Court Rules TERiX Antitrust Claims against Oracle Must Remain
Alleged anticompetitive tying of software updates and firmware to support services by Oracle ruled part of pending trial
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- TERiX Computer Service, a leading independent multivendor support service company commented today on a ruling by Judge Grewal of the California 9th District Court.
In April 2014, TERiX filed Antitrust and other claims against Oracle Corporation, that Oracle attempted to have dismissed by the Court. On November 7, 2014, the Court ruled that TERiX Sherman Act, Unfair Competition, and Cartwright Act violations by Oracle would survive the motion to dismiss and remain in the case, currently set for jury trial this coming summer of 2015.
"This is a great victory for customers that we believe have been forced to pay a great deal for unneeded or unwanted support for Sun hardware in order to obtain necessary support for other Sun hardware", stated Bernd Appleby, TERiX CEO and Managing Partner. Appleby went on to say, "This is the first step to restore customer's rights to self-maintain or use independent service organizations to maintain their estate of Sun hardware. Oracle's practices, if allowed to remain, eliminate choice for service, disregard previously granted rights, and improperly stifle competition in the marketplace."
While some TERiX Affirmative Defenses filed were dismissed in the ruling, TERiX does not regard the dismissals as a setback because the Court allowed "leave to amend" and TERiX intends to immediately provide further justification for the Affirmative Defenses to the Court.
Significantly, the Court also ruled that the claim of Oracle interference with certain TERiX contracts and customers survives and the Court has opened the door for TERiX to add additional customers that TERiX alleges Oracle has interfered with.
About TERiX Computer Service
TERiX is a global independent hardware support company providing flexible multivendor service on over 30 OEM brands of server, storage and network products. These include new manufacture and legacy platforms from IBM®, Cisco®, HP®, Dell®, Oracle®, HDS®, EMC®, and NetApp® among others. TERiX customers include 50 of the global Fortune 500, 30+ major telecommunication companies, 20+ major finance/banking firms, more than a dozen healthcare and pharmaceutical giants, and 20+ Federal Agencies. TERiX provides a customer-focused support experience with strong service metric attainment, and as a hardware-agnostic service provider, acts as a trusted advisor to clients and partners worldwide. For more information, visit us at: http://www.terix.com.
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