Oracle Corp and Hewlett-Packard Co are joining forces to enhance their systems management offerings by building on HP OpenView to create a system that enables uses to perform complete integrated management of network, system and database from one OpenView console. Under the new alliance, the HP OpenView network management system will use the Oracle7 database as a common network and system management data repository, and other HP OpenView applications, starting with HP Network Node Manager, will use the interface provided by HP SNMP Management Platform. Oracle is said to be working closely with Hewlett-Packard on the development project, and the two companies expect to deliver beta test releases this summer, with general availability of the system set for later this year.
