Quest releases Y2K spooling software
Online Extra No.
36
Update
on AppeerX: No Unix, Oracle support, but Web gateway
emerges
HP readies TraceRT for HP 3000s
Look over Express 1 6.0 enhancements
on Jazz
Chat habit starts at Yahoo!
New product traces IMAGE
calls
March 1999
HP files lawsuits against 3 used hardware
resellers
HP’s
committed to a CORBA on the 3000, but which one?
Set your own standard for
3000 client-server interfaces, because HP won’t
HP and Lew Platt are
splitting up
CSY’s flighty
acquisition is taking off
HP’s put a faster Java
out for HP 3000 sites to beta test
March
1999
HP
creates IA-64 building blocks in labs —
Customers at the latest IPROF MPE developer’s
conference asked HP if its next-decade commitments were blocking more
pressing needs. HP managers replied that its HP 3000 IA-64 commitment
stands — but it’s not standing in the way of engineering
that will be delivered much sooner.
Newest
3000 Web Server advances outlined at IPROF —
HP
details its plans for the fall's Apache/iX release, but holds the
line short of promising SSL security capability for the
3000
CSY
hatches software eggs in SPP basket —
The
developer's program tailored to solution suppliers gets HP 3000
specifics and new systems at a discount for commercial software
companies and integrators
Enchilada idea heads to committee design
— A
select group of programmers and designers form to tackle the
specification of IMAGE data caching enhancement
Onsite
Insights: Software delivers 3000 reports by e-mail
—
byRequest ships reports from MPE applications around a Seattle
community college district
HP seeks
outside help to build CFE enhancements
—
With the first MPE/iX improvement out for beta-test, a proposal goes
out to build an ABORTPROC command using resources outside the CSY
labs
HP makes
promises, defends plans at IPROF Management RT — An all-3000 HP managers panel looks to near term
products and marketing growth at the Interex roundtable
Online Extra No. 37
Time's
running out on credits for older systems
3000 swings a bigger stick in
HP, says Sterling
N-Class previews the HP 3000
of late 2000
Resellers regroup in
aftermath of lawsuits
New FTP fixes, versions for
3000s
HP rolls out new 3000 ads in
Computerworld, InfoWeek
A new Web server for 3000s
from Java
Most Y2K compliant release
not 6.0, but 5.5
CSY takes on VT3K
ownership
Creating Cobol layouts with
DataAid/3000
April 1999
The
3000's GM Harry Sterling has new duties on top of managing
CSY
You can’t transfer
software licenses between HP 3000s
Tivoli wants a new keeper for Maestro on MPE,
and has several suitors
Resellers are working hard to keep their 3000
status
HP’s committed to porting security
libraries to the 3000
A
rare security bug in DEBUG can put 3000s at risk
A
VPlus graphics language is an improvement coming from AICS, not
HP
April 1999
HP
lawsuits sting 3 used hardware brokers
—
Suits allege companies, HP staff illegally reconfigured HP 9000s as
HP 3000s, adjusted user license counts for MPE/iX software to steal
revenues from 3000 division
Surviving MANMAN's Ides of March —
Persistent integer date issues require source code
changes at HP 3000 manufacturing sites
Riva, HP host
3000 update day for UK users —
An
all-day event delivers the latest news on the 3000, including a
proposal for a hot-swap multiple-OS HP 3000
Programmers get
free management suite — Diamond Optimum gives away a 10-user license of
its Diamond CM configuration tool to seed the 3000 market
New Web server
optimized for 3000 apps — A new version of QWEBS pulls out all the stops
to create a stateful connection and serve files quickly from
memory
Online Extra No. 38
You got
16 bits, but whadda ya get?
Here comes the end for HP-IB
peripherals and systems
HP giveth, and taketh
away
HP posts Posix scanner tool
for ports to 3000
How to set up BOOTP on 3000s
Free up Y2K upgrades for ALL HP
customers, please
A better job queue scheduler
than free
HP revamps its Java site for
HP 3000s
OpenDeskManager gets another
Y2K patch
More places to buy used HP
3000s
May 1999
Abtech
announces resolution agreement with HP over used broker
lawsuit
CSY is narrowing the channel for supplying
used HP 3000s
HP terminated reseller status for OESC, so
that company is liquidating assets
Sources say Maestro on MPE has a new keeper,
one with some 3000 experience
HP’s fixed the VPlus
enhancements for Y2K dates with a new patch
May 1999
New midrange 3000s leapfrog high end
— Spring rollout includes first news on Web console for HP
3000s, AutoRAID and JDBC driver availability
Sterling takes over more HP computing
reins — 3000 General Manager adds technical software, data
warehousing duties to new, expanded group that includes HP 3000
division
After lawsuits, HP sets license
rules — Owners, buyers of systems can’t exchange
licenses between 3000s; customers must pay upgrade fees to correct
user counts
Robelle updates Suprtool for Y2K
windowing — A new $stddate function gives the latest version
of the programmer’s utility a way to carry programs across
2000
NewsWire Briefs: XML for
MACS, One Stop management, NetMail shifts — Our roundup of 3000
news items includes new Web capabilities for SGA software, a novel
integration/consulting service for datacenters, and new sales/support
for 3k
Online Extra No. 39
HP puts
new printer options online
Data warehousing becomes a
3000 line item
HP 3000 gets new
cabinets
Web Console can work with
Predictive Support
Smith-Gardner details its XML
initiative for WebOrder
TurboStore struggling with
jumbo datasets
Newest MPE/iX seems to need
older DDS firmware
Cognos rolls out manuals on CD
Ways to compare new 3000's performance
in charts
Putting Quiz and MANMAN reports on a Web
browser
HP readies 997 corruption
patch
June 1999
You’ll wait a few
extra weeks for the latest MPE/iX release
The only
JDBC driver for HP 3000s started shipping from MiniSoft
Express 2 enhancements are out for public
beta tests
Adager’s Alfredo Rego took the 3000
message to TV
Tivoli officially sold Maestro and other
Unison products to Roc Software
ORBIT will be helping Design 3000 Plus with
sales and support
HP’s Support Center 3000
patches have some corruption
June
1999
HP
authorizes used 3000 distributor plan — New
channel makes used 3000s available to distributors, resellers and HP
reps
HP gets judgement, criminal charge,
guilty plea in actions against brokers — HP resolves suit
with one firm, while courts charge two others in used 3000
allegations
NewsWire Redo: HP clarifies broker
status — HP will be establishing a new distribution point
for used systems, and its new distributor won't have SS_CONFIG
capability to change personalities or modify user license counts.
3000 market to get e-service for
application directory — A new comprehensive Web site will
make it easy for HP 3000 sites to find software and services
online
NewsWire Briefs: HP’s
2Q, scheduler alliances and messaging, new tools — Our roundup
of news items includes the number on HP’s second quarter, a deal
between Tidal Software and Allegro, Design 3000’s new messaging
solution and more
Online Extra No.
40
Amisys
parent company fixes financials, fires HBOC chief
Get MANMAN reports on the Web
with Sheetmate and byRequest
Patch repairs 3000 network
printing bug
CSY hires Bixby for its lab
after many contributions
Manage patches automatically
with a contributed tool
Going to 6.0? HP is telling
customers to wait for Express 1
SolutionStore 3000 goes
live
Using Bootp? Better set it, or it
dies automatically
HP stock rises as analysts see
shift to higher-profit products
The second generation MPE
porting paper is online
Newest Java is ready for
3000, but it doesn’t Swing yet
Delay in Merced release
raises questions about chip's IA-64 role
TraceRoute goes live in a
beta test for MPE/iX
July 1999
HP names outside candidate
Carly Fiorina as new CEO;
Hackborn to take board
chair
HP’s not dropping anyone from 3000
marketing plans, especially verticals
3000s are getting Y2K ready, but 5.5’s
latest PowerPatch is the means, not 6.0
HP’s lawsuit against Abtech is
over
DLT is eliminating failures of DDS as a 3000
backup medium
HP's 3000 don’t speak
well to its newest printers
July
1999
HP
expands its reach for 3000 solutions —
A new Software
Partner Team at CSY goes beyond verticals to rejuvenate long-time
application providers
Genius
offer lures 3000 purchases with cash discounts —
The
HP 3000 division is offering cash discounts through the end of August
for purchases of Series 9x9 systems, the first program that extends a
sale into the territory of the new 3000 customer.
Suppliers ready
for HP World debuts —
HP
3000 software and service providers are pulling off the wraps on
their offerings for the HP World conference in August.
4GL vendors cut
fees to attract HP 3000 business — Speedware drops its upgrade fees on Visual
Speedware and Autobahn, while Cognos adopts a new price structure
based on HP's user license tiers, to woo the rising HP 3000
development marketplace back to fourth generation
languages.
Onsite Insight: Flexible financials roll off
3000 among redwoods — A California group of companies tracks
diverse enterprises with a single financials package
NewsWire Briefs: Spoolmate
sites get Unispool trade-in deal; HP starts MPE classes in Chicago;
new IMAGE deadlock protection; HP ends resale pact with EMC, and
more
Online Extras No.
41 (August) and 41-A (HP World '99)
Rumors of 3000 Java GUI
jumpstart abound
Livermore, Fiorina set new
agenda in keynotes
A solution appears for the
3000 to LPQ printer disconnect
3000 is ready for its
closeup: documentary filming rolls at show
HP promises high availability a
la EMC software advances on its own drives
Oracle readies a 6.0- and
Y2K-compatible release
Avoiding crashes while using
the new Job Queues in 6.0
Open Skies partners with a
travel network
You can get certifiable on
MPE, but practice with caution
EMC's DG purchase means RAID
for LDEV1 now comes from a competitor
August
1999
The 3000
division settled on a single distributor for all of North
America
Express 1 of 6.0 is scheduled
to arrive this month
The 3000 got another TV
outing, and you can get a tape of it
Bradmark, Robelle link MPE
Command Center, Qedit for Windows
Save money on support: get
MPE/iX certified
Qedit gets Posix flexibility
and regular expression smarts in its 4.8 release
HP may be putting QUERY code
into an Open Source plan
August
1999
Unsupported sites get free Y2K upgrade for
MPE/iX —
Almost six months after HP first announced it, a program is
now underway to help many unsupported HP 3000 sites get a Y2K-safe
version of the MPE/iX operating system for free.
Fiorina
named CEO; Hackborn to lead board —
HP took a dramatic step to convince investors and analysts that it is
remaking itself, naming 44-year-old Carly Fiorina as company
president and CEO as of July 17.
New Web app opens
books on university store —
The
3000 gets an entry to an $8 billion market with a solution for
bookstores that puts data on intra and extranets
Customers choose
DLT to get backups done reliably, faster than DDS
— DLT and library support solutions are online
from third parties to make fast, safe backups
NewsWire Briefs: Serena
Software acquires Diamond Optimum products, staff; EMC and HP compete
on arrays; ORBiT adds Paul Taffel , revives the MPE pocket guide
Online Extra No.
42
Amisys
parent company fixes financials, fires HBOC chief
Get MANMAN reports on the Web
with Sheetmate and byRequest
Patch repairs 3000 network
printing bug
CSY hires Bixby for its lab
after many contributions
Manage patches automatically
with a contributed tool
Going to 6.0? HP is telling
customers to wait for Express 1
SolutionStore 3000 goes live
Using Bootp? Better set it,
or it dies automatically
HP stock rises as analysts
see shift to higher-profit products
The second generation MPE
porting paper is online
Newest Java is ready for
3000, but it doesn’t Swing yet
Delay in Merced release
raises questions about chip's IA-64 role
TraceRoute goes live in a
beta test for MPE/iX
September 1999
Hail
Winston, Farewell Harry: Prather assumes Sterling’s
post
Former
HP employees pled guilty to fixing brokered sales of
3000s
3000 chat hit the air about Java
Veterans of the 3000 were buzzing
about a freeware emulator at HP World
Europe’s biggest HP show kicks off
Oct. 19
HP is waiving return-to-support fees on
3000s
The 3000’s third party
apps-on-tap pioneer is being acquired
Its third quarter report saw
HP put growth doubts to rest
September 1999
Sterling 3000 address unveils GUI
plans — Outgoing CSY General Manager Harry Sterling's HP
World addres uncovered new alliances, functionality for the 3000, a
shared source program — and dances
3000s E-services get real at HP
World — Ann Livermore's HP World keynote detailed HP's
e-services plans, while CSY unveiled a deal with Telenomics and
prepped other 3000 application suppliers for e-service status.
HP sets plan for IA-64-ready 3000s
— Platform Planning session at HP World outlines future system,
MPE/iX releases, possible early delivery of N-Class 3000s
Client Systems
gets sole 3000 North American distribution rights
— HP names one company to distribute 80 percent of
new 3000s through the reseller channel
CSY brass
outlines 3000 changes at roundtable — The 3000 division won’t be spinning off
from HP. But Oracle’s up, CORBA’s down and other change is
in the air
HP World
Developer’s Notebook — MPE Command Center impressed our reviewer on the
floor, and so did a little book crammed full of updated MPE/iX
technique
NewsWire Briefs: 3000s to
get RSA security for Web; Nobix takes JobTime to the net; IA-64 gets
simulated at HP World; Interex, ORBiT offer show info to others
Online Extra No. 43
How to set that clock back in the US
next weekend
Hear Y2K advice from HP for
free
HP outlines end of life dates
for 3000 systems
Patch that fork of death on
the 3000
It's hard to measure
AutoRAID's speed just yet
Do a fast search with the
DLT4000
Go to Express 1 of 6.0 for a
new date variable for Y2K
Make plans to move off HP-IB
October, 1999
HP 3000
manufacturing users chatted on 3kworld with the Support
Group
Be extra-sure you need the
latest Samba release before you load it
Telenomics isn't part of
Cybertel yet
Transact gets more open this
fall
New class library makes MPE
more Java-ready
October 1999
Hail Winston, Farewell Harry:
Prather takes over CSY as Sterling announces retirement —
Commercial Systems Division (CSY) General Manager Harry Sterling has
announced his retirement from HP, effective by the start of December
— and his recommended successor Winston Prather has been named
to take his place immediately at the head of the HP 3000 group.
HP proposes Java Visage as new 3000 GUI
— Built-in tools to give applications a graphical interface;
Legacy/J’s Blue/J tapped as development tool
CSY roundtable fields queries on new 3000
capability, code — Top HP managers eye freeware futures,
support issues at HP World
HP to link its newest storage with
3000s — XP256 RAID units, AutoRAID go online with MPE/iX
Memory boost gives 9x7s performance
leap — Vaske Computer installs, supports 1.5Gb to help
forestall software upgrade fees
Autobahn 2 gives
app-on-tap new Web face — Telenomics e-services application for Web gets rapid client
using Speedware tool
Online Extra No. 44
Interex gets new directors
a-plenty in lean voting
3000 Solution Symposium: It's
not IPROF
Blue/J's cost is per
developer, not per seat
Transact gets all the B-tree
retrieval modes
PowerHouse falls further
behind in 3000 support
Y2K patches are in play for
HP 3000s
Why would you NOT want HP to
market the 3000?
Free utility can fix your
dates on the 3000
Attachmate has another
emulator option for 3000s
November, 1999
As its
stock skidded, HP tried to assure the market before Q4 results
appear
E-speak will be free —
but will it free up Oracle8 for MPE?
ORBiT offers a Y2K Golden
Backup
ROC gets its 3000 backup into
the enterprise
Robelle adds columns to Qedit
for Windows; scripting next
HP is making Y2K-safe MPE V
available
Interex is taking
registration for its next 3000 conference
GHRUG is hosting a
cross-training day for HP 3000s
November 1999
HP points to next fork in MPE road
— HP’s UK road map briefing includes notice of fork to
create separate IA-64 version of MPE: Hewlett-Packard gave 3000
customers in the UK a look into the future of the computer with an
extensive trip across the road map — one that showed a fork
ahead in the operating system road.
HP rounds up app suppliers in Dallas —
Power of Connection meeting draws dozens of application companies
devoted to the 3000
Network printing: CSY's Pandora's Box
— Three years after releasing limited print capability, HP hears
requests to update it
Net printing updates needed to keep the
faith — It never should have been free, but now HP should
work with third parties to keep printing promises for the 3000
UK show unveils un-print report
alternatives — HP Users ’99 displays OpenPDF,
e-reporter to distribute reports
HP memory goes online in used market
— Branded subsystems qualify for HP support, sold well below
list price
Online Extra No. 45
SIG-3000 conference dates
set
HP ranks high on gay-friendly
corporate list
Y2K 3000 patches settle out
on HP site
A friendly reminder of how to
check patches
Calendars surface for
post-1999 use
S-G site makes WSJ's top
e-toy location
Better set better timeout
values for TCP on your 3000
The HP marketing machine's
graphic transgression
You will need 6.0 for
SureStore
PatchWatch: Faster 3000s with
HP's official patch
Reaching the HP chief by e-mail
December, 1999
HP’s stock roared as Fiorina launched a new brand and
TV campaign
... but HP's CEO found
specifics on the 3000 harder to come by
HP is putting its resources
behind two 3000 conferences this spring
MiniSoft is taking Web
development into a new dimension
Amisys users get fine-tuned
tools
December 1999
HP offers final HP 3000 Y2K patch help on
Jazz Web site — Site identifies which patches must go on top
of PowerPatch, 6.0 or Express releases for Year 2000
What are you doing New Year's Eve?
— Whether you believe the millennium is at hand or not, the
weekend at this end of this month calls for special preparation from
the HP 3000 community. A random survey of NewsWire readers shows most
companies have been working hard to make this New Year a non-event
and business as usual. But that’s only because many HP 3000
managers will be on duty or on call across the holiday weekend.
HP offers next-generation compiler
lineup — The Commercial Systems Division's (CSY) plans for
HP 3000 languages include a first draft of its native language list
for IA-64 systems, one that includes two cutting-edge choices and
COBOL, but leaves FORTRAN in compatibility mode.
Message oriented middleware links 3000s to other
systems — HP 3000 sites are connecting their applications
and databases to servers with object technology and Microsoft
components, and the customers’ efforts have produced two new
middleware solutions.
NewsWire Briefs: HP’s
fiscal finish, controlling ODBC, help for tuning Oracle and
Lew’s new wine career
