Today's Computerworld says HP planned to announce today new HP3000 systems and 40% price reductions on the 9x8 series. The new high end 996 systems use the PA-RISC 7150 CPU chip and provide a 15% performance improvement at the same price as the 995. 1-8 CPU versions are available. The 969KS has a 120Mhz PA-RISC 7200 chip, with 1-4 CPU versions available. New user licensing will apparently reduce prices for customers with less than 64 users also. G.