HP expands IBM middleware availability

HP announced an agreement with IBM that will significantly broaden customer choice of IBM middleware running on HP Integrity servers and the HP-UX 11i operating system.
During the next few months, under this porting agreement, IBM will begin to expand its existing middleware products on HP Integrity servers running HP-UX 11i across its WebSphere, Rational, Tivoli, Lotus and Information Management brands. Over time, the agreement will nearly triple the number of existing IBM middleware products available on the HP platform.
HP and the IBM Software Group share a number of high-profile enterprise customers in the financial services, telecom, manufacturing, government and healthcare industries. The two companies work together to develop multi-platform solutions based on open standards to meet the needs of these customers.
HP and the IBM Software Group have collaborated together for more than 10 years to optimize IBM middleware on HP-UX platforms, and products such as WebSphere Application Server, DB2 Universal Database and Tivoli Storage Manager are currently available for customers using HP Integrity servers.