The problem could be that the HP software sales force will only consider
deals that are $200,000 plus.  Therefore, only really big customers (or
prospects) even hear about OpenMail.

Charles Finley
Transformix Computer Corporation
(310) 630-1773
(310) 630-1770

> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of Jim Phillips
> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 5:07 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: OpenMail
>
>
> This snippet is from Nicholas Petreley's "Down to the Wire" column in the
> 1-17-2000 issue of Infoworld:
>
> OpenMail is not only a drop-in replacement for Microsoft Exchange, it is
> faster, more scalable, more stable, less expensive, and performs
> some tasks
> more intelligently than Exchange.  But HP won't market OpenMail as an
> Exchange replacement.  HP is petrified of what Microsoft might do in
> retaliation.
>
>
> Jim Phillips                            Manager of Information Systems
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>