[san-tech][03225] "Oracle Buys Pillar Data Systems", June 29, 2011

Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 01:05:54 +0900
--------------------------------------------------

"Oracle Buys Pillar Data Systems"
 June 29, 2011
  http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/423263

News Facts
  "Oracle today announced that it has entered into an agreement to
   acquire Pillar Data Systems, a leading provider of innovative and
   highly scalable SAN Block I/O storage systems that provide
   exceptional performance scaling characteristics with patented
   Quality of Service. "


Oracle and Pillar Data Systems
  http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/Acquisitions/pillardata/index.html

Pillar Data Systems
  http://www.pillardata.com/


"Oracle buying Ellison-backed Pillar Data"
 29th June 2011, The Register
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/29/oracle_buying_pillar/

  "Oracle is buying CEO Larry Ellison's privately-funded Pillar Data
   Systems storage company.

   Pillar was founded in 2001 by Mike Workman, its CEO, and funded by
   Ellison's own investment vehicle, Tako Ventures. It has devised,
   built and is selling its Axiom storage arrays, ones using a 3-box
   design, with storage Bricks, up to 8 controlling Slammers and
   a managing Pilot."