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New Announcements
HP e3000 Transition Series Webcasts
HP November 14, 2001 Announcement
Other HP News and Announcements
MPE Task Force
Join the Open MPE Discussion
Staying on your HPe3000 (Wirt Atmar)
Plan now, Migrate later (Gavin Scott)
Migration Information
Migration Services/Tools
Add Your MPE Company to the List
New Announcements
New Initiatives And Announcements (George Statchnik)
In April, HP made a number of announcements that will ease the migration path from the hp e3000 to other HP server platforms. These include:
- A/N class conversion kit availability has been extended for 3 years, through the end of 2006!
- CPU license for enterprise or mission critical HP-UX operating environments, have been discounted by 50%!
- HP is giving away 3 months of support to qualified customers who buy HP-UX or MPE/iX systems to be used in transition projects!
- New financing options for hp e3000 customers make transitions more cost effective!
- Invent9k is a publicly available HP-UX server for migrating software from MPE to HP-UX!
- Loaner program makes HP-UX servers available for up to 6 months at no charge!
For more information on the above announcements, Click here.
Database News
HP Eloquence is a relational database which features TurboIMAGE compatibility extensions, making it an invaluable tool for HP e3000 transition projects for small to mid-range customers. HP Eloquence has been evaluated by HP and its SIGSoftvend partners, and technically endorsed by SigIMAGE's Image/SQL Advisory Committee (ISAC). It is supported on HP-UX, Windows/NT and Linux.
More information is available. Click here.
Platinum Partner Program
HP announced a new Platinum Partners Program for North America and a corresponding Preferred Partners Program for Europe. These programs will certify HP partners who can provide "bumper-to-bumper" transition services. Today's Platinum Partners include M. B. Foster, Lund Performance Solutions, and Speedware.
For more information, Click here.
Free Technical Training via Webcasts
HP is rolling out a series of six webcasts that discuss the technical details of migrating applications off of the HP e3000. These programs are available to all HP e3000 customers at no charge. Each one focuses on a different aspect of the transition process. The next webcast is scheduled to take place on May 21st (Tuesday) beginning at 8:30 am Pacific Time.
For a complete schedule of all six webcasts, Click here.
To register for upcoming webcasts, Click here.
HP Customer Spotlight
HP's Services organization helped a leading provider of managed business solutions migrate from the HP e3000 to HP-UX.
Read about the Ceridian Migration Success Story, Click here.
NewsBriefs
Earlier this month, Hewlett-Packard Company announced a new low-interest, 36-month lease for all HP e3000 A- and N-class servers. Also, HP announced a new tape enclosure for the hp e3000, the TA5300. This product is now shipping. A new disc enclosure (the disk system 2300) will be available in mid-2002.
For more information on both of these stories, Click here.
MPE/iX Release 7.5
HP announced that MPE/iX release 7.5 was on target for release in 2H’2002. In addition to support for native fibre channel and
PA8700 support on our A and N-class systems, 7.5 will also include a number of new enhancements identified using the Interex SIB process, including >4GB LDEV1 Support, a :shutdown CI command, TurboIMAGE Scalability II, Large file datasets, and the inclusion of sendmail & webwise in FOS.
HP November 14, 2001 Announcement
End of support date for HP e3000 product line is
December 31, 2006 (includes any system running MPE/iX 7.0 or higher)
MPE/iX 6.5 support has been extended through December, 2003
HP e3000 enhancements and sales of A-Class and N-Class systems will continue
through October 31, 2003
Platform Sales
- The HP e3000 A-Class low-end servers and Class mid-range and high-end
servers, system upgrades and processor add-on boards will be available for
purchase until October 31, 2003.
- Memory, storage devices (disks, tapes, arrays), and cards (I/O &
networking) will be available for purchase until at least October 31, 2003 or
longer depending on when HP announces their discontinuance (some individual
capacity points may have earlier discontinuance dates). Note,there are no
plans to support new storage devices on the HP e3000 after 2003.
- 10/100BaseT LAN and ACC (WAN) network cards and DTCs, which provide serial
to LAN connectivity, will be available for purchase until October 31,2003.
Platform Enhancements
- At least one more performance improvement planned in the 2002 timeframe
for the A/N-Class servers with the PA-8700 for roughly 30% performance
increase
- MPE/iX 7.5 will be released in second calendar half of 2002 and will
include support for Native Fiber Channel
Previous Platform Announcements Still
Valid
- HP e3000 Series 9x8, 9x9KS, and 997 servers were discontinued on September
1, 2001. Customers will be able to purchase 9x8 to 988 and 9x9KS to 989KS/x50
system upgrades and processor add-on boards for the 979KS, 989KS/x50, and 997
until June 1, 2002.
- User license upgrades will be available for purchase until October 31,
2003. Memory, currently supported storage devices (disks, tapes, arrays), and
cards (I/O & networking) will continue to be available for purchase until
HP announces their discontinuance.
Other News
HP
Software Transition Services for HPe3000 Customers
Did you know that HP has over 2,500 software engineers that deliver custom
software engineering solutions? Did you know this same group of engineers has
an MPE Lab, a migration center, and is CMM Level Five? Now you do and we want
to help you transition from your current HPe3000 to a new environment that
truly works.
We can start today to provide you with:
- Workshops with our domain experts
- Tailored Migration Plans
- Low-cost initial assessments
- Custom architecture reviews
- In-depth assessments
- The development of pilot projects
- The delivery of complete porting and migration projects
Call us today in the US at 1-888-290-5413, Option 2.
HP e3000 Transition Series Webcasts. George Stachnik announces the schedule for a series of six webcasts. These webcasts discuss the transition from the HP e3000 to other HP platforms.
Frequently Asked Questions About the HP e3000 (from HP)
From Jeff Vance at HP Cupertino
An Important Announcement about the HP
e3000 Business From George Stachnik
HP announce
a 5 year plan for the e3000 - an important announcement concerning the
future of the hp e3000 platform
Letter from Winston Prather
and Jim Murphy (pdf format)
Can we talk? by Winston Prather I am sure that many of you are saddened by
this news about the HP e3000. Some of you may have expected today's
announcement, and others ...
What hp e3000 partners and customers are saying
Hewlett-Packard has announced end-of-support dates for HP
e3000 servers and associated upgrade kits, and releases of the MPE/iX
operating system. The end-of-support dates for most HP e3000 servers have been
extended to aid customers' transition efforts.
Transition made easy with hp solutions - Replacement options for HP e3000
servers
MPE Task Force
The Board of Directors of Interex has set up a task force to answer your
MPE questions and concerns. The e-mail address: mpetf@interex.org can be used by anyone to
send the task force your MPE concerns, questions and findings. This task force
is currently composed of Ed Witkow (past chair of Interex), Debbie
Lawson-Kirkwood (Interex), Jim Keller (Interex), Dave Wilde HP-CSY), Jeff
Vance (HP- CSY) and is chaired by Denys Beauchemin (Interex Board member).
See full story of the formation of this
important task force.
Join the OpenMPE
Discussion
OpenMPE Possibilities and
Discussion
It is the intent of this group to carefully and calmly evaluate the viability
of the MPE/iX Operating System moving to an alternative entity that would
allow for it's support and enhancements to continue beyond the scheduled
December 31, 2006 end of support date from Hewlett-Packard. Members of this
group include Hewlett-Packard, MPE 3rd party utility vendors, MPE application
vendors, and many long standing members of the MPE community.
Staying with your HPe3000 (Wirt Atmar)
Plan B: Staying on the HP3000 indefinitely
Wirt Atmar, a long time HPe3000 professional presents a "homestead" approach to your HPe3000,
"A number of people, including HP itself, have been recently describing staying on the HP3000 indefinitely as being very risky. I completely disagree with that assessment. In fact, I believe that it may well be the least risky thing you can do, thus I've spent the day writing a general reply to that assertion. Because I wanted to include pictures in my response, illustrating what we do in our own circumstances, I've put the reply up as a web page. It's at: http://aics-research.com/planb.html"
Plan now, Migrate later (Gavin Scott)
Another HPe3000 professional, Gavin Scott, writes, "My personal advice would be, 'plan now, execute later' (click to view story) and in the interval
be aware of things you are doing that you might be able to do slightly
differently so as to minimize your dependence on the 3000 if you actually
get to the 'execute' phase."
Current Migration
Information
Official Migration Web site: http://www.hp.com/go/e3000
You'll find product roadmaps, white papers, answers to frequently asked
questions, information about upcoming events, and other details of this
announcement.
Trade up Programs for HP e3000 9000 Series:
Trade in credits are available towards the purchase of HP-UX servers.
Contact HP sales offices or channel partner for pricing information at
1-800-637-7740.
HPe3000 (A and N Class) to 9000 System
Conversion
A and N Class System Conversion kits are available at no cost. Kits include:
1) PA Risc Firmware and stable storage changes, 2) HP-UX Operating Environment
License, and 3) One year warranty on modified parts
| Product Number |
Product
Description |
| A6705A |
HP3000 A-Class to HP 9000 Server
Conversion |
| A6705A 100 |
Convert A400 110MHz to a A6109A 440
MHz |
| A6705A 101 |
Convert A500 140MHz to a A5570A
440MHz |
| A6437A |
HP3000 N-Class to HP 9000 Server |
| A6437A 100 |
Convert N4000 220 MHz to a A3639B 440
MHz |
| A6437A 101 |
Convert N4000 330 MHz to a A3639B 440
MHz |
| A6437A 102 |
Convert N4000 440 MHz to a A3639B 440
MHz |
| A6437A 103 |
Convert N4000 550 MHz to a A3639B 550
MHz |
Migration Services*
HPe3000
Migration Partners
Allegro Consultants, Inc.
Allegro will help you to continue to use your HP
e3000 for the next 25 years. You will be able to obtain support and assistance
from people who have already supported the HP e3000 for many years, and will
continue doing so for as long as there are still users who understand the
advantages of an MPE solution.
Beechglen Development, Inc.
Beechglen will continue to support the HP3000 for
as long as our customers care to run on this phenomenal platform. In fact, we
have several customers still running Classic MPE/V on Micros and Series 52s!
Their theory is "if it isn't broke don't fix it", and that these systems have
one of the best business qualities, they are bought and paid for!
Since 1988, Beechglen has specialized in providing our Account Management
Support (AMS) for HP3000 and HP9000 systems. This includes 24X7 phone-in
technical support, network problem solving, and system tuning.
Bradmark
Technologies, Inc.
Bradmark has partnered with Hewlett-Packard and
the HP e3000 community for more than 20 years. Going forward, we will continue
to offer the high-quality products and services that help our HP e3000
customers meet their business needs. For those customers whose future plans
nclude migrating to other computing platforms, we are ready to assist them in
making that transition while protecting their investment with Bradmark
products.
Lund Performance Solutions
Lund Performance Solutions has provided expert e3000 support and services
for 16 years. Since 1991, they have also provided highly regarded
professional support services, software, and training for the HP-UX and
Linux platforms. Lund successfully migrated its own code in 1995 to create
the respected SOS line of system performance tools, and since 1997 they have
offered support for the Windows environment. Lund's e3000 knowledge, migration
experience and dedication to service have helped them develop an innovative
five-step migration program that takes MPE users through system migration—from
initial evaluation to final hardware configuration.
Managed
Business Solutions
Managed Business Solutions (MBS) has delivered HP
e3000 solutions for nearly ten years. Our in-depth knowledge of this platform,
as well as Unix, Oracle, and NT, combined with our ability to support
virtually any application enables us to provide world-class assessment,
support, and integration services.
MB
Foster
At MB Foster, we are an experienced, dedicated
team whose sole aim is to provide the tools and support our customers need to
create their own vision of the future.
Orient Information Technology Ltd. ( Orient )
Offering across-the-board IT solutions and services, specializing in migrating your existing applications running under HP e3000 to other HP servers running HP-UX or Windows. We have proven methodology & vast experience in handling HP3000 migration projects and are confident of delivering results on time and at competitive rates.
Orient offers the following Benefits / Core Competencies:
- Consulting & Planning for Application Migration
- Migration of HP e3000 Applications from Host: Turbo Image / COBOL / Vplus / Forms 3000 to Target: Oracle, Developer 2000, MS SQL server, COBOL, Embedded COBOL, or any other new technology.
- Data Migration Services from HP e3000 Image Database (AllBase 3000) to target new RDBMS.
- Testing of ported data and migrated applications on to the new migrated Systems.
HP e3000 has been one of the industry 's most trusted platforms for running critical applications. Hewlett-Packard's decision to end future sales & support to HP e3000 has created an urgent need to begin evaluating and planning transitions to other HP servers running HP-UX & Windows.
For further information please visit our corporate website at www.orientinfotech.com
Simplify your Migration to Open Systems with
BridgeWare™
Quest Software has supported the HP 3000 platform
for more than 15 years with proven solutions for high availability, output
management and middleware. With HP's recent announcement to phase out the
platform by 2006, Quest is extending assistance to all existing HP 3000 users
to help in this transition. Our middleware solutions will simplify your
migration to open systems and continue to provide value after the migration.
BridgeWare, a cooperative development effort
between Quest and Taurus Software, is a proven data movement solution. Whether
you are migrating your data to Oracle, SQL Server, Informix or DB2; BridgeWare
will automate the process and ensure data consistency across all platforms.
Get additional product details.
Read an independent product review.
Learn more about Quest Software's open system solutions.
Robelle Solutions Technology Inc.
Robelle plans to support the 3000 with improved
Qedit and Suprtool products and service as long as we have customers. I have a
commitment from Neil Armstrong, the Suprtool Software Architect, to stay with
the product for the long haul. And our products already run on the HP-UX
platform.
Sector7
Sector7 has partnered with Transformix to create
a 'best of breed' solution for HP 3000 MPE users that wish to migrate to UNIX
based platforms. By combining the XFORM toolkit and expertise from
Transformix, with Sector7's proven application migration service offering, we
offer our clients a total solution to meet their migration needs.
With 16 years experience of successfully managing
large application migration projects, and a demonstrated ability to manage
resources from different organizations, we place great value on our
well-defined process, strong project management, technical leadership and
emphasis on testing.
We have successfully performed many thousands of
platform migration projects to and from VAX/Alpha OpenVMS, UNIX, Linux,
Windows, HP 3000 MPE, IBM S/390 MVS etc. for all kinds of companies, all over
the world. Application migration is our forte, and we know how to do it
right.
You can find further information on our web site
at www.sector7.com
Speedware
Corporation
Speedware has prepared detailed information on
how our customers can best protect their current IT investments for many years
to come. We have prepared answers regarding the portability of our technology
to other platforms and databases, and have even put together a wide variety of
consulting services to help customers get there. Whether our customers plan to
tackle migrations this year or in the years to come, our goal is to make their
transition as smooth as possible for them.
For more information about Speedware's response
to HP's announcement and customer solutions please refer to Speedware website
at www.speedware.com.
TransforMix
Computer Corporation
TransforMix Computer Corporation is an
international, independent consulting firm dedicated to solving technology
skills and product gaps in Hewlett Packard commercial computing. Our offerings
are particularly useful to users of the HP 3000 (MPE) computing environment.
Transoft
Transoft has more than 16 years of experience of migrating some 150
users' IBM mainframe, DEC VAX, Data General MV, Prime, NCR VRX, Bull
GCOS, as well as HP 3000 and other proprietary systems to UNIX and NT
Open Systems platforms. Our application transformation and integration
technologies in addition to our services enable you to not only safely
move your legacy application but to also improve and add functionality
to it during the process.
Whisper Technology
Whisper Technology's Programmer Studio is an
advanced Windows editor / IDE that allows you to view, edit, compile
and debug your code whatever your programming language(s) and whatever
your platform(s). For more specific information on how Programmer Studio
could help your porting plans, please visit
http://www.programmerstudio.com/moving.asp
Migration Tools Identified by
the e3000 Community*
These are recommendations and tips compiled from
MPE Forum, 3000L and the e3000 Community. If you have information you would
like to add to this page please contact lawson@interex.org
Cobol Programming:
Acucorp: With the release of Acucorps
(www.acucorp.com) Version 5.2 of Extend
5, HP e3000 developers will be able to maintain their existing applications
with a full range of COBOL development tools, while at the same time
benefiting from the many modern programming technologies supported by extend
5, including Client/Server, e-business, and Thin Client deployment
capabilities. As a result, HP e3000 customers will no longer be faced with the
challenges of migrating or converting their valuable COBOL assets to other
packages or languages when addressing current business needs. For more
information go to: http://www.acucorp.com/News/Press/releases/hpe3000_pr.html
Legacy J: LegacyJ'ss PERCobol product is
an advanced function COBOL compiler permitting the creation of Graphical,
Object Oriented, Platform independent, Java enabled COBOL applications. Using
PERCobol, COBOL applications may fully exploit new capabilities or only use
those required for a specific programming environment. For more information go
to: http://www.legacyj.com/perc_desc.html
Database:
HP-Eloquence: HP Eloquence (www.hp-eloquence.com) is a TurboIMAGE
clone that runs on UNIX, Linux and Windows NT/2000. It is supported by
Marxmeier Software (www.marxmeier.com).
PostgreSQL: PostgreSQL (www.postgresql.org) is a sophisticated
Object-Relational DBMS, supporting almost all SQL constructs, including
subselects, transactions, and user-defined types and functions. It is an
open-source database but commercial support is available.
Denkart: Denkart's ViaNova product (www.denkart.com) is an end-to-end solution
for Migrating and Converting entire application environments.
Transoft Legacy Liberator
Transoft's Legacy Liberator rules based toolset is used to convert HP
3000 legacy source to Open Systems COBOL of your choice, and the
Intrinsics are converted to a combination of COBOL and C. The Image
database I/O can optionally be converted to embedded SQL or the
Transoft Data Access Module provides emulation of Image functionality
using RDBMS with little change to the Image I/O syntax. We provide a
range of options for the VPLUS forms: conversion to COBOL character
screens; Transoft's Frontier GUI Lite; moving to a full GUI with
Visual Basic or Java/JSP using Transoft's Graphical Adapters which
also continues to allow character screens. Finally the application can
be improved to include Web applications, mobile or wireless
applications, enterprise application integration or new functionality.
This is achieved using the Transoft Componentization tools to create a
Services Orientated Development Architecture (SODA) providing
J2EE,.NET, XML etc application interfaces.
*Interex provides the lists above as a service to its members and subscribers. Interex neither supports or endorses those appearing on the lists above. It is the responsibility of each individual to decide if the migration services and tools offered will fit their current needs.
If you wish to be added to the list above, please email your request to ts@interex.org for consideration.
MPE/iX - Migration Tool
Ballot
Please indicate the tools your organization needs
related to MPE/iX migration, in each of the following categories. Your input
will be presented to HP and the vendor community.
MPE/iX Migration Bulletin Boards
Click here and please scroll down to the section marked MPE/iX Migration Tool
Ballot
Database
Post the enhancements or migration tools you forsee needing relating to the
IMAGE database or review and provide comments on the enhancement requests and
tools that your peers have submitted.
Languages
Post the enhancements or migration tools you forsee needing relating to HP
e3000 programming and languages or review and provide comments on the
enhancement requests and tools that your peers have submitted.
System Management/Operating
Systems
Post the enhancements or migrations tools you forsee needing relating to
HP e3000 System Management and the MPE/iX operating system or review and
provide comments on the enhancement requests and tools that your peers have
submitted.
Web/Internet
Post the enhancements or migration tools you forsee needing relating to web
applications and ecommerce on the HP e3000 or review and provide comments on
the enhancement requests and tools that your peers have submitted.
Third Party Tools
Post the enhancements or migration tools you forsee needing relating to third
party tools on the HP e3000 or review and provide comments on the enhancement
requests and tools that your peers have submitted.
Third Party Applications
Support
Post the enhancements or migration tools you forsee needing relating to third
party software applications on the HP e3000 or review and provide comments on
the enhancement requests and tools that your peers have submitted.
Please Add Your MPE Company To
The List (maintained by the Tech Group)
A listing of companies that use the MPE/iX
platform for some aspect of their business, including the "canned"
applications they use, Fortune 500 ranking, and an optional hyper-link to
their company web site, is being maintained. Since it's inception, the list
has grown nicely and continues to grow. The list is NOT for commercial use but
strictly to show solidarity amount MPE users. Application vendors use the list
to show prospective customers how large and diversified the platform's
installed base is and users have used the list to show their upper management
the same thing.
If you are so inclined, please feel free to
checkout the list and join in. Also, pass word along to other MPE shops that
you know about.
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