After the public humiliation HP delivered at its Stress Free conference in New York a few weeks ago, the company has finally put the boot into EMC's goolies by terminating its storage agreement with the firm. HP said EMC will continue to work together on interoperability and that warrants and contracts for existing customers will remain intact. However, said Nick Dagg, enterprise storage marketing manager at HP UK: "The decision to part ways with EMC was a decision made in the best interests of HP customers." EMC customers may, however, demur. ®