EMC's CFO Dave Goulden on 3par's Acquisition

In the earnings call following fiscal 3Q10 financial results, EMC’s CFO Dave Goulden said:

"I don’t think the 3Par changes the landscape at all. We’ve been, 3Par is 10 years old. We’ve been competing with it for quite a while. For HP, will they make 3Par more successful? I ‘m sure they will.

"I think what you’re going to see there in large substitution for their high end DBA’s and for business that they previously funneled through Hitachi so I really don’t see that changing the landscape at all.

"As far as the Dell relationship obviously we took a setback as Dell went after 3Par and obviously cooled things off. We are again in discussions to see if we can do something more meaningful and lasting. Both companies would like to do that but the key is it’s got to be meaningful and it’s got to be the last thing for me to tell you that it’s back on track so I can’t tell you that yet but I can tell you we’re in serious discussions and there is intent on both parties to do that but obviously 3Par move to Dell was a setback to the relationship."

EMC’s CFO Dave Goulden on 3par’s Acquisition

"Obviously 3Par move to Dell was a setback to the relationship"