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HP 3000 Series 9x7 Systems by Vicki Symonds Computer Systems Division The HP 3000 9x7 systems give Hewlett-Packard the best competitive lineup in the industry. We begin with our entry level HP 3000 Series 917LX and take you to our high-end performer, the HP 3000 Series 987. These twelve systems offer a range of processor performance, packaging, and user license options, allowing you to purchase for your needs today while accommodating your anticipated future growth. BEST GROWTH PATH IN THE INDUSTRY With an easy processor board or chassis swap you can increase system performance and expandability. For example, with just board upgrades you can seamlessly move from the 937 with 32 users and 384 MB maximum memory to the 987 with 1,300 users, a maximum of 768 MB of memory and performance improvements of 3.2 times. The competition pales compared to this impressive lineup. The 9x7 family spans the entire IBM AS/400 product line without a single box swap allowing a smoother, more cost-effective growth path. Additionally, the 9x7 family extends far beyond the performance of the IBM RS/6000. The 9x7 platform now offers over 50% more performance over even the highest performing IBM RS/6000 model 970. The DEC VAX 6000, with its high-end six way multiprocessor, represents the best growth path family of all the DEC offerings. These systems, however, cost significantly more than an entry level or midrange HP`3000 system. Customers with low-end VAX 3100-10e face several box swaps before they are forced into the more expensive VAX 6000. The HP 3000 has a smoother, more cost-effective growth path, and provides return credits, chassis swaps, and extensive field upgrades for all systems, which Digital does not. MORE POWER WITH A LOWER COST OF OWNERSHIP Leveraging low cost, powerful chip technology from the 700 Series workstations, the HP 3000 9x7 systems perform at unprecedented levels with industry leading price/performance. These systems bring needed power and performance to departments or small businesses without a dedicated computer room since they do not require special power and cooling. The competitive prices, high quality, and small size of the 9x7 family results in a low cost of ownership due to low support costs, low power and cooling requirements, and reduced floor space making highend 9x7 systems a perfect compliment to the recently announced Corporate Business System as a mainframe alternative. For example, a company replacing an IBM 43xx with an HP 3000 Series 9x7 typically cuts hardware and software maintenance costs in half. Most IBM mainframe customers pay up to $500,000 in annual maintenance and licensing fees alone. HP 3000 solutions often reduce annual MIS staff expenses by $300,000 to $400,000 and cut environmental costs dramatically. CHOICE OF TWO PACKAGES The Series 917LX, 927LX, 937LX, 947LX, 957LX and 967LX come in the small LX package. The Series 937, 947, 957, 967, 977 and 987 come in the Expanded package, which provides more I/O slots. Upgrades are available between processors and packages. Package upgrades (for example, moving from the 957LX to the 957) offer you more I/O slots with minimal effort, as the existing internal processor, disk, DDS, and I/O cards of the LX package move into the Expanded package. PLUG AND GO All of the 9x7 systems, except the 917LX, 927LX, and 937LX, have installation by Hewlett-Packard bundled into the list price of the system. The entire system including CPU, memory, disk, tape backup, and operating system comes preconfigured from the factory in a compact, integrated package that fits into an office environment. The system, along with external peripherals, can also be rack mounted in compact 1.1 or 1.6 meter cabinets. The systems integrate 1.3 to 4 Gbytes of next generation high capacity disk drives with one to three 5.25-inch disk drive units. These systems support up to 66 Gbytes of total disk storage. A high speed, high capacity integrated Digital Data Storage (DDS) tape drive provides the performance of half-inch magnetic tape backup at a much lower cost. The DDS backup unit allows many system configurations to be backed up on a single cassette, eliminating the need for an operator to be present during backup operations.