HP Announces Powerful Upgrades to e3000 Server Line; Systems Offer Customers Enhanced Performance, Functionality and Capacity; Transition Programs Ease Migration.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 2002 HP (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HPQ HPQ Hewlett-Packard Corporation (NYSE) HPQ High Priority Queue ) today announced powerful upgrades to the HP e3000 line of a- and n-class servers, offering customers improved performance, functionality and capacity. Enhancements to the server line include the high-performing PA-8700 processor, the highly functional MPE/iX Release 7.5 operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. and increased capacity with new storage solutions. To ease migration for customers, HP also announced the availability of a broad range of e3000 server transition tools and services, including no-charge hardware conversion kits for use when migrating a- and n-class servers to the HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. operating system and valuable trade-in rebates towards HP-UX servers. "Today's announcement is solid proof of HP's strong commitment to our loyal e3000 customer base and our plans to deliver on our announced product transition roadmaps," said David Wilde David Wilde (born 1935 in Manchester) is a British pianist and composer. As a boy he studied with Solomon and his pupil Franz Reizenstein, who had also studied composition with Hindemith and Vaughan Williams. , business manager for HP e3000 servers, HP Enterprise Systems Group. "These enhanced product offerings provide customers with access to key performance improvements while HP and its partners continue to deliver a wide range of transition tools and services." "We chose the HP e3000 server based Refers to hardware or software that runs in the server. Contrast with client based. on its track record of solid performance and how it interfaces with the HP XP48 drives," said Craig Beaudry, assistant vice president of IT, Travis Credit Union. "As a matter of fact, had HP already made the decision to discontinue the e3000 line at the time we purchased the systems, we most likely would have still made the same choice." Beaudry continued, "With today's rapidly improving technology you have to upgrade every two to four years to stay ahead of the curve, and with HP making e3000 systems easily modified and upgradeable with complete conversion packages and support, we believe we made a wise investment for our future." System Upgrades Deliver on Customer Requests The enhanced HP e3000 server line extends investment protection for customers and lowers their total cost of ownership by improving the overall price/performance ratio In economics and engineering, the price/performance ratio refers to a product's ability to deliver performance, of any sort, for its price. For instance, if you have a whole day to travel 100 km, spending $50 to do the journey in two hours is a better price/performance ratio than with the high-performing PA-8700 processor and by offering an initial purchase savings of up to 17 percent on per processor pricing. The processor upgrade delivers more than double the performance in the server's entry-level range, a 60-100 percent performance increase in the mid-range and more than a 35 percent performance increase on high-end e3000 systems. The server line further delivers on key customer requests by offering increased functionality and interoperability with the MPE/iX 7.5 operating system. This generation of the system features enhanced software, including: native fibre channel connectivity with the native 2 GB fibre channel adapter I/O card; HP WebWise v.2. Web server product, now bundled with MPE/iX; fully supported and integrated Sendmail for MPE/iX, based on the 8.12.1 Internet open source version from sendmail.org; and improved software security features. High-end functionality is delivered to HP e3000 customers by larger file dataset, doubled user logging limits, increased IMAGE/SQL performance, expanded PLFD PLFD Plainfield, NJ, USA table and improved HP predictive support software. In addition, HP e3000 servers now also come loaded with new storage options, including the HP Surestore Disk Array XP128/XP1024 and HP Virtual Array 7100. Both are supported with the new native fibre channel connectivity with MPE/iX 7.5, eliminating additional costs. In addition, the HP Surestore Disk System 2300 offers expanded SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. JBOD (Just a Bunch Of Disks) A group of hard disks in a computer that are not set up as any type of RAID configuration. They are just a bunch of disks. JBOD - Just a Bunch Of Disks disk storage capabilities. The HP Surestore Tape Array 5300 enclosure provides a flexible storage solution that holds a variety of tape modules as well as DVD-ROM DVD-ROM: see digital versatile disc. A read-only DVD disc used to permanently store data files. DVD-ROM discs are widely used to distribute large software applications that exceed the capacity of a CD-ROM disc. drives. Transition Programs Ease Migration Today's announcement of significant upgrades to the e3000 server line follows HP's roadmap for the five-year discontinuance Cessation; ending; giving up. The discontinuance of a lawsuit, also known as a dismissal or a non-suit, is the voluntary or involuntary termination of an action. DISCONTINUANCE, pleading. A chasm or interruption in the pleading. 2. plan of the servers. HP and its partners will continue to provide e3000 customers a complete range of transition programs and services, including a comprehensive training curriculum, financial support, trade-in rebates and a loaner program. To help ensure that customers have the time to plan and transition to other HP platforms, HP will continue to sell HP e3000 servers and software until Oct. 31, 2003, and support the products until Dec. 31, 2006. HP also will offer low-cost upgrades to the PA-8700 processor from the PA-8500 and PA-8600 processors, a no-charge hardware conversion kit for use when migrating a- and n-class servers to the HP-UX operating system and valuable trade-in rebates towards HP-UX servers. The complete line of enhanced HP e3000 a- and n-class servers are available today. More information about the HP e3000 products or transition programs is available at http://www.hp.com/go/e3000. About HP HP is a leading global provider of products, technologies, solutions and services to consumers and businesses. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, personal computing and access devices, global services and imaging and printing. HP completed its merger transaction involving Compaq Computer Corp. on May 3, 2002. More information about HP is available at http://www.hp.com. This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include the possibility that the market for the sale of certain products and services may not develop as expected; that development of these products and services may not proceed as planned; and other risks that are described from time to time in HP's Securities and Exchange Commission reports, including but not limited to HP's quarterly report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the quarter ended April 30, 2002 and reports filed subsequent to HP's annual report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. , as amended on January 30, 2002, for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2001. If any of these risks or uncertainties materializes or any of these assumptions proves incorrect, HP's results could differ materially from HP's expectations in these statements. HP assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements. |
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