To our customers, our business partners and long time friends of the e3000
community

As a long-time HP e3000 vendor, we are deeply saddened by HP's announcement
to discontinue the HP e3000 product line. This marks the end of an industry
icon, a symbol of excellence, durability, and reliability. The HP e3000 has
always been known as Hewlett-Packard's most cost-effective and reliable
business server computing platform and years from now when people
say, "They don't build them like that anymore," many of us will be thinking
of the HP e3000.

However, Speedware is categorically stating that we have no plans to drop
support for the HP e3000 platform! As long as we have customers using the
platform, we will continue to produce new versions of our products for the
HP e3000.

Although Speedware technology helps to protect the application investments
of our customers, we know that HP's announcement will pose many questions
and may force some customers into the uncomfortable position of re-
evaluating their IT environment.

Speedware has prepared detailed information on how our customers can best
protect their current IT investments for many years to come. We have
prepared answers regarding the portability of our technology to other
platforms and databases, and have even put together a wide variety of
consulting services to help customers get there. Whether our customers plan
to tackle migrations this year or in the years to come, our goal is to make
their transition as smooth as possible for them.

For more information about Speedware's response to HP's announcement and
customer solutions please
refer to Speedware website at www.speedware.com

Regards,


Christine McDowell
Senior Account Manager/Western North America

Speedware Corporation

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