HP3K Rebirth. Will COGNOS give its blessing?

[Deskin, Bob]

We think this is great news for all concerned. We're at HP World this
week, but when we return we'll be reviewing our pricing against these
latest announcements.

Bob Deskin              
Senior Product Advisor  bob.deskin@cognos.com
Cognos Inc.             (613) 738-1338 ext 4205 FAX: (613) 228-3149
3755 Riverside Drive P.O. Box 9707 Stn. T, Ottawa ON K1G 4K9 CANADA


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> From: 	John Backus[SMTP:john@beechglen.com]
> Sent: 	Tuesday, August 04, 1998 1:53 PM
> To: 	POWERHOUSELIST
> Subject: 	HP3K Rebirth.  Will COGNOS give its blessing?
> 
> 
> From the HP3000 list, continued good news for the HP3000:
> 
> > Tuesday August 4, 11:02 am Eastern Time
> > Company Press Release
> > 
> > HP Enhances MPE Curriculum for HP 3000 Customers
> > 
> > HP Education Offers Six New Courses on MPE/iX 6.0 for IT
> Professionals
> > 
> > PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1998--Hewlett-Packard
> Company
> > today announced a revitalized MPE curriculum to provide IT
> professionals
> > with training on the new MPE/iX operating environment. The
> curriculum
> will
> > kick off with a one-day seminar, scheduled to be offered worldwide
> this
> > fall, on MPE/iX 6.0.
> > 
> > HP also announced an array of new features for its HP 3000 server
> line,
> > including new, high-performance and entry-level products, and the
> latest
> > release of HP's proven operating environment, MPE/iX 6.0 (see
> today's
> > related announcement, ``HP Delivers New HP 3000 Servers, Key
> Platform
> > Enhancements and Revamped Pricing Structure''). These solutions,
> combined
> > with new rebates and value pricing, deliver HP 3000 servers with the
> > highest performance at the lowest cost in the 25-year history of the
> HP
> > 3000 platform.
> > 
> > ``With all the exciting new features and functions of the MPE
> operating
> > system, we redeveloped the entire MPE curriculum for MPE IT
> > professionals,'' said Lenny Alugas, general manager of HP's
> Worldwide
> > Education Services.
> > 
> > ``We are delighted to have this revitalized curriculum available
> with the
> > release of MPE 6.0,'' said Harry Sterling, general manager of HP's
> > Commercial Systems Division. ``This is just another example of HP's
> > continued commitment to the HP 3000 platform.''
> > 
> > [The press release continues with more details on the classes and
> general
> > info on HP.]
> > 
> > Another MPE related item on Yahoo!'s BizWire page:
> > http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/980804/hewlett_pa_2.html
> 
> 
> As far as the blessing part goes...
> 
>   More attractive costs for COGNOS licenses and upgrade fees, etc.?
> 
> 
> 
> John Backus
> Beechglen Development, Inc.
> 
> The foregoing is an opinion of John Backus and not his employer.
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