Along a similar line, and as this relates to NASA, Wirt should comment....

NASA is jumping into the "critical and stable software" arena to head a
group of companies coming up with reliable and stable software.  I don't
have specifics, but did hear some of a press conference on this, yesterday.
Hearing the excerpts yesterday, my brain kept repeating "MPE already
does/has that" as they listed their goals.  The plug_n_play driver area was
the only thing that I don't think the 3000s have a very good handle on (or
am I the only person who has ever had to reboot to release a session locked
executing the DOIONOW command file).

Don't some of NASA's facilities use 3000s?  Maybe this group of "stability
gurus" should look in their own data center for a good example of how a
stable and flexible operating system is built.

Rs~

Russ Smith, Systems Consultant
Problem Solved, Vacaville, CA
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Gambrell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] The sale of Open Skies


> John Burke wrote:
> >
> > FYI, HP has sold Open Skies
(http://www.openskies.com/html/prapress.htm).
> >
> > To demonstrate how little it apparently meant to HP as a whole, despite
all
> > the glowing tributes on the HP Web site (e.g. 11/17/00 - "HP Open Skies
is
> > recognized as one of the fastest growing providers of airline
reservation
> > and revenue management solutions."), this did not even make it as a HP
press
> > release (searching hp.com yields nothing about the sale).
> > One has to wonder why this did not fit into Carly Fiorino's
e-everything,
> > ASP vision anymore, unless it was a desire to avoid competing with
potential
> > customers? Still, I find the news disappointing.
> >
> > John Burke
>
> Call me naive, but I actually see this as a positive development for
> both Open Skies and the HP e3000.  Being purchased by a known Airline
> industry player with a plan to develop and integrate the product into
> a compressive e-services solution for Airlines sounds like a very good
> thing.  They will add to the external, customer voices telling HP to
> support and evolve the best business operating system and transaction
> database available (MPE/iX with Image/SQL) and they will add validation
> for the Open Skies product to Airlines skeptical about HP as a service
> provider.
>
> Richard
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