HP Teams with Jboss to Deploy Open Source Software

HP (www.hp.com) today announced an agreement with JBoss, Inc. to make it easier for enterprise customers to deploy open source software.

By providing a single point of contact for JBoss support, as well as a full range of consulting services, HP is using its expertise with the JBoss platform to address customers' migration concerns and help them reap the substantial cost savings of industry-standard technology.

"A main concern of customers when deploying Linux and open source software is availability of service and support for those products," said Al Gillen, research director, System Software, IDC.

HP leverages its partnerships with open source application providers and major Linux distributors to design, build, integrate, manage and deliver innovative solutions.

In addition, HP fields more than 6,500 Linux service professionals globally to provide for the consulting and solution support needs of enterprise customers around the world.

"The combination of HP industry-standard hardware and exceptional support with solutions from key partners has broad appeal to enterprise customers looking to simplify their infrastructures and save money," said Martin Fink, vice president, Linux, HP.

HP is the first and only major Linux vendor to have certified JBoss open source software solutions. The companies' latest agreement adds enhanced support and additional services - architecture and design, implementation, and integration and migration solutions - for JBoss products on HP industry-standard platforms, including HP ProLiant and Integrity servers.

The agreement with JBoss also helps minimize the risk for customers seeking to incorporate open source solutions into their data centers by providing additional support for HP's Linux Reference Architecture.

"We are pleased that HP now delivers a full portfolio of services to support JBoss solutions, which adds value to HP open source offerings and eases deployment and migration for customers," said Bob Bickel, vice president of strategy and corporate development, JBoss, Inc.

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