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Hewlett-Packard and Oracle Collaborate on Advanced Technology Center

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Hewlett-Packard and Oracle announced a significant collaboration to provide real-world solutions for government customers in a testbed environment at the Oracle Government Advanced Technology Center. The center showcases various enterprise technologies, including high-performance computing, information security, and high-volume transactions with large numbers of users. Hewlett-Packard's general manager, Thomas P. Steipp, emphasized the importance of the center in enabling government customers to evaluate and test their applications on HP's enterprise computing platforms before making significant technology investments.

Key Takeaways:

  • Hewlett-Packard is providing key enterprise computing technologies, including high-performance servers and network- and system-management software, to the Oracle Government Advanced Technology Center.
  • The center will demonstrate real-world solutions for government customers, including high-performance computing, information security, and high-volume transactions with large numbers of users.
  • The HP 9000 Model T500 SMP commercial UNIX system-based server will operate under HP-UX 10.0 and store a 1-terabyte data warehouse containing federal-government data.
  • The HP OpenView solutions portfolio will be demonstrated at the center, allowing government users to centrally monitor and manage all network resources and devices while controlling systems operations and administration costs.
  • Hewlett-Packard and Oracle have a successful track record in jointly delivering high-performance technologies aimed at solving complex parallel-processing and data-warehousing applications in various markets and industries.
  • The two companies collaborated on a 4-terabyte decision-support solution (DSS) at the International Oracle User Week (IOUW), using processors from HP, database technology from Oracle, and storage systems from EMC.
  • Hewlett-Packard is the world's leading supplier of open enterprise computing and is the second-largest computer supplier in the United States, with computer revenue of $25.3 billion in its 1995 fiscal year.

Statistics:

  • The HP 9000 Model T500 SMP commercial UNIX system-based server will store a 1-terabyte data warehouse containing federal-government data.
  • A terabyte is equal to 1 trillion characters.
  • Hewlett-Packard had revenue of $31.5 billion in its 1995 fiscal year.
  • The company has 102,300 employees.
  • The HP OpenView solutions portfolio delivers complete network system application and database management, including management of storage, software distribution, and legacy networks.

Sources:

  • Hewlett-Packard Company press release, "HP Delivers Real-World Solutions for Government Customers," December 13, 1995.
  • Oracle Corporation press release, "Oracle Government Advanced Technology Center Showcases Enterprise Technologies," December 13, 1995.
  • X/Open Company Limited, "UNIX 93 Branded Products," no date.
  • X/Open Company Limited, "X/Open is a trademark of X/Open Company Limited in the UK and other countries," no date.

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