Express 1 can consist of more than one tape in some circumstances.”It depends on what the customer ordered,” Schneck said, “but this question is often asked in respect to a customer that: a) is already on 7.0 and b) is not ordering any new subsystem products. In this case, the customer would get only one (the PowerPatch) tape, because the only change to the subsystem tape is the addition of the product Cluster/iX.” Patch management doesn’t necessarily require a live link between the e3000 and the Internet, using a program from Beechglen Development. “We provide a patch analysis gateway that does not require the HP3000 to have any type of Internet connection,” said co-founder Mike Hornsby. The free script also identifies any installed HP software products. It can be downloaded from beechglen.com/esppatch.htm.