Livermore keynote includes promo of HP e3000, MPE/iX

President of HP Services Ann Livermore featured MPE/iX and the e3000 in her keynote address kicking off the HP World conference’s first full day. The only round of applause which interrupted Livermore’s speech came when she listed all of HP’s strategic operating systems, ending with MPE/iX. “We offer a choice of operating environments, and we think that’s really important, ranging from Linux, to HP-UX, to Windows, to MPE.” She paused, then said, “See? I didn’t forget MPE.”

The president went on to add that HP “designed the HP e3000, the A- and N-Class servers we introduced earlier this year, specifically to power the compute-intensive applications today’s corporations need. With new solutions and also greater performance compared to the previous 3000 systems, we think these systems are ideal for many of today’s complex data management and Web-enabled applications. For those of you who want to continue operating with your 3000 MPE environment, we think this is very important.”

Livermore’s talk was just one of several mentions of the 3000’s operating environment during HP keynotes. Nora Denzel’s presentation about storage included MPE/iX, and Chief Technology Officer Rich Demillo said that HP “isn’t getting out of the Unix business, isn’t getting out of Windows, isn’t getting out of MPE/iX,” while commenting on the rise of Linux in the company’s strategy. HP’s booth presentation also highlighted the diversity of its environment offerings. A comic book summarizing the live script noted that “remember that word, flexibility? Well, HP offers all four platforms: MPE/iX, Windows, HP-UX and Linux. Fully compatible, of course.”