I have already set the record straight with HP as I mentioned in my email
last week concerning certifications. vCSY has not funded the MPE
certifications internally so I'm trying to get that changed. I will notify
everyone once we get changes made in the program.
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CDR Paul Edwards USNR Ret. HP 3000/9000 Certified Consultant
Paul Edwards & Associates Phone: (972) 242-6660
1506 Estates Way Fax : (972) 446-9022
Carrollton TX 75006 Cel : (214) 384-8728
Email: [log in to unmask] Web : www.peassoc.com
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From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
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Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 7:18 AM
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Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Press Release
So the first order of business for you is to set the record straight for the
"other certified HP3000 professionals". Do our certifications that expired
in August 2005 now get an extension?..
As I understand it HP had taken away "all" HP3000 certifications as expired.
Has this changed? If so when will we know it?
Thanks
Joe
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> For Immediate Release
>
> For Information Contact:
>
>
> Frank Alden Smith
> Alden Research, Inc.
> 3617 Ligon Road
> Ellicott City MD 21042
> (410) 750-2101
> [log in to unmask]
>
> Paul Edwards
> Paul Edwards & Associates
> 1506 Estates Way
> Carrollton TX 75006
> (972) 242-6660
> [log in to unmask]
>
> Ellicott City, Maryland, October 3, 2005: Alden Research, Inc., in
> partnership with Paul Edwards & Associates, announces the non-exclusive
> licensing of the MPE training products from Hewlett-Packard for the
> world-wide market. This move allows both companies to provide continuing
MPE
> training support for the HP e3000 customer base. MPE is the operating
> system of the HP e3000 family of business computer systems.
>
> As HP certified MPE professionals, Frank Alden Smith of Alden Research,
> Inc., and Paul Edwards of Paul Edwards & Associates were HP contract
> instructors for nearly a decade and are long time solution and training
> partners of HP. They will provide ongoing course material updates,
creation
> of new courses, and delivery of high quality MPE training at specific
> training facilities or customer sites. Alden Research, Inc., and Paul
> Edwards & Associates will maintain a web site,
http://www.mpe-education.com,
> to which HP will direct all visitors to the HP education web site who are
> searching for MPE training classes.
>
> Continuing to provide educational support for MPE is crucial to the
> viability of the MPE community now and following the announced
> end-of-support date for MPE on December 31, 2006. Alden Research, Inc.,
and
> Paul Edwards & Associates have reaffirmed their commitment to provide MPE
> training as long as the customer base requires it. Customer training is as
> important to the MPE users as hardware and software support. “By entering
> into this agreement, HP is showing that they are forward thinking and
quick
> to react to their customer needs by providing the best quality, lowest
cost,
> and most responsive training environment for the user community,” said
Frank
> Smith of Alden Research.
>
> Classes offered include MPE Fundamentals, MPE System Management,
TurboImage
> and Query, MPE Network Administration, MPE Performance and Tuning, MPE
> Programming, and VPLUS. These courses can be customized to each customer’s
> requirements, and other courses can be developed based on customer need.
The
> classes will be kept up-to-date with any new releases of the operating
> system. “People who decide to homestead on the HP e3000 platform past the
> end-of-support will need a source of professional training to address
their
> continuous needs due to staff attrition and other causes for many years
into
> the future,” said Paul Edwards of Paul Edwards & Associates.
>
> About Alden Research, Inc.
>
> Alden Research, Inc. has provided the HP e3000 community with application
> development and training support for more than a quarter of a century. It
> was founded as a sole proprietorship in 1976 by its current president
Frank
> Alden Smith, and incorporated in 1981. During that time it has added many
> major clients to its list of satisfied customers, which include:
> Hewlett-Packard, Baltimore Gas & Electric Company, The District of
Columbia
> Department of Public Works, Long Island Lighting Company, and Lillian
Vernon
> Corporation, to name just a few.
>
> About Paul Edwards & Associates
>
> Paul Edwards & Associates is a full service consulting firm specializing
in
> Hewlett-Packard computer systems. They are a recognized leader in
providing
> professional data processing consulting services, applications
development,
> training, and solutions in many industries throughout the U.S. since 1980.
> Details on their offerings are available at: http://www.peassoc.com.
>
> Paul Edwards has over 28 years of application development, training,
systems
> management, and consulting on HP e3000 computer system platform using MPE
> and many third party tools. He is a recognized speaker on a variety of
> topics at many user group meetings and conferences.
>
> About HP
> HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and
> institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure,
> global services, business and home computing, and imaging and printing.
For
> the four fiscal quarters ended July 31, 2005, HP revenue totaled $85.2
> billion. More information about HP (NYSE, Nasdaq: HPQ) is available at
> http://www.hp.com.
>
> Information in this announcement includes the company's beliefs, hopes,
> expectations, intentions and strategies regarding the company, its future
> and its products and services. Actual results could differ materially from
> those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain
> risks. The company cannot guarantee its future performance. All
> forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are based on
> information available to the company as of the date of this announcement
and
> the company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statement
> contained herein.
>
> Throughout this announcement, software and hardware products are mentioned
> by name. In most, if not all, cases, the companies that manufacture the
> products claim these product names as trademarks. It is not our intention
to
> claim these names or trademarks as our own.
>
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> CDR Paul Edwards USNR Ret. HP 3000/9000 Certified Consultant
> Paul Edwards & Associates Phone: (972) 242-6660
> 1506 Estates Way Fax : (972) 446-9022
> Carrollton TX 75006 Cel : (214) 384-8728
> Email: [log in to unmask] Web : www.peassoc.com
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