2 posts and columns on Dave Hitz

Sun CEO to NetApp: I'm Rubber, You're Glue. What Bounces off Me Sticks to You

in News on September 6, 2007 at 9:18 am PT

The laundry rooms at Sun Microsystems and Network Appliance must be on the fritz, because the two companies have begun washing their dirty laundry in public. Yesterday, NetApp sued Sun, alleging that its ZFS storage software, a key element of its Solaris operating system, violates seven NetApp patents. Dave Hitz, co-founder of NetApp, explained the [...]

Sun CEO to NetApp: I’m Rubber, You’re Glue. What Bounces off Me Sticks to You

in News on September 6, 2007 at 9:18 am PT

The laundry rooms at Sun Microsystems and Network Appliance must be on the fritz, because the two companies have begun washing their dirty laundry in public. Yesterday, NetApp sued Sun, alleging that its ZFS storage software, a key element of its Solaris operating system, violates seven NetApp patents. Dave Hitz, co-founder of NetApp, explained the [...]