The HP Apollo 9000 Model 706 is a new low-end, PA-RISC station

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The HP Apollo 9000
Model 706 is a new
low-end, PA-RISC
based color work-
station for the
entry-level market.
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The HP Standard
Instrument Control
Library is an W)
library for inetnunent
control av~lications
on HP ~I;oio
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Series 700 and
HP 9000 Model V .
controllers.
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New network-ready
HP Vectra 38WSW
PC - latest addition
to HP's network-ready
PC family.
See page $4
HP OpenView
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Release 3 the
next generation of
network and system
nuuraRement
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New HP DTC
represents a
signitlat step
toward making the
DTCthechosen
server for HP-UX.
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8 KP Computer Update, June 1992
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In This Issue
Management Perspective HP 3000 field upgrade HP Apollo 9000 Series 700
5 changes Dud CRX multimonitor
HP Premier Account Support upgrade
General News HP NCS 2 for Domain and
NetBase brings disaster
7 Events tolerance to HP 3000 OSF/l
Strategic concerns of SoftPC 3.0 now shipping on
New HP TurboSTORWfi 11
HP users Series 700 and 800
trial copy
HP executive management HP FTM9000 on HP Apollo
Peer-tepeer connectivity for
seminar HP LU 6.2 APVXL 9000 Series 700
U.K. object orientation and Wingz, Island Graphics, and
Return credits for high-end
ObjectIQ seminar series Lotus obsolescence
memory and 110 add-on
products
Promotions HP 1000 Systems
Reduced high-end memory
9 33 HP 1000 A-Series microfloppy
prices
discontinuance
HP 3000 Systems
HP 9000 Systems
12 The open HP 3000 - the best 23 Making sense of the standards Personal Computers
commercial system 34 New network-ready HP Vectra
morass
Announcing the HP 3000 386/25N PC
Lntroducing HP 9000 Model
Corporate Business Systems HP Vectra 486U PC series
890 Corporate Business -
New HP 3000 Series 987 Server desktop PCs for Windows
and CAD
HP 3000 Corporate Business HP 9000 Corporate Business
System DX data center Server Model 890 upgrade Built-in support of Novell and
solution program MS LAN Manager remote
startup in HP Vectra 386/N
HP 3000 NFS interoperability Mainstream available on
PCs
testing HP 9000 and HP Apollo 9000
HP Vectra 486U, 486s, and
Networking enhanced with HP EDA software
386s PCs rackmount kits
HP MPWiX Release 4.0 discontinuance
Display drivers for HP Ultra
HP Series 6000 HP-FL disk HP EGS discontinuance
VGA+ video
array support on HP 3000
systems Workstations HP's PC Instrument Tools for
Windows integration service
HP 3000 Series 9x7 memory 28 New HP Apollo 900CI Model
enhancement 705 color workstations HP's PC-300 Controller
Integration service
HP 3000 management with Introducing HP Standard
HP OpenView Network Node Instrument Control Library HP Vectra RSl25C and
HP Vectra 486/25T PC
Manager
Introducing GRAFPAK-GKS
discontinuance
3480-compatible tape drives
HP ADVISE software
supported on HP 3000 Series HP IGC 10 and IGC 20
migration tool
990/992 Graphics Controllers
Video card for HP Apollo 9000 discontinuance
HP Model 10 GB/A rewritable
Series 700 workstations
optical autochanger on HP PC308 and PC-312
HP 3000 CIO systems HP Apollo 9000 Model 425e to controllers replaced
710 upgrades
HP OpenView Console:
administration made easy
HP Computer Update, June 1992
In This Issue
Networks HP DTC surpasses competi- Peripherals
41 HP OpenView Release 3 for tion with nailed ports 50 Mass Storage
strategic NSM solutions Management software New SCSI-2 8.0-GB data
HP OpenView Network Node requirements for enhanced compression DAT for
Manager Release 3.0 HP DTC HP Apollo 9000 Series 700
workstations
Introducing HP OpenView New high-performance, low-
network and systems manage- cost HP EtherTwist PC LAN Ordering options for disk
ment platform products adapters storage products and kits
New HP OpenView Manage- HP EtherTwist PC LAN New HP 3000 and HP 9000
ment Stations based on Adapter lifetime warranty external storage prices
Release 3.0 HP Modular Adapter for "HP1 .3-GB DAT upgrade kit
Ordering HP OpenView HP 12-Port Hub Plus shipping discontinuancen correction
Windows/DOS products
Throughput improvements for
HP OpenView upgrade and HP Resource Sharing
support products
HP LAN Manager for OS/2
A new step toward making the upgrade program ending
DTC the clear terminal server
HP E t h e W& bit LAN
of choice for HP-UX
Adapter price decrease
4 HP Computer Update, June 1992
Management Perspective
When the HP Computer zillions of dollars we have invested in them. If open
Update editor asked me systems can help us do that - and I think they can -
to write an article on then their promise is very great indeed. But will the
open systems, I must promise become a reality? Have we made any
admit that I took on the progress? The answer is "Yes."
challenge with a fair
degree of trepidation. As First, there have been a number of meaningful stand-
a topic, it's right up there ards and standards organizations put in place to
with quality and produc- facilitate the realization of the open systems promise.
tivity. It's good stuff, but OSI, OSFMX, IOpen*, COS, POSE, the SQL Access
the kind of topic that is Committee, and others are beginning to deliver on the
often discussed in vague, promise.HP's own "Openviewn network management
indefinite terms. So, since tool has been licensed by IBM and chosen by OSF as a
you are not a captive key part of its Distributed Management Environment.
audience, I'll try to be as specific as I can and talk about So, there's no question that a great deal of progress has
open systems as a reality rather than as a promise. been made and that there is not a single hardware or
software vendor that is not trying to introduce products
First, a definition is probably in order. My boss, John compatible with the open systems vision.
Young, defines open systems as "the technical equiva-
lent to teamwork." More specifically, an open system is But I must ask, as you probably do, whether open
a network of heterogeneous computers that can work systems are enough. And I believe the answer is a
together as if they were a single integrated whole. I can qualified "I don't think so." I don't believe that open
hear you now. . . "So, what?" A fair question. So, let me systems alone will make information systems more
try to answer it. responsive. They won't necessarily lead to break-
through improvements in software development times.
Open systems hold different appeals for different They won't eliminate that troublesome backlog of user
people. From the MIS perspective, open systems mean requests. And they won't make the job of day-teday
that MIS directors don't have to apologize to their CEOs software maintenance easier. I believe that the real
for the technical choices they've made in the past. answer to these problems lies in a new computing
Because open systems can allow us to continue paradigm that must be combined with open systems -
realizing value from our sigruficant installed base of client-server computing.
hardware and software. For others, the appeal of open
systems lies in their ability to reduce dependence on While open systems alone fall short of delivering true
any particular vendor. Then there are those who are business benefits, client-server computing in a propri-
involved in global markets and see open systems as a etary environment doesn't solve the problems that open
"weapon" for breaking down the barriers of time and systems can. Together though, the two can offer a
distance - thus allowing computers and information tremendous potential for delivering business benefits in
systems to be a full participant in the realization of a a timely manner.
global economy. Finally, there are the many third
parties that hope that open systems will dow everyone The term "client-server" refers to an architecture in
to capitalize on their sigrulicant product contributions. which some components request services and other
Personally, I think the ultimate benefit of open systems components deliver those services. Both components
is their ability to break down the artificial barriers that can be widely distributed across the network, and they
have prevented us from harnessing the full power of can be heterogeneous or "open."
computers and to finally maximize the return on the
continued 071 nmt page
HP Computer IJpdate, June 1992 5
We at HP MIS are fully committed to this architecture. are so sigruficant that you would be doing yourselves
In fact, all our sigruficant new development is being and your company a considerable senice if you at least
delivered in a client-server architecture that is hetero- try an experiment using heterogeneous clients or
geneous. But I can assure you that we didn't move from servers. ThIS way, when you're hished, you'll be able
a blank piece of paper to full adoption of this architec- to see the power of both open systems and client-server
ture in one step. Like everyone else, we started with computing.
some experiments. And when we began, we assumed
that this architecture was going to be more complex, Now, maybe you're reluctant to try such an experiment
that it would be hard to learn and would take lots of on that new application your business partners have
training, and that it would take longer to develop been clamoring for over the last several months or
applications in this environment. But we wanted to try. years. OK, maybe I wouldn't take that risk either. In
Why? Because we also assumed that the benefits of this fact, our very first experiment was to reengmeer an
architecture would include lower costs, easier-to- existing application into a client-server architecture
maintain software, and tighter controls. So we experi- implemented across heterogeneous platforms. We
mented. The result: Our experiments confirmed nearly literally took the existing application and cut the code
all of our assumptions as to benefits, and provided apart implementing portions on the client and portions
some pleasant surprises, as well. For example, contrary on the server within our predefined architecture. What
to our original assumption, a client-server computing resulted was a reengmeered client-server application
paradigm actually led to faster application develop- accomplished in an elapsed time of eight months, using
ment. We also found that the client-server architecture two development teams totaling less than a dozen
offered enormous potential for reusability, especially in people.
the code that is enabling in nature. And finally, client-
server computing turned out to be a simpler architec- Our experiments have convinced me that the combina-
ture. When coupled with modularity and reusability, we tion of open systems and client-server computing offers
found that it was much easier to do system integration the IT community the best way to quickly and respon-
and testing. sively align our function to support our organization's
business goals. It offers us a chance to position our-
So from HP's perspective and more importantly, selves as enablers of change - not impediments, not
-
from HP's experience - the potential for the open cost centers but a very real strategic resource. By
-
systedclient-server computing paradigm to deliver the way, if you're willing to experiment, HP would be
real business benefits in a timely manner is enormous. delighted to help.
T~IiSs not to say that t hc~om~bin ation solves all
problems or that all of the pieces necessary to make it 8~
.l-;iw
effective are currently available off the shelf in the
marketplace; but I can promise you that the benefits
Lloyd Taylor
Director, Corporate Information Systems
OSFis a trademark of the Open Software Foundation in the U.S. and other
countries.
* WOpen is a trademark of WpenC ompany Limited in the U.K and other
countries.
6 HP Computer Update, June 199'2
General News
Events in 1992. That is an incredible jump," libraries contain hundreds of user-
said Jeff %as, INTEREX MIS written programs and applications
Strategic concerns of director. Was also noted that this that have been contributed to
HP users year's survey revealed "29% of those INTEREX, tested in real-world
who answered the question 'Are environments, and then made
you migrating in 1992?' said 'yes.' available to members through an
This shows that the cost of main- annual release. The INTEREX
taining old technology, coupled technical staff offers telephone
INTEREX, an independent
with the high performance and cost support for the RTE, HP-UX,a nd
worldwide association of
benefits of new technology, has MPE CSLs.
Hewlett-Packard computer users,
made migrating to MPEIiX and
surveyed 3,270 MIS and higher level
HI'-LJX more aAractive,"i nterpreted INTEREX offers many additional
managers in the U.S., Canada, and
Zajas. support services to HP users. For
Mexico in midJanuary. Based on
example, publications bring users
the 22% response rate, the voice of
The survey also revealed that MIS varied yet indepth information on
HP users was represented by
managers were spending sigruficant HP computing. Interact focuses on
$700 million budget dollars per year.
amounts of time on projects relating HP computer users in both business
to PCs, system security, data and technical environments,
The managers surveyed cited the
management, performance, and providing third-party product
following top 10 strategic concerns:
capacity. information and featuring technical
1. Database technology MPE and HP-LJX articles written by
New to the survey in 1992 was the users. Real-Time Interface for RTE
2. Open systems and industry
tracking of business concerns "such users serves HP computer users in
standards
as product delivery, ease of installa- technical real-time environments.
3. Professional development
tion, and cost of hardware and INTEREXPress, a monthly news
4. Application development software contracts," said Zajas. publication, features timely industry
5. Interoperability and network Polling these concerns allows and product news, updates mem-
integration INTEREX to "better understand bers about INTEREX services and
what the business community's events, and informs them of
6. Performance and capacity
needs are and relay that to HP," affiliated user group activity.
7. LAN operations
Zajas stated.
8. UNIXostandards Conferences are another important
9. Distributed data HP values INTEREX as a viable means of information exchange
channel of communication between between HP and users. INTEREX's
10. Data management
the company and its customers. To annual International HP Users
this end, INTEREX is continually Conference is the largest gathering
The survey's preliminary results
developing advocacy and support of HP users and vendors in the
revealed that MIS Managers'
programs that address issues world and features presentations
concerns of both open systems and
expressed in the Strategic Concerns from HP representatives and fellow
migration increased sharply this
Survey. users dealing with topics of interest.
year. Although responses came
Also at the conference, high-level
predominantJy from MPE users,
One of the most valuable support HP management answers questions
"concern over UNIX standards went
programs INTEREX offers is the and hears concerns of attendees at
ii-om being the nineteenth concern
annual release of Contributed the HP Management Roundtable.
in 1991 to being the eighth concern
Software Libraries (CSLs). The
continued on next page
HP Computer Update, June 199'2 7
General News
This year's conference will be HP executive management U.K. object orientation and
August 24-27 in New Orleans, se~iiinar ObjectlQ seminar series
Louisiana Conference remtion
information is available from the
HP's Software Engineering Systems For Eumpeo nly
INTEREX Conference Department.
Division will host the next Software
Engineering Management Seminar A seminar entitled "Introducing
INTEREX and HP continually
September 2 3in Burlington, Object-Orientation with ObjectIQ
work together to identxfy needs
Massachusetts. The seminar is will be given during June and July at
and provide products and services
targeted at directors and vice six locations in the U.K: London,
that support HP's users. Call
presidents with software engmeer- Bracknell, Ehburgh, Manchester,
800-INTEREX for af ree MPE CSL
ing responsibility from principal and Birmingham, and Bristol. The
demo disk, free sample of Inlemct
target accounts. The seminar seminar introduces the benefits of
magazine, or a summary of the 1992
focuses on HP's software practices. object orientation and HP's role in
Strategic Concerns survey, com-
IIP managers will share tools and the technology. It describes the
plete with charts and graphs of the
methods for achieving quality background of ObjectlQ, an object-
survey results.
software. The seminar is an oppor- oriented rapid applications develop-
tunity for users to become familiar ment tool kit.
UNlX is a registered trademark of UNlX System
Laboratories Inc. in the USA and other with HP and HP's CASE program.
countries. The seminar is aimed at explaining
Contact your HP representative for the sigruficance of object-oriented
registration information. technology and how to take the
next step in its implementation. It
introduces ObjectIQ and the
services, training, and consulting
that can be offered to support its
use. Services will be delivered
by HP's European Knowledge
Systems Center (EKSC) based in
Bristol, U.K.
Contact your HP representative for
more information.
8 HP Computer Update, Jmle 1992
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