9 (Reuters) - Computer storage maker EMC on Friday said a U.S. District Court judge in Boston issued a preliminary injunction ordering computer giant Hewlett-Packard Co. (HWP) to stop using the letters "MC" in its competing storage product line.
EMC, which previously supplied storage products to Hewlett-Packard to resell, filed a suit May 25 against the the No. 2 U.S. computer maker, accusing it of patent infringement.
Hewlett-Packard's new line of storage products, which compete with Boston-based EMC's, are named "HP SureStore E Disk Array MC256" and referred to by HP as "E MC256," according to EMC.
U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Tauro said the name may confuse buyers, EMC said.
A representative from Palo Alto, Calif-based Hewlett Packard could not be reached immediately for comment. |
