News that All HP e3000 Customers Need to Hear In its role of trusted advisor, HP is deeply committed to serving its customers and partners. We want to help you make the right long-term decisions for your companies, and to continue earning your trust and confidence along the way. It is from this position of leadership that HP is advising its HP e3000 community about a change in future direction for the HP e3000 product line. For almost 30 years, the HP e3000 has been a robust, reliable platform for the IT industry worldwide. But today’s environment is changing rapidly and, going forward, looks different from the one that has sustained and nourished the HP e3000 platform. Projecting ahead five years, we think the infrastructure and ecosystem may not be in place for customers to successfully run their businesses on the platform. HP feels it’s important to share these concerns with our customers and partners. Today, we are announcing details of a five-year plan to end HP e3000 sales and support. To learn more, please follow this link to our website: http://www.hp.com/products1/mpeixservers/future/index.html hp e3000 advisor online hp is advising customers to begin planning transitions away from the HP e3000. Long-term industry trends have led hp to make some tough but necessary, decisions. To learn more, please follow this link to the Advisor website. http://www.hp.com/products1/mpeixservers/advisor/feature_nov01.html Prather's perspective Winston Prather reflects on the HP 3000 announcement and looks toward the future. To learn more, please follow this link to the Advisor website. http://www.hp.com/products1/mpeixservers/advisor/prather_nov01.html replacement options transition made easy with hp solutions Discover your alternatives as HP clarifies operating system choices and offers possible options for your environment. To learn more, please follow this link to the Advisor website. http://www.hp.com/products1/mpeixservers/advisor/replace_nov01.html street talk customers and partners express support Get the latest word from the street. http://www.hp.com/products1/mpeixservers/advisor/street_nov01.html * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *