HP Delivers Complete HP NetServer Systems Solutions to Service Providers and Dot Com Market Through Expanded Delivery Channels.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)--May 4, 2000 New "Go to Market" Strategy Blends HP's Solution Integration and Service Expertise with the Benefits of HP NetServer Systems Based on Intel Architecture Hewlett-Packard Company today announced a program to deliver complete HP NetServer systems solutions to Internet and Application Service Providers (ISPs and ASPs) and other markets targeted by companies that provide primarily UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (R) system-based solutions. To satisfy market demands to include HP NetServer systems in customers' Internet environments, HP will use both its 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. (1) server-delivery channels, as well as its HP NetServer systems channels to offer solutions to ISPs, ASPs and the larger dot com dot com - com marketplace. The new solutions are based on HP's recently launched line of six-way capable HP NetServer LH 6000 and LT 6000r systems, which set new standards in accommodating customer growth requirements and satisfying uptime requirements by delivering a more than 30 percent performance boost over conventional four-way Intel-based servers. "The North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Internet market is evolving rapidly, requiring powerful, scalable and cost-efficient solutions that provide the reliability and availability needed for 24x7 business," said Pierre Jover, NetServer marketing director for HP's North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. Marketing Organization. "HP sees a clear opportunity to provide this to the dot com market by applying HP's expertise in implementing total solutions to NetServer-based environments. Customers who currently purchase HP 9000 systems through HP-UX-based server channels will now be able to complement that offering with HP NetServer systems running either Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R) or Linux." The server solution includes HP's new NetServer LH 6000 and LT 6000r systems, a special pricing promotion for systems populated with six processors, customer-specific software solution stacks, solution sizing guides, customized system integration, 24x7 support packs, six-hour call-to-repair support packs, process design and implementation, and HP's dot com financing program. These integrated e-business application offerings would leverage both HP's and Intel's relationships with industry-leading ISVs such as BroadVision. HP's NetServer LH 6000 system recently claimed the No. 1 spot on the TPC-C A benchmark that measures overall transaction processing performance. See TPC. (2) Top Ten price/performance list with $13.96/tmpC at 33,136 tpmC, more than 60 percent better than a similarly configured four-way Sun Enterprise 450. When tested on WebBench, the HP NetServer LT 6000 system outperformed Sun Enterprise 450 by 230 percent (3). The HP Optimized for Windows NT Servers program uses the online HP IT Resource Center to identify bottlenecks and provide technical and deployment recommendations for customers. The new service includes a one-time free trial use offer and a new "pay-per-use" service. The HP dot com financing program is aimed at helping qualified high-tech start-ups that need to preserve capital and invest in building their businesses. Under the program, start-up companies will not have to provide a down payment. They also will benefit from a six-month deferral of payment, 24-month installment contract installment contract n. an agreement in which payments of money, delivery of goods or performance of services are to be made in a series of payments, deliveries or performances, usually on specific dates or upon certain happenings. terms, and credit up to $1 million per customer. "Intel-based servers provide a breadth of high-performing, reliable and affordable Internet building blocks," said James Dickinson, director of the Enterprise Server Group Alliance Marketing for Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking . "Coupling Intel architecture with HP NetServer system solutions, e-services and market-segment expertise provides a great foundation for the ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. , ASP and dot com markets." "The new HP NetServer systems solutions represent a very competitive proposition for this space," said David Casillo, vice president of Supplier Services Group at Arrow North American Computer Products. "The new HP solution offers customers cost efficiencies while providing power and performance for ISPs, ASPs and the online market today." About HP Hewlett-Packard Company -- a leading global provider of computing and imaging solutions and services for business and home -- is focused on capitalizing on the opportunities of the Internet and the proliferation of electronic services. HP announced that it will spin off Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. and distribute its shares of Agilent on June 2, 2000 to HP shareowners of record as of May 2, 2000. Agilent consists of HP's test and measurement, semiconductor products, chemical analysis and healthcare solutions businesses. HP has 85,400 employees worldwide and had total revenue from continuing operations continuing operations Parts of a business that are expected to be maintained as an ongoing segment of an overall business operation. Income and losses from continuing operations are reported separately if any segments have been discontinued during the of $42.4 billion in its 1999 fiscal year. Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com. (1) HP-UX Release 10.20 and later and HP-UX Release 11.00 and later (in both 32- and 64-bit configurations) on all HP 9000 computers are Open Group UNIX 95 branded products. (2) TPC-C results are posted on www.tpc.org. (3) For complete results, see www.hp.com/go/netserver. Note to Editors: UNIX is a registered trademark of the Open Group. Windows NT is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. |
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