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To: Night Writer who wrote (429)	5/15/2002 4:23:24 PM
From: Elwood P. Dowd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4345

PRODUCT ROAD MAP FOR 'NEW' HP by: the_original_mdr 05/15/02 04:20 pm Msg: 133558 of 133558 Link : crn.com IA-32-based Servers Old HP Brand: HP Netserver, HP Server Old Compaq Brand: ProLiant New HP Brand: HP ProLiant Future development will be based on Compaq's ProLiants. Exception: low-end tc2210 and tc2100 product remain HP Server brand. Server-attached storage, rack options and systems management will migrate to ProLiant. Itanium-based Servers Old HP Brand: HP Server Old Compaq Brand: ProLiant New HP Brand: HP ProLiant Both companies had similar IA-64 server road maps. Future development will focus on the original HP strategy. RISC-based Servers Old HP Brand: Superdome Old Compaq Brand: AlphaServer New HP Brand: TBA HP will follow existing plans, which include two more upgrades to each vendor's RISC processor and then a migration of both high-end Unix server families to the Itanium, at which time a new brand is slated to emerge. Fault-Tolerant Servers Old HP Brand: N/A Old Compaq Brand: NonStop New HP Brand: HP NonStop Server This is the Himalaya line that Compaq acquired from Tandem. HP has no equivalent server family. Blade Servers Old HP Brand: HP Blade Server Old Compaq Brand: Compaq ProLiant BL New HP Brand: Both The ProLiant BLs will be aimed at data centers and the HP Blades at the telecom space. Unix Old HP Brand: HP-UX Old Compaq Brand: Tru64 New HP Brand: HP-UX HP-UX has a larger market share and broader customer base. HP-UX is slated to absorb Tru64 features such as RAS, clustering and file systems. OpenVMS Old HP Brand: N/A Old Compaq Brand: OpenVMS New HP Brand: OpenVMS OpenVMS is the OS for Compaq's NonStop fault-tolerant servers, a product line that HP didn't offer. Storage Architecture Old HP Brand: FSAM Old Compaq Brand: ENSA New HP Brand: ENSA Compaq's ENSA (Enterprise Network Storage Architecture) has better name recognition and architecture than HP's FSAM (Federated Storage Area Management). Also, a Compaq official said that the ENSA name is easier to pronounce. Storage Brand Name Old HP Brand: HP Surestore Old Compaq Brand: Compaq StorageWorks New HP Brand: HP StorageWorks The catchy StorageWorks brand dates back to Compaq's pre-DEC days. Storage Software Old HP Brand: HP OpenView Storage Area Manager Old Compaq Brand: SANworks New HP Brand: HP OpenView HP OpenView Storage Area Manager is tied closely to the HP OpenView network management system. HP's Unix market lead also boosted the OpenView brand. Compaq's storage management offerings will become part of HP OpenView Omniback.