Wireless-Communications Manufacturer Installs HP 9000 V2500 Server to Support SAP Applications Worldwide; V-Class Platform Supports Vertical, Geographic Expansion.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. 1, 1999-- Hewlett-Packard Company today announced that Andrew Corporation Andrew Corporation is an American multinational producer of communications devices. Andrew is a global designer, manufacturer, and supplier of communications equipment, services, and systems. of Orland Park Or·land Park A village of northeast Illinois, a residential and manufacturing suburb of Chicago. Population: 53,300. , Ill., has installed a 12-processor HP 9000 V2500 Enterprise Server that will support SAP applications in its facilities around the world, representing every continent except Antarctica. The global communications-equipment supplier upgraded to this powerful platform to fuel its enterprisewide implementation of SAP's R/3 materials management Materials management is the branch of logistics that deals with the tangible components of a supply chain. Specifically, this covers the acquisition of spare parts and replacements, quality control of purchasing and ordering such parts, and the standards involved in ordering, , financials, production planning Production planning The function of a manufacturing enterprise responsible for the efficient planning, scheduling, and coordination of all production activities. , and sales and distribution modules. Andrew said it considers this effort essential to coordinating its worldwide sales and manufacturing efforts. "We wanted a scalable computing architecture that could support our current worldwide rollout, as well as the 30 to 40 percent increase in processing power we will need when we upgrade to the newest SAP Release 4.5," said John Phelan, manager, M.I.S. Domestic Operations, Andrew Corporation. "This platform, powered by HP's 440MHz (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. , 64-bit, PA-8500 processors, establishes a new performance threshold that can handle both geographic and vertical expansion." In addition to being one of the fastest servers in the world, the V2500 is also one of the most flexible. Each V2500 server can be equipped with up to 32 64-bit, PA-8500 processors and features 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. (1) 11 operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. , which provides maximum availability and system uptime in demanding SAP environments. Four years ago, Andrew selected HP to satisfy its capacity and reliability needs for business-critical SAP applications. "HP provides the high-powered computing platforms needed to run database-intensive applications like SAP. In addition, they provided us with the quality systems support that makes daily operations, upgrades and special projects run smoothly," said Phelan. When Andrew recently upgraded to the V-Class platform, for example, it simultaneously upgraded from 32-bit HP-UX 10.2 to the robust 64-bit HP-UX 11 operating environment. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Andrew, the V-Class server was supporting online operations within 45 days of delivery. The company also purchased HP Critical System Support for SAP and receives a guaranteed call-to-repair time and a dedicated HP support manager. HP is the first vendor to achieve 5,000 installations for SAP R/3 enterprise solutions based on its HP-UX and Microsoft(R) 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) platforms. Last fall, HP was awarded the SAP Award of Excellence for the fifth year in a row for its outstanding commitment to customer satisfaction. HP offers a comprehensive set of services designed specifically for SAP R/3, including consulting, education, integration center, financing, leasing, operations, management and mission-critical support. About Andrew Corporation Andrew Corporation is a leading global supplier of equipment, systems and services for wireless, common carrier, private microwave, broadcast, government and other communications markets. With international sales exceeding 49 percent of total revenue, Andrew serves its expanding global customer base by managing a network of manufacturing, sales and distribution facilities with 66 locations in 27 countries. The company has approximately 3,500 employees worldwide and sales of more than $850 million a year. Information about Andrew and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.andrew.com. 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 plans to launch 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. as an independent company by mid-calendar 2000. Agilent consists of HP's test and measurement, semiconductor products, chemical analysis and healthcare solutions businesses, and has leading positions in multiple market segments. HP has 123,500 employees worldwide and had total revenue of $47.1 billion in its 1998 fiscal year. Information about HP, its products and the company's Year 2000 program 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 11.0 and later (in both 32 and 64-bit configurations) on all HP 9000 computers are Open Group 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). 95 branded products. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group. Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Windows NT is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. |
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