Hi HP e3000 community,

Since the HP e3000 ended sales for systems, add-on components, and upgrade kits 
in 2004, customers who want to upgrade their existing e3000 systems have begun 
asking HP for guidelines on how they can ensure that their upgraded systems are 
meeting HP’s MPE/iX Right To Use (RTU) license and e3000 hardware upgrade 
requirements.

As a result of these requests, a Hardware and Software Policy Statement has been
generated to clarify possible confusion in the marketplace about upgrades.  We 
have also created a stand-alone MPE/iX RTU license product (AD377A) that is not 
coupled with any secondary hardware system sales.   With these two deliverables,
HP hopes to make the HP e3000 hardware upgrade process in the secondary market 
clearer and more manageable.

If you are planning to perform any upgrades to your existing e3000 systems, 
please visit the HP e3000 web site for detailed information: 
http://www.hp.com/go/e3000.

As always, if you have any additional questions or if your upgrade scenario is 
not covered by the communications above, please submit your question by clicking
the “Contact HP with e3000 Questions” on the www.hp.com/go/e3000 home page.

Regards,

Mike Paivinen
MPE/iX R&D Lab Project Manager