HP Introduces Enterprise-Class Server with Superior Performance and Manageability

Strategic Insights -

Hewlett-Packard Company today introduced the HP NetServer LXr 8500 system, a high-performance, eight-way Intel-based server designed for enterprise data centers. The new server offers superior delivery, implementation, and support services, enabling fast-growing data centers to optimize performance, investment protection, and intelligent management. The HP NetServer LXr 8500 system is optimized for growing corporations and enterprise data centers, with prices starting from $23,600 to $26,300 and expected to be available in late summer.

Key Takeaways:

  • The HP NetServer LXr 8500 system is an eight-way Intel-based server that leverages HP's leadership in enterprise data-center solutions.
  • The new server delivers superior performance, implementation, and support services, enabling fast-growing data centers to optimize performance and investment protection.
  • The HP NetServer LXr 8500 system is optimized for growing corporations and enterprise data centers, with an in-box upgrade available from the HP NetServer LXr 8000 system.
  • Gartner Group's recent Datapro user survey ranked HP NetServer systems No. 1 in the PC server category for overall satisfaction.
  • HP NetServer systems come equipped with HP TopTools management software, HP OpenView ManageX/SE for NOS and application management, and the HP NetServer Navigator for easy configuration, installation, and management.
  • HP had computer-related revenue of $39.5 billion in its 1998 fiscal year and plans to launch a new company consisting of its industry-leading test-and-measurement, semiconductor products, chemical-analysis, and medical businesses.

Statistics:

  • The HP NetServer LXr 8500 system is priced from $23,600 to $26,300.
  • The server is expected to be available in late summer.
  • HP had total revenue of $47.1 billion in its 1998 fiscal year.
  • HP has 123,000 employees worldwide.
  • The Gartner Group's Datapro user survey ranked HP NetServer systems No. 1 in the PC server category for overall satisfaction.

Sources:

  • "Hewlett-Packard Company Introduces HP NetServer LXr 8500 System" (Business Wire, June 22, 1999)
  • Gartner Group's Datapro user survey (1998)