HP NetServer LX Pro Series To Deliver Combined SAP and Informix Enterprise Solution; Certification to be Provided by Leading Client server Software Vendor.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)--July 10, 1996-- Hewlett-Packard Company today announced a worldwide agreement with INFORMIX and SAP, enabling HP to offer a 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. platform for SAP R/3 Rel. 3.0 and INFORMIX OnLine Dynamic Server 7.20 on the HP NetServer LX Pro Series. The SAP and INFORMIX combination provides customers an integrated product with innovative database technology at a cost-effective price. iXOS software, a leading European client/server software vendor with expertise in service and support, announced that it plans to certify the integrated products on the Windows NT platform. This registered certification indicates the level of company commitment that customers expect in this application-server market. "This agreement emphasizes the HP NetServer line as the optimal solution for these high-performance applications," said Francois-Pierre Bouchaud, European Strategic Partners manager of HP's Networked Systems. "Together with SAP and Informix, HP continues its commitment to the enterprise/NT market." "The HP NetServer line with SAP R/3 provides a scalable product to meet the needs of customers from small businesses to the companywide enterprise," said Ingo Hoffmann Ingo Hoffmann (born February 28, 1953) is a former racing driver from São Paulo, Brazil. He participated in six Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on January 25, 1976. He scored no championship points. , manager SAP/Microsoft(R) Competence Center. "We are pleased to be working with HP and INFORMIX in order to deliver the hardware and software solutions our customers require to run their businesses." "Naturally, Windows NT is a strategic market for INFORMIX, and HP is one of our foremost partners," said Martin Brauns, general manager of the newly established global SAP business unit of INFORMIX. "Combined with SAP R/3, this triad offers the best, most comprehensive solution for the database industry." THE HP NETSERVER LX PRO HIGH-END APPLICATION SERVER The HP NetServer LX Pro Series is optimized to meet the performance and availability needs of the most demanding business-critical applications. It supports up to four 166MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. or 200MHz Pentium(R) Pro processors with a 512KB level 2 cache See L2 cache. level 2 cache - secondary cache per processor, delivering significant levels of performance and scalability. Dual PCI-peer buses deliver the balanced I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output throughput required to complement the exceptional performance of the Pentium Pro The sixth generation of the Intel x86 family of CPU chips. The term may refer to the chip or to a PC that uses it. Introduced in 1995 as the successor to the Pentium, models from 150 MHz to 200 MHz were released. processor. Scalability and high-availability are embedded within the HP NetServer LX Pro Series, which has a large memory and storage capacity to handle large database applications, with ECC memory (Error-Correcting Code memory) A memory system that tests for and corrects errors automatically, very often without the operating system being aware of it, let alone the user. scrubbing, redundant power supplies, hot-swap disks, built-in disk duplexing The recording of redundant data for fault tolerant operation. Data are written on two separate disks within the same system. Each disk drive is connected to its own controller. See disk mirroring and RAID. and server auto-restart. "The HP NetServer Series on Windows NT has clearly shown the robustness required to develop a platform with SAP and INFORMIX," said Matthias Kunisch, managing director, iXOS Application Engineering. "iXOS appreciates the strong affiliation with HP, SAP and INFORMIX." AVAILABILITY Customers are expected to be able to place orders for the SAP R/3 Rel. 3.0 and INFORMIX OnLine Dynamic Server 7.20 on the HP NetServer LX Pro Series in the last quarter of 1996. SAP Logo partners plan to provide consulting and customization services to help ensure product compatibility. The iXOS certification process is expected to be finished by the end of summer 1996. SAP COMPETENCE CENTER Close cooperation among SAP, INFORMIX and HP has existed for many years and can be demonstrated by the Competence Center in Walldorf, Germany. It has led to the establishment of joint Competence Centers for R/3 projects, as well as for database-information architecture with INFORMIX. The Competence and Technology Centers are designed to increase customer trust and confidence. INTEGRATED SERVICE AND SUPPORT HP offers worldwide support for the Windows NT server operating-system platform. HP's Microsoft-authorized support service center can provide support for Windows NT server, Microsoft BackOffice See BackOffice. and HP NetServer line in more that 110 countries. The HP NetServer line is backed by HP's standard three-year, on-site, next-day limited warranty Limited warranty A warranty with certain conditions and limitations on the parts covered, type of damage covered, and/or time period for which the agreement is good. . On-site service is available from HP service engineers or certified resellers and integrators. Upgrades to a four-hour response time during business hours BUSINESS HOURS. The time of the day during which business is transacted. In respect to the time of presentment and demand of bills and notes, business hours generally range through the whole day down to the hours of rest in the evening, except when the paper is payable it a bank or by a or to a seven-day, 24-hour response time are available from HP and HP-authorized resellers. Free telephone support for setup, installation and troubleshooting assistance is available in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada and Europe. HP also offers a range of optimal support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services for multivendor network environments. SAP is a market and technology leader in client/server business application software providing comprehensive solutions for companies of all sizes and all industry sectors. Cultivating innovative technologies on a solid foundation of business experience, SAP delivers scalable solutions that enable its customers to continually improve upon best business practices. SAP products This presents a list of products of the enterprise software company SAP AG. Enterprise Applications
SAP products offer real-time enterprise integration across many functional areas, including financial, manufacturing, sales and distribution and human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. . SAPs R/3 applications for client/server systems hold the largest share of the worldwide client/server application software market. SAP applications are suitable for use in any industry sector and support all major computing platforms, including 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). , Windows NT and other environments. SAP software preconfiguration and development tools offer customers choices and facilitate implementation, while the extensive network of implementation partners and service programs provide consistent and responsive service to an expanding SAP customer base. INFORMIX Software, based in Menlo Park Menlo Park. 1 Residential city (1990 pop. 28,040), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. Electronic equipment and aerospace products are manufactured in the city. Menlo College and a Stanford Univ. research institute are there. 2 Uninc. , Calif., provides innovative database technology that enables the world s leading corporations to manage and grow their businesses. INFORMIX is widely recognized as the technology leader for corporate computing environments, ranging from workgroups to very large OLTP (OnLine Transaction Processing) See transaction processing and OLCP. OLTP - On-Line Transaction Processing and data-warehouse applications. INFORMIX's database servers, application development tools, superior customer service and strong partnerships enable the company to be at the forefront of many leading-edge information technology areas. With the acquisition of Illustra Information Technology's completely extensive database technology, INFORMIX is now positioned as the first information-management company capable of meeting the market's exploding need for a sophisticated database engine that combines enterprise scalability, robustness and parallel processing with the ability to store, retrieve, manage and manipulate virtually any kind of rich content. More information about INFORMIX is available via the World Wide Web at http://www.informix.com and http://www.illustra.com. HP has supplied networked systems for complex enterprise computing environments for more than 25 years and works closely with key database and application providers Microsoft, Informix, Lotus, Novell, Oracle, SAP and Sybase. Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global manufacturer of computing, communications and measurement products and services recognized for excellence in quality and support. HP has 108,300 employees and had revenue of $31.5 billion in its 1995 fiscal year. More information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com. -0- Note to Editors: Windows is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Pentium is a U.S. registered trademark of Intel Corp. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. X/Open is a registered trademark and the X device is a trademark of X/Open Company Ltd. in the UK and other countries. CONTACT: HP Larry Sennett, 408/553-2916 or Alexander Communications for HP Debbie Young, 415/923-1660 dyoung@alexander-pr.com |
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