Let's not forget about:

Backward software compatibilty - no recompiling of programs is necessary
when upgrading OS's.
ROI - we bought our 987 in 1994 and has easily paid for itself many times
over.

George Willis
Fayez Sarofim & Co
Houston, Tx


-----Original Message-----
From: John Dunlop [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 5:12 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [HP3000-L] HP e3000 Ad


Hmmm, here we go again. If I was marketing the HP e3000 I would
include ...

The HP e3000 with MPE/iX can be used as a top-notch web server but
many companies use it for all their IT requirements because of its :

Portability - Posix compliance guarrantees that much Unix software can
run on the HP e3000 unchanged.
Openness - latest software available, much of it free (quote list :
Apache/iX, Samba/iX, Java/iX,etc etc)
Speed - fastest transaction processor in the west (more than measures
up against equivalent Unix boxes and pick your own DB)
Stability - Uptime can be measured in years (quote example).
Economy - Low maintenance and low administration costs (maybe operator
less , one system manager for all functions)
Security - Sophisticated controls , never had a virus (any security
classifications added here).
Scalability - HP e3000s are available from (put in smallest spec) to
(largest spec) to handle any sized company or computing task.

Add to this its Reliability - the IMAGE database is rock-solid and
data integrity is assured (quote awards etc)

With all these advantages, why anyone even want to POSSESS anything
else?


Just my $.02 , very tongue-in-cheek and hoping that others can flesh
it out.

Cheers,

John Dunlop

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