iQuate Warns of Confusion in SAP Oracle User Base

May 17, 2010

Tools

SAP Purchase of Sybase to Change face of Database Licensing?

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- iQuate, the IT discovery tool vendor, today issued a warning that the recent announcement of SAP’s acquisition of Sybase is likely to have major consequences to the majority of the SAP user base that currently uses Oracle.

“We are already aware of anecdotal evidence that existing customers using SAP on Oracle are concerned about the announcement,” said Pat Durkin, CEO iQuate. “Based on previous acquisitions of this kind, we can expect to see SAP seek to maximise their investment by starting a concerted effort to replace Oracle with Sybase not only as the underlying database for SAP, but also more widely across their customers’ IT environments.”

He added, “Whenever one vendor acquires another there will inevitably be changes in licensing policy, metrics and pricing and I fully expect this to be the case in this instance as SAP attempt to make Sybase an attractive alternative to Oracle. In these circumstances, it is essential that customers have a fully up-to-date and totally accurate view of their license position.”

iQuate’s flagship product, iQSonar: Oracle Edition equips SAP and Oracle customers with the deployment information they need as the foundation for informed purchasing decisions. By being able to rapidly identify all Oracle instances across even the most complex of networks, iQuate provides customers with a constantly updated picture of Oracle deployment that will help them maintain compliance and ensure that potential future license negotiations with SAP are in their own best interest and not that of the vendor.

Go to www.iquate.com/oracle for more information.

About iQuate

Founded in 2002, iQuate is dedicated to the development of IT Inventory tools that can navigate and unravel the ever growing complexity of customers IT environments. More information at www.iquate.com

About iQSonar

iQSonar is iQuate’s flagship product that provides agentless discovery of IT assets and is available in two editions:

iQSonar: Enterprise Edition provides an accurate IT inventory across complex infrastructures involving multiple platforms and technologies.

iQSonar: Oracle Edition provides specific Oracle IT asset discovery across complex infrastructures.