See http://www.computerworld.com/home/news.nsf/CWFlash/9810191hp and please
focus on the first three paragraphs:

Hewlett-Packard Co. is melding its hardware, software and services groups
into a single organization in a bid to leverage their combined strengths.

The Palo Alto, Calif., company this morning said it was merging its
Enterprise Systems Group and the Software and Services Group into a
unified, $15 billion, 44,000-person organization.

HP's Enterprise Systems Group is responsible for developing, manufacturing
and marketing the company's range of Unix and Intel Corp. servers, as well
as its Internet and storage offerings. The Software and Services Group is
responsible for products such as HP's OpenView management suite and its
Internet-enabling tools.

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Computerworld mentions HP's "range of Unix and Intel Corp. servers" but
fails to mention "MPE" and "HP3000" (both products form HP's most reliable
business-critical combination of software and hardware systems).

Several large HP3000 customers apparently think that I am some kind of
oracle and have asked me for my advice regarding TWO crucial questions.  I
have to confess my ignorance and I ask for the help of my HP3000-L
colleagues:

Where does the HP3000 fit within HP's organization?

        a) Inside THIS newly (re)organized entity (i.e., together
           with HP's "range of Unix and Intel Corp. servers")?

        b) Outside of THIS newly (re)organized entity (i.e., is
           CSY continuing as a strong independent division that
           provides tons of profits -- and tremendously loyal
           customers -- for HP)?


Sorry about the public display of ignorance and about the public plea for
help in understanding these requests from people who, kindly, thought that
I could have the answers they wanted.


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