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To: Elwood P. Dowd who wrote (93104)	9/18/2001 2:41:59 PM
From: The Duke of URL©	Respond to of 97611

Interesting article: Management software key to HP plans By Stephen Shankland Staff Writer, CNET News.com September 18, 2001, 10:40 a.m. PT Hewlett-Packard's planned acquisition of Compaq Computer has cast the spotlight on a drab but increasingly important--and profitable--piece of management software used to administer everything from phone networks to storage systems. OpenView, HP's banner product in the $20 billion management software market, already ties together disparate products from HP's product line. New enhancements mean it can be extended to Compaq products, better joining the two companies' product lines and letting OpenView piggyback on Compaq's heavy presence in the Windows server market. In a recent memo on HP's planned acquisition, Compaq Chief Executive Michael Capellas singled out OpenView as a "vital part" of the company's plans, filling a major gap in Compaq's ability to tie together all the components of a large customer's computing infrastructure. ... "When Digital was in its mode of burning the furniture, they got rid of all the software businesses," he said. "By the time they were bought by Compaq, there was nothing left. "Compaq has never been a company that has spent any time in the software business, so the company has had to be completely agnostic. It's had to encourage all the management software companies to get their products running on their hardware." Another area where OpenView could progress is in widening HP's storage software plans to enfold Compaq's strong position in midrange storage systems. .... news.cnet.com