New HP VP slot goes to CIO Rose, 3000 supporter

June 2000
New HP VP slot goes to CIO Rose, 3000 supporter

HP’s board of directors named Michael Rose, its CIO, as a vice president of the company. Rose made public endorsements of the HP 3000 in 1998 as part of the State of the Product Line speech in HP World, saying the platform was a key element to the success of HP’s computing efforts.

Rose said at the 1998 HP Computer Users Association meeting that keeping a commitment to continue the use of hundreds of HP 3000s was easy — when he considered how well the solutions work.

“I don’t feel like I’ve got a gun to my head to get rid of them at all,” he said. “This is an excellent division, and their products really do get the job done. We’ve got this resource, so now we can harvest it, milk it.”
“The 3000s today still provide us with tremendous capability,” said the 20-year HP veteran in his presentation. “We’re very excited about the IA-64 announcement for the 3000s. Without it, it would have been just another data point against it. And of course,” he joked, “the price is quite attractive as well.”