I'm not gonna touch the part about the state-of-the-art comment.  I'm sure
that will be well covered in other replies.  As far as moving data between
the HP 3000 and other platforms, I can say that there definitely is a
market.  Quest has been successfully providing software solutions for
several years to move data either in batch or dynamically directly to other
systems in a heterogeneous environment.  Lately there has been a surge in
demand for this type of solution.  The requirements we have seen inlude
shops that:

1)Are migrating quickly off the HP 3000 and need a one-time data conversion
and load :(

2)Are migrating gradually off the HP 3000 and need a one-time transfer as
well as a coexistence period wherein the disparate systems are kept in synch
:|

3)Are not migrating and the HP 3000 will remain as the mission-critical
enterprise computing platform providing real-time data feeds to data
warehouses or decision support systems housed on less-capable systems :)

I will be happy to further discuss this off-list,

Allen Cintron
Quest Software
"Expect a Solution"
949-718-2454 direct
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-----Original Message-----
From: Divesh Singhal [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 1998 10:58 PM
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Subject: Migration from HP 3000


Hi all

What are the limiting features of HP 3000 as opposed to the OPEN systems on
offer today?
Is there a market for migration from HP 3000 to a more state-of-the-art
system like HP 9000?

Thanks in anticipation for any and all responses
Divesh Singhal
Tel :  91-537752 (Res)
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