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HP Cooperative Computing Solutions
Delivering on the promise
Hewlett-Packard is delivering on the promise of client/server by
introducing the HP Cooperative Computing Solutions. We have a
focused strategy and a clear framework to articulate our
complete offering with one consistent message. With each product
introduction, we will strengthen the framework's five strategic
areas of focus. We will continue to enhance these five areas
with new products and programs for HP's Cooperative Computing
Solutions portfolio.
Cooperative Computing Leadership
HP's leadership is based on a resolute commitment to open
systems and the industry standards that make them possible. HP
drives or participates in major standard bodies, such as X/Open,
OSF and OMG, and continues to be a major influence on developing
industry and de facto standards. In this way, HP is leading the
trend towards distributed and cooperative computing -- for
example, our work with the NCS technology, distributed object
management technology and OpenView has led directly to the OSF
Distribute Computing Environment (DCE), the OMG Object Request
Broker (ORB), and OSF's Distributed Management Environment (DME)
standards, respectively. The work HP has done in these three
areas and the adoption of key HP technologies as part of the
defined standards, positions HP extremely well to migrate
customer to open systems and client/servers solutions.
Equally important to our leadership in open systems and
client/server technology is our experience in implementing
theses technologies in products and in out customers'
environments. HP has an excellent track record for developing
and implementing client/server technology since 1984. Our
experience has led to major installations with customers such as
Unilever, McNeil Consumer Products, British Telecom, American
Airlines, and others. We are leveraging this invaluable
experience in the Cooperative Computing Solutions we have put
together.
Complete Client/Server Systems
HP's complete client/server systems are based around the
powerful combination of highly-scalable RISC-based servers and
MS-DOS, UNIX and Macintosh clients, together with the networking
and software infrastructure to enable client/server applications
throughout the enterprise. We help our customers to rapidly
install and deploy these systems by factory pre-loading the
software modules , as well as providing software configuration,
distribution and management services. The customer receives an
integrated delivery of a client/server system.
HP's Cooperative Computing Solutions target both strategic
platforms, the HP 9000 and the HP 3000.
Comprehensive Software Building Blocks
HP has announced four integrated software building blocks for
the integrated client/server system. These building blocks are
focused on the needs of end-users of IT, builders of
applications, and administrators of enterprise-wide systems and
networks. In additions, customers have more flexibility with our
new, value-based, user pricing approach for our software.
Together with the consulting services described later, HP can
now provide the complete solution for
- knowledge workers;
- application integration;
- application development;
- network and system management.
For Users
The HP Knowledge Worker Solution focuses on end-users, providing
them with access to, manipulation of, and communications of
information for client of choice across the enterprise. Key
applications include information access, document and text
management, electronic messaging and workflow automation.
The need to access and share information among functional areas
increases as companies flatten their management structures and
seek to maximize the return on information technology, while
empowering users. HP's Knowledge Worker Solution provides the
tools to address this requirement.
For Builders
The application builder today faces the challenge of both
leveraging the existing, reliable applications, while taking
advantage of new client/server technologies to meet their
business goals. Application integration is essential since
re-writing these existing applications many not be cost
effective. HP Software Integration Sockets is a development tool
that facilitates integration of non-cooperating applications
with new client/server based applications.
For customers developing new or re-writing existing applications
to take advantage of client/server technology, there are a
variety of solutions. They can choose from standalone CASE
tools, open integration tools like HP Softbench, and integrated
CASE. In addition, HP will offer a repository based
client/server development tool using Andersen Consulting's
FOUNDATION for Cooperative Processing. Look for more
announcements on HP's Application Development solution for
client/server environments later this year.
For Administrators
Managing the diversity of computing systems and networks is a
big challenge for network and systems administrators. HP offers
significant benefits to these managers through its leadership
technology in OpenView, a fundamental element of OSF's DME and a
robust set of tools for managing a diverse client environment.
HP combines HP OpenView with third-party offerings to make
network and systems mangers more productive.
Premier Consulting Services
In addition to offering excellent, highly integrated hardware
and software solutions, HP helps customers with their
implementation, through business consulting and selected systems
integrations services form our Professional Services
Organization. Also, HP has selected a small number of systems
integrators to provide services to complement the PSO's .
Summary
With our strength in all five of these areas of strategic focus,
HP has a winning combination that cannot be matched in the
computer industry. The synergy of these strengths supports our
strategy and represents an unbeatable offering.
HP Cooperative Computing Solutions
Enterprise Information Server
Introduction
HP's Enterprise Information Server is a core product in HP's
Cooperative Computing Solutions. It paves the way for large,
multi-vendor corporations to make the transition to
client-server computing.
The Enterprise Information Server delivers the foundation for
implementing complete client/server solutions. It leverages
existing systems, protecting investments in hardware, software,
and user expertise.
The server installs easily and:
Provides modular connectivity to existing systems such as IBM,
DEC and PC LANs
Manages the network services required by the clients
Provides the foundation for complete client/server solutions,
which include factory integration and testing, field consulting
services, implementation and support.
The Enterprise Information Server is "ready to connect." HP has
brought together advanced third-party tools and applications,
combined with leading HP products to provide complete:
Networking Connectivity
Data/Database and Application Connectivity
Messaging/Electronic Mail Connectivity
Client Connectivity
Software Configuration, Distribution and Management Services.
Benefits
HP offers a single-vendor solution that enables
Ease of installation through factory-loaded, pre-configured
hardware and software
Ease of maintenance and control for system managers
Ease-of-use for end-users through a consistent GUI
Centralized resource to a variety of clients
Integration and testing with controlled hardware and software
releases, ensuring the customer a successful solution with
smooth upgrades
Complete consulting services, from solution design through
implementation.
Features
HP 9000 Series 8X7 Business Server
Broad support for client connectivity, to
- MS-DOS 5.0 PC's
- MS Windows PC's
- HP NewWave PC's
- Macintosh workstations
- UNIX workstations
HP-UX Release 8.0
Software configuration, management, and distribution services
for HP Cooperative Computing Solutions provided by HP JoinWare.
Network links and networking services support, including:
- SNA
- Ethernet (802.3)
- Token Ring (802.5)
- TCP/IP
- DECNET
- OSI Transport services
- X.400 electronic messaging standard
Electronic messaging enables connectivity to
- HP OpenMail
- HP DeskManager
- IBM OfficeVision/VM
- IBM OfficeVision/400
- Wang Office
- All-in-1
- LAN E-mail to include:
MS Mail and cc:Mail
Data connectivity to a myriad of de facto and standards-based
information sources through Enterprise Data Access, EDA/SQL*
from Information Builders, Inc., and Data Access Language
(DAL*) from Pacer Software, Inc.
Information sources include
- DB2
- IMS
- VSAM
- Rdb
- SYBASE
- Oracle
- INFORMIX
- INGRES
- ALLBASE/SQL
- TurboIMAGE
Application integration through HP Software Integration Sockets
to
- MVS
- DOS
- VMS
- AS/400
- SunOS
- MPE-ix
Backup and Spooling capabilities through
- HP Omniback
- HP OpenSpool UX
File and Print Sharing Services via
- HP Integrated Netware Services
- HP Integrated LAN Manager Services
- HP Integrated MAC Services (PacerPrint* and PacerShare*)
Management of existing PC software through
- HP Software Vendor
Software pre-load service for the above products and HP
KnowledgeWorker solutions, including
- HP Electronic Mail
- HP Document Manager
- Verity TOPIC* text management system
- HP Information Access
- HP WorkRouter.
Summary
The HP Enterprise Information Server is a foundation for
leading-edge solutions, based on open
systems architecture, which
Cost-effectively leverages existing customer information
technology
Protects huge existing investments in hardware, software and
user expertise
Supports a broad range of clients
Installs easily and is designed to be operational in a short
period of time
Ensures customer success through factory integration, testing,
and managed software release.
HP paves the way for corporations to make the transition to
client/server computing and provides a complete solution that
will help corporations solve real business problems by using
leading edge information technology.
HP Cooperative Computing Solutions for Knowledge Workers
Introduction
One of the many challenges facing knowledge workers*executives,
managers, supervisors, financial analysts, product managers, MIS
professionals, and other office workers*is the ability
to access and communicate information quickly and easily.
Information may be available on a variety of disparate systems,
in numerous databases and multiple applications throughout the
organization. The complexity of the network, the location of
the data, the lack of security, and frustration in gaining easy,
timely access to critical information slows decision-making,
decreases productivity and overall departmental efficiencies.
Easy access to the right information including structured and
unstructured data sources, internal and external to the
organization, is essential. HP's Solutions for Knowledge
Workers provide an integrated set of
tools and applications that deliver easy access to all the
information in the enterprise. These tools are an extension of
and an enhancement to the HP NewWave Office suite of products.
By providing faster access to the right data, these solutions
are targeted toward a broad group of users and support the
variety of clients commonly used today.
Product Solutions
The Cooperative Computing Solution for Knowledge Workers is
comprised of more than 35 component products, offered by HP in
partnership with several leading third-party software
suppliers. HP has put together a complete solution that
empowers knowledge workers with the tools they need to gain
access to information. The solution can use all the data
available throughout the enterprise, and the tools are faster
and easier to use than ever before. Further, Hewlett-Packard is
the single-source for integration, testing, and support.
These enterprise-wide solutions provide functionality for the
following:
Access and Reporting of Information
HP Information Access is a simple yet powerful interface for
integrating PC, minicomputer, or mainframe data with desktop
applications. Non-technical knowledge workers can easily pull
information from a vast range of external data sources into
formatted desktop reports and other applications. Customers may
choose an appropriate application for access depending upon the
client platform: ClearAccess and Andyne GQL for Apple Macintosh
clients HP NewWave Access for HP NewWave clients.
Document and Text Management
HP Document Manager is a business intelligence tool for
knowledge workers and clerical workers. It provides for easy
storage and retrieval of all types of shared and unshared PC
documents, based on external document attributes (such as,
author, date, type, etc.). It is based on Saros* Corporation's
Mezzanine*, which is recognized as the most fully-featured,
network-based PC document management engine available today.
Verity TOPIC* text management system provides for easy storage
and fast retrieval of text documents based on document
content*either by exact keyword match or by concept match.
Users can quickly access textual information from sources
throughout the enterprise.
Electronic Mail
HP Electronic Mail Solution uses the robust HP OpenMail engine
as the core component for enterprise-wide electronic mail
support. The HP Electronic Mail Solution is a complete
architecture for implementing large mission-critical messaging
networks. The solution links into legacy electronic mail
systems and supports a broad range of clients. At the same
time, it offers the lowest overall cost of ownership per user in
the industry. A variety of electronic mail-enabled applications
and accessories is provided through partnerships with premier
third-party solution providers, as well as leading HP product
offerings. The HP Electronic Mail Solution offers functionality
such as work flow automation, calendaring and scheduling,
document conversion, and more.
Business Process Automation
HP WorkRouter is a powerful desktop tool available in the HP
Electronic Mail Solution. It provides work flow automation that
leverages the available information, resources and expertise of
people throughout the enterprise. It is a mail-enabled,
customizable building block that allows routine business tasks
to be automated quickly and easily. For example, purchase
requests can now be filled out, routed, and approved
electronically.
HP Single-Source Integration, Testing, and Support
HP's Cooperative Computing Solution for Knowledge Workers
provides a complete offering of leading productivity tools for
increased information access.
Specifically, HP provides single source integration, testing,
on-line support, and synchronized updates of the key components
including:
Enterprise Information Server
-Network links and services
- Data and Application Connectivity, including IBI EDA/SQL*
- Clients and Client Management Services
Associated Knowledge Worker solutions
- Verity TOPIC* text management system
- HP Document Manager (based on the Saros* Mezzanine* engine)
- HP Information Access
- HP OpenMail
- HP WorkRouter
This level of support means that customers are installed faster
and more reliably.
To ensure customer success with the complete HP Cooperative
Computing offering, solution consulting for configuration,
customization, implementation, and deployment are readily
available.
HP Service and Support
Changes in the marketplace have created many new business
opportunities for companies to increase their competitive edge.
It is more important than ever to optimize your client/server
solution using service and support. HP service and support
offers
A cost-effective, single point of contact to minimize paperwork
and maximize equipment availability
Flexible coverage and response times tailored to fit your
business needs and budgets
HP Response Center access to speed repairs and minimize down
time using state-of-the-art databases and remote diagnostics
Problem-resolution management for third-party support to
eliminate finger pointing and provide problem isolation and
communications with the third-party support provider until the
problem is resolved.
Summary
HP's KnowledgeWorker Solution offers a complete integrated
package comprised of leading software applications and tools.
Providing a solution that empowers knowledge workers to
effectively improve their efficiency in daily business tasks
through
Increased information access to the variety of data sources
throughout the enterprise
Faster access to the data needed, at the time needed, results in
better, more timely decision making
Reduced operating costs and overhead
HP's Cooperative Computing delivers solutions with tangible,
bottom-line results, evidenced in faster time to market,
improved customer service, and improved operational efficiency
and productivity.HP Cooperative Computing Solutions for Knowledge Workers
HP Information Access
Introduction
HP Information Access is a powerful and easy-to-use business
intelligence tool that integrates database information residing
on desktops, midrange servers, or mainframes with desktop
applications.
With Information Access, non-technical Knowledge Workers can
easily pull information from a vast range of external data
sources into formatted desktop reports and other applications.
Data sources include DB2, IMS, INFORMIX, Oracle, ALLBASE/SQL,
VSAM and many more, while desktop applications include Lotus
1-2-3, MS Excel and most word processors. Information Access
supports a wide variety of customer environments, including both
staged data access and direct data access.
Benefits
HP Information Access empowers knowledge workers*executives,
managers, supervisors, financial analysts, product managers, MIS
professionals, and others*with the right tools to access the
right information at the right time. HP Information Access
delivers exceptional benefits.
Fast access to personal, departmental, and enterprise-wide
databases resulting in better, more timely knowledge worker
decision-making. No other competitive product supports as broad
a range of databases*more than 50 mainframe, midrange, and PC
databases. HP Information Access by itself supports more than
14 databases. When integrated with Information Builders, Inc.'s
Enterprise Data Access (IBI EDA/SQL*), this number grows to more
than 50 databases and includes a variety of mainframe and other
legacy databases. (See accompanying HP Data Sheet, Enterprise
Data Access). Fast access greatly simplifies the production of
routine reports and data transfers. Data delivery to
applications or other individuals can even be scheduled during
off-hours.
In conjunction with Red Brick Warehouse, a third-party
referenced product, HP Information Access provides the
foundation for high-performance data warehouse capabilities.
Red Brick Warehouse increases the performance of ad hoc
relational queries by 10 times! Together with the database
connectivity capabilities of IBI EDA/SQL, these products can
provide tremendous power to knowledge workers seeking timely
access to enterprise-wide information.
Easy-to-use graphical drag-and-drop interface for retrieving
structured data.
HP Information Access uses an intuitive, mouse-driven
point-and-click interface designed to help the business
professional easily retrieve database information. Queries are
formed via drag-and-drop without requiring knowledge of
programming, networking or database syntax.
Automated and recorded queries.
Decision support applications such as spreadsheets, graphics, or
other applications often require frequent updates. HP
Information Access can provide automatic updates of the most
current information through its support of DDE, OLE, and HP
NewWave shares.
Multi-client desktop support.
HP Information Access supports MS-DOS, MS Windows, and HP
NewWave PCs. A premiere third-party referenced product,
ClearAccess* from ClearAccess Corporation, provides compatible
support for Apple Macintoshes.
Features
HP Information Access supports a wide variety of server
databases.
Enterprise Information Server Databases
PC Databases
Mainframe and Existing Databases
ALLBASE/SQL
dBASE
DB2
INFORMIX
Gupta SQLBase
IMS
INGRES
Paradox
IDMS
ORACLE
R:BASE
ISAM
PROGRESS
MS SQL Server
VSAM
SYBASE SQL Server
ADABAS
TurboIMAGE via TurboCONNECT
Rdb
ALLBASE
RMS
Teradata
Tandem NonStop SQL and Enscribe
TOTAL
DLI
Information Access supports static data output in various file
formats to include the following:
- ASCII
- CSV
- dBASE
- DIF
- Lotus 1-2-3
- Paradox
- R:BASE
- SYLK
Availability
HP Information Access is available today. Product integration
with IBI EDA/SQL and RedBrick Warehouse will be available for HP
9000 Series 800 in January 1993.
ClearAccess Corporation's ClearAccess for the Macintosh is
available today, and integration with IBI EDA/SQL will be
available for HP 9000 Series 800 by January 1993.
Summary
In today's competitive marketplace, knowledge workers must have
access to all the disparate information available in the
enterprise. Corporations with significant investments in
hardware, software, and training must make this disparate
database information accessible to the knowledge worker. The
information in these databases must then be sharable by many
different clients of choice; repetitious work must be automated;
and the software must be easy to use. Access to database and
enterprise information facilitates faster decisions, giving
organizations that implement it a competitive advantage.
HP provides the complete solution*from the desktop, with tools
like HP Information Access, to the high performance system
services that connect all the existing information sources
throughout the enterprise. HP's Cooperative Computing Solution
delivers high performance decision support at every knowledge
worker's desktop. For more information on information access
functionality on HP NewWave PC's, consult the HP NewWave Access
datasheet.HP Cooperative Computing Solutions for Knowledge Workers
Enterprise Data Access
Introduction
To make better, more timely decisions, business analysts and
executive decision makers need to access and communicate their
organization's critical information easily and reliably. The
information they need is located within a vast array of
disparate and distributed business data on an equally wide
variety of systems, applications, and databases.
Less than 10% of a corporation's business data is contained in
the relational databases accessible by standard SQL interface.
Information technologists need a means to enable end-users,
business professionals, or knowledge workers, to perform ad hoc
queries in conjunction with their routine desktop applications
(e.g., spreadsheets and word processors). Information
technology needs a uniform, relational view of non-relational
data, ensuring an integrated environment for users, regardless
of data format or location.
HP provides a leading-edge solution, offered with a third party
partner, Information Builders, Inc. (IBI). The IBI Enterprise
Data Access/SQL is a family of client/server products that
enables SQL access to relational and non-relational data on the
most commonly implemented systems. This solution is leveraged
from a proven 4GL technology offered by IBI, called FOCUS.
EDA/SQL provides a standard programming interface that
significantly reduces the development
time necessary for robust data connectivity of end-user queries.
Allowing both direct, "real-time" access and distributed,
"staged" access to information is dependent on the type of user,
time sensitivity of the information, and security or performance
demands of the systems, and data sources. "Staged" access to
data allows for less time-critical
and less intrusive access to the information contained within a
performance sensitive or security limited application or
database.
Data staging is the replication of data from one source, like an
existing IBM host database, to another database, like a local
RDBMS. For staged access, the HP Enterprise Information Server,
using the IBI EDA/SQL solution, requests data from the mainframe
or host system, which in turn, routes additional requests to
other appropriate platforms. The customer must write an
application program using EDA's API/SQL to extract data from the
source and update the staged database. Either HP Information
Access, for DOS, MS Windows, or HP NewWave clients, or
ClearAccess, for Apple Macintosh clients, provides the front end
for user queries. HP Information Access or Pacer DAL provides
the back-end retrieval from the staged database.
Direct access to data means that users can access information
directly from the data source*that is, connect directly to the
specific system or database that retains the information
required. Direct access allows for critical, time sensitive
information to be provided directly to the knowledge worker,
downloaded to their PC or workstation of choice. For direct
data access, the Enterprise Information Server, using the
EDA/Link server, routes the end user inquiry to the appropriate
host platform and routes the response to the requesting client.
The EDA/SQL solution will be needed on each platform in the
environment to deliver communications between the destination
and source data locations.
Depending on the customer's enterprise-wide data access
requirements, both the direct and staged data access solutions
can be implemented simultaneously.
Benefits
Transparent, reliable and timely access to existing information
sources throughout the enterprise.
The IBI EDA/SQL product offers enterprise-wide information
access to knowledge workers, while directly leveraging existing
information technology. It provides access to 50 relational and
non-relational data sources on 35 different platforms.
Integration with HP Information Access provides an easy-to-use
front end for user queries to a multitude of data sources.
Minimized requirements for expertise on existing data management
systems and reduced development effort through easy-to-use call
level application programming interfaces*API's.
EDA/SQL provides developers with a consistent data access tool
for a variety of hardware platforms and database management
systems. API/SQL is a call level application programming
interface based on standard SQL format calls. The API/SQL is
invoked by any program whose compiler generates standard calling
sequences, such as COBOL, C,FORTRAN, and others. For
development on the HP Enterprise Information Server, the
standard SQL API provides a foundation for building a data
warehouse.
Reduced start-up time and development effort for the
implementation team.
The EDA/Data Driver provides data compatibility through an
interface to files and databases and resolves any variations or
idiosyncrasies in the data*syntax, functionality, schema, naming
conventions, and data representation. The EDA/SQL server and
EDA/Data Driver provides programmatic reconciliation of the
source and destination data and maps the SQL-based request to
the appropriate client.
Greater flexibility for developers and location transparency for
end users.
The EDA/SQL Server manages the flow of incoming requests and
outgoing responses, ensuring that queries are routed to the
appropriate sending and receiving platform. The EDA/SQL Server
eliminates the need for a requesting application to know where
the data resides or what type of data it is.
EDA/LINK provides communication between the sending and
receiving data sources. It gives the developer a consistent way
to communicate among different hardware platforms in the EDA/SQL
environment.
Users focus on the information needed, and the task at hand,
rather than the logistics of the network, location of the data,
or communication requirements of the data sources. Developers
have a set of tools that provide a consistent methodology for
developing the communication linkages between various source and
destination data management systems.
Knowledge workers have access to all the information they need -
easily, reliably, and transparently.
Enhanced responsiveness to customer inquiries without placing
new requirements on information technology support. HP
Information Access with EDA/SQL can now directly access
mainframe non-relational data, as well as relational data
available on the Enterprise Information Server.
Central point of control for administration and management of
the environment. IBI EDA/SQL provides centralized control and
security management for systems administrators.
Availability
The staged data access capability with HP Information Access or
Pacer DAL will be available in
September, 1992.
The direct data access capability with HP Information Access
for MS Windows and HP NewWave PCs or ClearAccess for Apple
Macintosh PCs will be available in January 1993.
Summary
HP's Cooperative Computing Solution for enterprise data access
is the IBI EDA/SQL product for the HP Enterprise Information
Server. This leading edge tool provides a means to access,
join, and update both relational and non-relational data.
Knowledge workers can move non-relational data into relational
data with ease from local or remote systems and data sources.
MIS Managers can control access and security from a central
point. Corporations can meet their business needs through
efficient and cost-effective leverage of their existing
information technology.
Support for 50 Proprietary Data Sources
ALLBASE/SQL
DB2
INGRES
INFORMIX
Teradata
TurboIMAGE
ORACLE
Rdb
IMS
SYBASE
RMS
IDMS
VSAM
ADABAS
HP Cooperative Computing Solutions for Knowledge Workers
HP Document Manager
Introduction
In this highly competitive information age, the key to
maintaining competitive advantage is getting the right
information to decision makers fast! Yet some studies find that
80 percent of the information that decision makers use is not
contained in traditional computer databases. Instead, it is
found in reports, memos, articles, graphs, spreadsheets,
pictures, and other materials. Organizing and providing for
fast retrieval of this type of unstructured information is the
strength of the HP Document Manager.
HP Document Manager is a business intelligence tool for
knowledge workers and clerical workers. It provides for easy
storage and retrieval of all types of shared and unshared PC
documents, including word processing documents, spreadsheets,
graphics, and other images used for office communications.
End-users can retrieve documents through searches using various
external attributes such as title,
author, date created, or user-assigned keywords. HP Document
Manager also provides for document version control, archiving
and security control. It is based on Saros* Corporation's
Mezzanine*, recognized as the most fully-featured, network-based
PC document management engine available today.
An electronic document management system can be compared to an
actual file cabinet. A file cabinet contains reports, memos,
graphs, and printed spreadsheets that are stored in file
folders; each file folder has a title on its tab that can be
viewed as a keyword to everything in the folder. However, a
file cabinet is a primitive document management system. No
document can be assigned more than one "keyword" unless it is
photocopied and put into multiple file folders.
Furthermore, a file cabinet is an unwieldy document management
system; a file cabinet itself represents a wealth of stored
information that is typically being shared by only a handful of
people.
An electronic document management system solves all of these
problems and more by extending the functionality of a file
cabinet. HP Document Manager is a premier document management
system capable of expertly handling these communications for
work groups, departments, and enterprises.
HP Document Manager helps knowledge workers quickly find key
strategic and tactical information and provides a cost-effective
means to improve the efficiency of clerical workers. The HP
Document Manager is an exceptional document management system
for use in client/server environments. Not to be confused with
simple PC file finders, this solution incorporates leading-edge
features essential to a mission-critical network.
Benefits
Transparent and rapid access to the right information for faster
and more timely decision making.
Documents or objects can be stored and retrieved without user
knowledge of file structure or server location.
Retrieval of documents based on external attributes can include
access to data via Standard attributes (e.g., author, title,
date created)
Administrator-defined attributes (e.g., functional area,
project, legal docket number
Up to 50 user-defined keywords per document.
Broad range of client support.
The system supports cataloging of any MS-DOS, MS-Windows, or HP
NewWave file and object, including
Word processing documents
Spreadsheets
Graphics, images, video and more.
Additionally, HP Document Manager provides support for Netware,
LAN Manager, and network operating systems.
Superior Security Management for document control and data
integrity.
System Administrators can easily fine-tune who will have access
to documents, and at what specific level.
HP Document Manager supports five levels of security, based on
access control lists:
No access
Read-only
Read-write
Read-write-delete
Administrator
Further, HP Document Manager supports multiple servers for load
balancing and network optimization.
Version Control and Automated archiving to handle change control
and economize on storage costs.
HP Document Manager can maintain multiple document versions and
provides support for automatic document archiving to tape or
optical storage, based on time since last accessed.
Automatic archiving of infrequently-accessed documents and old
document versions saves valuable disk space while still keeping
documents easy to access when needed.
Open API's enable the development of customized document
management applications.
HP Document Manager provides optional API's for application
development.
Features
Support for storage and retrieval of all types of documents.
Retrieval of documents based on external attributes
- Standard attributes
- Administrator-defined attributes
- Up to 50 user-defined keywords per document
Multiple document versions maintained on-line or off-line, with
optimal automatic archiving to tape or optical storage
Five levels of security based on Access Control lists
Location transparency for end-user access to multiple servers
Netware and LAN Manager Network operating systems supported.
Availability
The HP Document Manager can be ordered after August 1, 1992,
with shipments in mid-September, 1992.
Summary
HP Document Manager is a leading-edge, cost-effective, and
efficient document management tool that manages storage and
retrieval of MS-DOS-based documents within client/server office
environments.
Based on HP's open system client/server technology and Saros
Corporation's Mezzanine engine, HP Document Manager is a
complete document management solution for work groups,
departments, and enterprises.
Knowledge workers and clerical workers alike can now easily
share MS-DOS-based, MS Windows-based, or HP NewWave-based
reports, memos, spreadsheets, graphs and similar documents in a
secure, MIS-administered environment. Together with the other
HP KnowledgeWorker Solutions, HP Document Manager offers a
tremendous opportunity to organizations to cut costs while
achieving strategic competitive advantage.
HP Cooperative Computing Solutions for Knowledge Workers
Verity TOPIC Text Management Solution
Introduction
The Verity TOPIC* text management system, from Verity* Inc.,
provides for easy storage and retrieval of textual documents
based on document content. This approach to text storage and
retrieval is the fastest and most knowledge-based available
today. By using internal attributes (topics and categories),
users can easily retrieve documents intuitively. For example, a
user wanting to know about the financial status of the American
motorcycle industry might specify a keyword search on
"American," "motorcycle," and "financials." TOPIC would
retrieve an article mentioning higher profits for
Harley-Davidson even though none of the original keywords
appeared in the article.
Text management systems, also referred to as full-text retrieval
systems or content-based retrieval systems, automatically index
the words and phrases in textual documents. This allows for
easy keyword retrieval of the documents. Furthermore, by
searching for global document content, users can quickly access
textual information from sources enterprise-wide.
TOPIC REAL-TIME* additionally provides the capability to filter
large volumes of incoming textual information and to distribute
the relevant information to the people who need to view it.
Benefits
Decision makers often have difficulty finding the right
information, and they lose valuable time sorting through
irrelevant or low priority information. These problems are
precisely what Verity TOPIC solves, through:
Fast access to the right information
Multiple client support
Preservation of organizational knowledge
Dynamic filtering of large volumes of news wire and data feeds
with automatic distribution of relevant information to people
who need to view or act on it
Improved operational efficiency
Flexibility to develop customized text request capabilities.
Overall, TOPIC and TOPIC REAL-TIME greatly increase the
productivity of knowledge workers and reduce information
overload.
Features
Storage and retrieval based on concept match rather than exact
text match.
Following a query, TOPIC can return a list of documents starting
with the document most likely to satisfy the query.
Knowledge workers are more productive if they receive ranked
information rather than the usual list of unsorted documents.
TOPIC can provide a relevance-ranked list of retrieved
documents. Of course, documents can be retrieved on an exact
textual match as well as a conceptual match. In addition, TOPIC
provides support for HyperLink* connections to images,
annotations, and cross-referenced documents.
Open architecture supports MS Windows PCs, HP NewWave PCs,
Macintoshes, and UNIX-
based workstations.
Open architecture also provides support for multiple servers for
load balancing and system availability.
Support for multiple network operating systems include
- Netware
- LAN Manager
- Integrated Macintosh Networking Services (PacerShare)
- NFS.
API's for application development are optional.
More robust document retrieval through sophisticated topic trees.
TOPIC allows organizations to build a knowledge base of related
subjects that stay with the organization even when key employees
move to other positions. It retrieves data based on how they
are defined within the organization or the industry.
TOPIC REAL-TIME, offers a facility that analyzes and routes
pre-selected real-time information to knowledge workers.
Based on personal interest filters, TOPIC REAL-TIME scans
documents as they arrive from live sources. When integrated
with external data sources, such as DowVision from Dow Jones
Information Service, TOPIC REAL-TIME provides the means for
executives, financial analysts, and others to receive
up-to-the-minute, finely-filtered information on such topics as
financial news, commodity prices, industry press releases,
international events, and more. Depending on the priority of the
information, information items may be sent to users on an
interrupt basis or left in a mailbox for later review.
TOPIC REAL-TIME reduces information overload for knowledge
workers, providing real-time filtering and dissemination of
external data sources, including news wires, financial feeds and
electronic mail.
Availability
Verity TOPIC will be available in September 1992.
Verity TOPIC REAL-TIME, including all capabilities for real-time
data filtering and dissemination, will be available in January
1993.
Summary
Verity TOPIC is a robust, concept-based text storage and
retrieval system.
Verity TOPIC provides for rapid, easy storage and retrieval of
textual documents based on their
content. It is an intelligent system, basing retrieval of
documents on their meaning rather than on exact keyword match.
Retrieved lists of documents can be listed in relevance order,
starting with the document most likely to satisfy the user's
request.
Verity TOPIC REAL-TIME additionally provides the capability to
filter large volumes of incoming textual information, and to
immediately and automatically distribute the relevant
information to the people who need to view it.
Together with the other HP KnowledgeWorker Solutions, Verity
TOPIC offers a tremendous
opportunity to organizations to achieve strategic competitive
advantage.
HP Cooperative Computing Solutions for Knowledge Workers
HP Electronic Mail Solution
Introduction
Saving time and money while making better business decisions is
more important to corporations now than ever before. Electronic
mail is a fast, inexpensive, and efficient method for sending
and receiving all types of information. Electronic mail is a
utility, widely used by
most corporations to provide a cohesive infrastructure for
knowledge workers of all types to conduct daily business. In
multi-vendor environments, organizations need to communicate
across a variety of existing systems and applications easily and
reliably. The HP Electronic Mail Solution interoperates with a
variety of electronic mail systems and allows information to be
exchanged transparently between users and applications
throughout an enterprise. See Figure 1 below.
The HP Electronic Mail Solution provides communications from:
Person-to-person. Employees can transfer, access, and
manipulate simple messages; multimedia compound documents;
complex spreadsheets; and more, in the desired formats
Person-to-application. Sales representatives can request the
latest competitive data over the electronic mail system, in
order to update a critical hotline for sales information.
Application-to-person. An order processing system that detects
an exception can mail a report to a distribution list for action.
Application-to-application. Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
applications can use the messaging infrastructure to submit and
process orders within and between companies.
Two major differences separate the HP Electronic Mail Solution
from all other electronic mail. First, the HP Electronic Mail
Solution is a complete architecture for implementing large
mission-critical messaging networks. Secondly, it provides the
most cost-effective management of large messaging networks.
Benefits
HP Electronic Mail provides a complete messaging infrastructure
that links to existing electronic-mail systems.
The HP Electronic Mail Solution is comprehensive, providing a
message store; interfaces; transport; directory; administration
services; security; mail-enabled applications; gateways;
convertors; support; consulting; and system integration.
The architecture is based on UNIX and X.400 standards so that
the solution can be implemented without risk of being outpaced
by rapidly changing technology. With its open architecture, the
solution can interoperate with a variety of system types, from
PC LAN to mini/mainframes
The HP Electronic Mail Solution is cost-effective and offers the
lowest overall cost of ownership
per user in the industry. The cost of installing and operating
an electronic mail system is far greater than the original
purchase price. HP has integrated and tested the HP Electronic
Mail Solution completely. HP provides installation scripts to
minimize start-up time and offers solution consulting for
configuration, customization, pilot project implementation, and
solution deployment.
For operational efficiency and lowered costs, HP OpenMail
includes a full suite of management tools for remote,
centralized administration, remote task automation, on-line
backup, audit trail and statistics, error reporting, and
troubleshooting. Also, the HP 9000 and X.400 transport are
manageable by HP OpenView Network Node Manager.
Features
The core component of the HP Electronic Mail Solution is HP
OpenMail, the only standards-based mail engine in the
marketplace today. This engine provides the reliability,
security, scalability, and manageability for supporting critical
business communications.
HP offers its own interfaces to HP OpenMail with a similar look
and feel across the following
leading client desktops:
MS-DOS
MS Windows
HP NewWave
UNIX workstations
Macintosh
Terminals.
Users may choose from other leading clients, such as:
Microsoft Mail
Clarity Rapport.
With a growing list of new third-party relationships, HP
Electronic Mail is positioned as the most flexible and best
overall messaging solution for the '90s.
Directories
HP OpenMail includes a directory service that enables all users
to address messages transparently to recipients, whether those
recipients are on HP DeskManager, X.400, UNIX mail, or any other
mail system.
Message Store
HP's X.400 Message Transfer Agent (MTA) enables HP OpenMail
users to interconnect with users anywhere on X.400-compatible
mailing systems in multi-vendor environments.
Gateways and Convertors
Customers may choose among a variety of electronic mail gateways
and convertors. Third-party gateway and accessory products
contribute to a powerful, flexible solution for interoperation
with existing mail systems.
Boston Software Works InterOFFICE for HP OpenMail.
InterOFFICE for HP OpenMail automates directory synchronization,
conversion of revisable documents, conversion of structured
messages, and translation of multi-national character sets
between integrated office systems. This product includes
support for:
HP OpenMail
HP DeskManager
DEC All-in-1
IBM OfficeVision/400
IBM OfficeVision/VM
Wang OFFICE
Keyword Office Technologies Ltd. KEYpak for the HP 9000
KEYpak is an enterprise-wide, mail-enabled document interchange
solution. It offers a suite of document content convertors or
translators that allow users of different document processing
applications to exchange information without fear of losing any
of the functionality or integrity of the document.
SoftSwitch X.400 Gateway
SoftSwitch provides interconnection among many of the electronic
messaging vendors and protocols in the industry, including IBM
OfficeVision/VM and PROFS. SoftSwitch connects to HP OpenMail
networks via its X.400 gateway.
Worldtalk Corporation
Worldtalk 400 for the HP 9000Worldtalk 400 for the HP 9000
provides messaging integration, directory services, format
translation, and management services for PC LAN electronic mail
users. It interconnects HP OpenMail and HP X.400 users with
cc:Mail, DaVinci eMAIL, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Mail, Novell MHS,
and Quickmail users.
Electronic Mail-Enabled Applications
The HP Electronic Mail Solution supports more than
person-to-person messaging. HP OpenMail-enabled applications
and tools allow corporations to automate business processes and
use the HP OpenMail infrastructure to its fullest.
HP WorkRouter
HP WorkRouter is a mail-enabled work flow application that
enables HP NewWave users to automate process-related tasks.
Forms, spreadsheets, text, graphics, voice, etc. can be serially
routed in a fixed or conditional sequence to users throughout an
enterprise, for their review, modification, or authorization.
Delrina Technology, Inc. PerFORM PRO
The PerFORM product line is a flexible electronic form processor
to design, fill, and maintain customized business forms on
MS-DOS, MS Windows and HP NewWave PC's. Designers can create
new electronic forms and modify existing paper forms that have
been scanned. All forms generated by PerFORM can be routed
electronically as work objects in HP WorkRouter applications.
Dexotek Office Accessories
The Dexotek Office Accessories provide HP NewWave users with
additional and innovative productivity and security features.
The accessories include: scientific and business calculators;
safe folders that lock objects; pack folders that reduce the
disk space requirements for storing large objects; a paper
shredder to immediately destroy sensitive objects; and a search
tool for quickly locating stored objects by title, comments,
contents, creation date, or object type.
Dexotek Unison for the HP 9000
Dexotek Unison is a corporate-wide time management system,
specially adapted to HP OpenMail and HP NewWave. Unison
provides a distributed database of time management information
enabling users to maintain a personal calendar/diary and to
schedule meetings, resources, and events within a work group or
across an enterprise.
JetForm Corporation JetForms
The JetForm family of products offers comprehensive design,
fill, merge, and print tools for developing electronic forms.
JetForm forms support intelligent data entry capabilities and
can be routed electronically as work objects in HP WorkRouter
applications.
HP OpenMail API's
HP OpenMail API's allow companies to adapt their existing
applications to take advantage of OpenMail store and forward
capabilities for guaranteed data delivery of mission critical
applications.
Availability
HP OpenMail, its clients, and HP WorkRouter can be ordered as of
August 1, 1992, with shipments in mid-September, 1992.
Summary
The HP Electronic Mail Solution provides a complete messaging
infrastructure - based on industry standards and open systems.
It is adaptive and responsive to new needs, as organizations
grow and change. It is designed to meet management and business
process needs today and throughout the 1990's.
HP Electronic Mail is the leading-edge choice for corporations
committed to an open systems strategy with a client/server
architectural approach.
HP Electronic Mail is the leader in the open systems X.400
electronic mail market, and provides flexibility for a choice of
clients, connectivity and mail-enabled applications.
HP Electronic Mail lowers overall corporate costs for internal
and external communications, locally and globally, through
superior reliability and reduced administration.
HP Electronic Mail provides the means for more knowledge workers
to share more information on a more timely basis and to make
faster, better-informed business decisions.
HP Cooperative Computing Solutions for Knowledge Workers
HP WorkRouter
Introduction
Every enterprise has a myriad of paper-based business processes
requiring routing of documents for review and/or approval.
Misplaced documents, lack of security, lack of user
understanding of departmental procedures, lack of tracking and
status visibility, and user errors all equate to lost time,
higher operating costs, and lowered user productivity.
For instance, developing new products is a highly interactive
and iterative process that typically takes place over an
extended period of time with a large number of reviewers and
approvers. For most manufacturers, the design and subsequent
development of a new product accounts for upwards of 75% of that
product's cost. HP WorkRouter can be used as a tool to improve
time to market. It can be used to record the reasons for each
design decision, from start to finish, allowing a user to
backtrack from unprofitable decisions and avoid the repeat of
mistakes in future product development efforts.
HP's Cooperative Computing Solution for Knowledge Workers
includes a powerful desktop tool for work flow automation, which
leverages available information, resources and expertise of
people throughout the enterprise. Work flows based on HP
WorkRouter can increase an organization's ability to more
easily, more quickly, and more cost effectively access
information, automate routine and ad hoc business processes, and
ultimately improve productivity and knowledge worker efficiency.
HP WorkRouter is a mail-enabled, customizable tool designed to
automate business processes. It is offered as one component of
the HP Electronic Mail Solution*which includes HP OpenMail and
HP DeskManager, plus electronic mail gateways and convertors, as
well as mail-enabled applications and tools.
HP WorkRouter makes it easy to automate business tasks by
utilizing thousands of familiar MS-DOS and MS Windows
applications. It also enables fast, electronic circulation of
all types of documents, spreadsheet data, images, and forms for
input, review or approval. Using the HP Electronic Mail
Solution as a foundation, "intelligent work folders" can be
circulated in an automated sequence that is either fixed or
dynamic. Based on user response or authorization level, HP
WorkRouter can direct the task, or "work folder", to the right
person, for the right information*dynamically!
HP WorkRouter can be used without changing the way people work
or departments operate. Rather, it takes advantage of existing
business processes, automating tasks and mission critical
procedures throughout the enterprise.
For example, a marketing program manager needs information to
forecast industry trends and sales data that affect a potential
new product. Using HP WorkRouter in an ad hoc fashion, she can
initiate a work flow document, requesting help from colleagues
in the group, who then can route the "work folder"
electronically to other knowledge workers, who can add more
content. Upon completion, the information will be returned
automatically to the originator.
Benefits for the Enterprise
Faster Time to Market
By using HP OpenMail or HP DeskManager, the "intelligent work
folders" can reach anyone, anywhere, anytime throughout the
enterprise within moments. Its automated, flexible serial
routing (upon review or authorization) speeds up the business
process. Nothing gets lost, and cycle time is minimized.
Reduced Costs
Electronic data reduces the need for physical forms while
documenting and reducing errors. Implementation time is short
because of the rapid development enabling technology of HP
NewWave 4.0. In addition, HP WorkRouter supports thousands of
familiar, existing MS Windows applications*easily integrated
through clipboard, DDE, and DLL.
Benefits for the Developer
Rapid Development Environment
The agent tasks available with HP NewWave make it easy and fast
to implement the design specification of either an existing or a
re-engineered business process. Agent tasks can be used to
make routing decisions based on data in the work folder
ask questions of the users based on content or input
present alternatives to users
suggest actions
gather relevant information from data sources
check work for accuracy.
Object-oriented, Windows-based Development Environment
The object capability of HP NewWave 4.0 also provides the
developer with the capability to create multi-media work flow
applications*data, images, and voice. Its drag and drop feature
speeds development and enables easier to use applications with
less development. MS Windows 3.00a or later simplifies the
development and use of both HP WorkRouter and the applications
developed with it.
Easier Information Technology Management and Administration
The security, reporting, and tracking features of HP WorkRouter
ease the implementation of work flow applications. HP NewWave
Mail 3.1 or later simplifies the interface to the electronic
mail backbone.
Benefits for the End Users
Higher Productivity
The resulting work flow application will have familiar,
intuitive, easy to use interfaces and built-in directions and
decision-making. No more piles of forms and documents to
clutter a desk and get lost.
HP WorkRouter leverages existing business processes, adapting to
the way users work or manage projects.
Power to Affect the Enterprise Positively
Using HP WorkRouter makes it easy for knowledge workers to
create their own work flow applications and streamline processes
in a "grass-roots" fashion. Much like a spreadsheet or database
access tool, HP WorkRouter can become one of the key tools for
knowledge workers' desktop environments.
Examples of Possible HP Work Router Applications
New product development
Engineering change management
Materials acquisition
Cost estimating
Project planing/review
Permit and license issuance
Order entry for services company
Regulated-product research and licensing
Insurance policy applications
Claims processing
Help desk
Automated review cycles
- Budgets
- Proposals
- RFP responses
- Publications and collateral
Automated forms processing
- Purchase orders
- Travel expense reports
- Work orders
- Travel requests
- Expense authorizations
Information collection for report generation and decision support
Availability
HP WorkRouter is orderable for HP OpenMail and HP DeskManager
clients on August 1, 1992, with shipments in mid-September, 1992.
Summary
HP WorkRouter ensures that today's business processes will be
efficient and cost effective. As an enabler for business process
re-engineering, it will continue to solve business work flow
problems as an enterprise responds to changing conditions.
HP Cooperative Computing Solutions
Network And System Management
OpenView Network Management
Hewlett-Packard believes that computers and the networks that
link them together must function as a single integrated whole.
This implies that they must be operable and manageable as a
unit. At the same time, Hewlett-Packard realizes that a rigid
centralized system management architecture can increase costs,
limit flexibility, and provide critical points of failure. HP's
OpenView network management architecture addresses these
problems by providing a powerful set of system and network
management tools that can be physically distributed yet provide
centralized control and management for the entire network.
OpenView provides system managers with three levels of
management and control: system-level management, network- level
management, and diagnostic-instrument-level management.
System Level Management
At the system level, OpenView provides network wide tools for
configuration management, software installation, file backup,
and performance monitoring. Hewlett-Packard's tools for
networked system management include:
* System Administration Manager (SAM). SAM is a powerful
yet easy to use tool for system administration and
configuration. Using simple menus, SAM quickly allows system
managers to manage users, peripherals, networking, storage
space, and security. SAM can be used locally or integrated into
Network Node Manager's graphic network map. When integrated,
selecting a computer icon on the network map can automatically
invoke SAM on that node, allowing centralized management of
the entire network.
* NetDist. NetDist is an excellent tool for reducing the
personnel-intensive and error-prone task of software
installation and updates. One or more systems in the network
can be set up as software distribution servers. Using NetDist,
these servers can remotely update operating systems,
applications, or both on other network nodes. Updates can be
done over either local- or wide-area network links. In
addition, just as with SAM, updating can be controlled either
locally from the system to be updated, or remotely from the
Network Node Manager Console.
* OmniBack. OmniBack is an extremely powerful tool to help
ensure data integrity while minimizing the need for operator
manpower. OmniBack supports backup to one-half-inch tape,
digital audio tape (DAT), and rewritable optical disk, allowing
more than 40 gigabytes to be backed up/restored without the need
for media changes. Using the features of the Network
Computing System (NCS), OmniBack allows multiple systems to
backup to a common set of peripherals across the network.
Finally, Omniback provides sophisticated scheduling,
journaling, and retry-on-failure mechanisms to help system
managers ensure that the right files, on the right systems, at
the right times, are backed up with minimal operator
intervention.
* HP Glance/UX. HP Glance/UX is an easy-to-use tool
designed to provide immediate performance information for any
system on the network. Used either locally or from a central
site, Glance/UX provides instant feedback on CPU, memory, and
disk utilization as well as LAN traffic, system tables, swap
space, and process details. This data, available in both
graphic and tabular formats, makes it easy to spot and correct
system-performance bottlenecks.
* HP LaserRX/UX. HP LaserRX/UX is a two-part tool designed
to provide detailed, long-term trend and performance analysis
for Hewlett-Packard systems. The first part is a low overhead
collector that continuously captures and stores performance
information for the monitored systems. Analysis is performed by
a graphic, MS-Windows-based application running on an
industry-standard PC. HP LaserRX/UX allows system managers to
easily perform long-term trend analysis, response-time
breakdowns, and multiple system performance comparisons.
* HP RXForecast/UX. HP RXForcast is an add-on tool for HP
LaserRX/UX that allows system managers to confidently forecast
future system-resource utilization. Using the information
gathered by HP LaserRX/UX, HP RXForecast allows projections
based on previous trends or on projected new-business needs such
as additional users or new applications. To allow the highest
possible accuracy in predictions, HP RXForecast provides several
different statistical forecasting algorithms, with documentation
explaining the most appropriate method for forecasting each
different resource type.
* HP LaserROM/UX. Managing, updating, and storing the sea
of documentation that accompanies a modern computer system can
be extremely difficult. HP LaserROM/UX solves this problem by
condensing yards of documentation into a single compact disk. HP
LaserROM/UX software provides full text-search capabilities,
choice of either terminal or X Windows-based access, and the
ability to access CD-ROM-based documentation from any node in
the network.
Network Level Management
At the network level, HP OpenView provides easy-to-use
graphics-based tools for network wide monitoring, control, and
diagnosis. Hewlett-Packard's tools for network management
include:
* OpenView Network Node Manager. This powerful, multivendor
network management system can serve as a stand-alone network
management system or can be used as a top-level "manager of
managers" in a distributed network-management hierarchy. Network
Node Manager is a system based entirely on standards. It
executes under the UNIX operating system, provides graphic
network displays using OSF/Motif and X Windows, and communicates
with managed devices using the Simple Network Management
Protocols (SNMP). Node Manager provides a host of features to
ease the task of managing complex networks including:
- Automatic node discovery and creation of network maps
- Build applications in minutes without any programming and
design custom displays of network information
- Integration of other applications within a single map of
the network
- Integrated control of other applications through
integration
with the menu bar
- Real-time display of CPU, network, and disk utilization
for network nodes
- Remote system management tools invoked from graphic map
display
- Remote network diagnosis at application, transport, or
physical layers
- Multi-level color-coded network status displays
- Automatic location of map objects by name, address, type,
or SNMP support
- SNMP-based control of subordinate management workstations
or instruments
* OpenView Hub, Bridge, and DTC Manager. Based on industry
standard MS-DOS and MS-Windows 3.0, these graphic OpenView
products run on standard PCs, providing powerful, inexpensive
decentralized network management capabilities. Hub, Bridge, and
DTC Manager, together or separately, provide integrated
diagnosis, control, and status monitoring for LAN-based terminal
servers, LAN bridges, and twisted-pair Ethernet hubs. Standard
features for these products include:
- Powerful map drawing and editing tools
- Automatic discovery and reporting of new hubs and bridges
- Automatic software downloads for terminal servers
- Multi-level color-coded network status displays
- Icon-invoked diagnosis and configuration to the
individual port level
- Password protection for individual device configurations
- SNMP capability for status reporting and control of
multivendor devices
* OpenView PPN Network Management System. This UNIX-based,
graphic network management application provides powerful tools
for the administration and control of X.25-based private packet
networks (PPN). The PPN management system allows control,
configuration, status monitoring, and call accounting for
Hewlett-Packard's line of X.25 switches, as well as SNA,
bisynchronous, and asynchronous packet assembler/disassemblers
(PAD).
* OpenView Network Management Server. HP's OpenView Network
Management Server is a tool that provides developers with a
powerful, standards-based, object-oriented development and
integration environment for creating new, or integrating
existing network and system management applications. Like HP's
Network Node Manager, it is a UNIX-based application, provides
access to either SNMP or CMOT, and gives the developer an
existing OSF/Motif and X-Windows-based graphic interface, thus
speeding the application development process. Many components
of the Network Manager were selected by the Open Software
Foundation as the core of the Distributed Management Environment.
Diagnostic-Instrument-Level Management
At the diagnostic-instrument level, HP OpenView provides remote
access to Hewlett-Packard's extensive line of diagnostic and
test instruments. These tools enable network operators to
quickly isolate and fix problems such as protocol errors, cable
faults, and defective transmission
lines. Examples of Hewlett-Packard's diagnostic
instrumentation include:
* LanProbe. LanProbe provides a number of features for use
in the testing and monitoring of extended Ethernet-based LANs.
LanProbe's capabilities include continuous cable testing,
automatic detection and reporting of new devices attached to the
LAN, and continuous traffic monitoring. Multiple LanProbes can
attach to separate LAN segments and report to a central
ProbeView console. This reporting can be over the LAN or via
remote dial-up modems. The MS-Windows and PC-based ProbeView
console provides real-time graphic traffic displays, allows
display of Ethernet packets to the byte level, and incorporates
the SNMP protocol for communications with higher-level
management tools such as HP's Network Node Manager.
* Protocol Analyzers. Hewlett-Packard's extensive family of
portable protocol analyzers allows extensive testing of
wide-area communication links. These remotely controllable
instruments can test and monitor both dial-up and leased lines.
In addition, they provide automatic recording, decoding, and
display for protocols such as SNA, bisynchronous, X.25, and
ISDN, allowing technicians to quickly pinpoint and correct
network transmission errors.
Summary
Hewlett-Packard's full line of network management products,
applications, and services can assist customers at all stages of
the network life cycle, including planning, implementation,
operation, and maintenance. The successful implementation of
network standards will not only reduce initial network costs but
will also significantly reduce the cost of operation,
maintenance, and expansion. Hewlett-Packard's powerful set of
system and network-management tools can provide centralized
control of distributed resources to meet customers' networking
requirements, aiding customers in managing network-related
operational resources.HP Cooperative Computing Solutions for Application Integration
HP Software Integration Sockets
HP Software Integration Sockets is a tool to link new or
existing software applications residing on different systems
through the use of message queuing technology. Additionally, its
unique data translation functionality can make the data
compatible among these applications.
HP Software Integration Sockets is a development tool that
provides only 12 routines to enable communication among existing
and new applications written in C, COBOL, Pascal, and FORTRAN or
languages with compatible data types. A high-level language is
provided to implement real-time data translation and
manipulation. The management and administration of the
integrated environment is provided on a single, switchable node.
A command processor allows step-wise testing and debugging.
Benefits
Significantly reduced time to completion of integration projects
HP Software Integration Sockets allows integration of existing
application with little or no modification. The 12 Access
Routines shield the integrator from the specifics of the network
while providing powerful data access to the applications. Its
table-driven configurations and high level data definition and
data manipulation language allows for easy addition and
modification to the integration environment. The off-the-shelf,
standardized methodology for real-time communications between
existing applications also accelerate implementation.
In addition to the easy-to-use functionality of the product, the
development product includes services that have proven to reduce
start-up time from weeks and months to days. HP Software
Integration Sockets includes 5 days of on-site consulting, 3
days customer training, and phone support to further reduce
implementation.
Significantly reduced maintenance time
Maintaining an integrated environment of heterogeneous computers
can involve significant time, personnel and equipment costs.
Over the life of the project, this can be as much as 2 times the
amount of implementation. To minimize this cost, HP Software
Integration Sockets is designed to be flexible -- changes can be
easily made with little knowledge of the specifics of the
existing environment required. HP Software Integration Sockets
provides investment protection by minimizing the impact of
changes of personnel, on existing applications, and of adding
new applications, operating systems and network software
updates.
HP Software Integration Sockets integrates applications on:
all HP 9000s running HP-UX
all HP 3000s running MPE/iX
IBM running MVS/TSO
MS-DOS
IBM AS400
SunOS
DEC VAX/VMS
HP Cooperative Computing Solutions for Application Development
Client/Server Application Development
Application development offerings are segmented into three
classes: standalone tools, open integration, and Integrated
Computed Aided Software Engineering (I-CASE). These classes are
distinguished by the level of structure offered as well as the
degree of integration between the tools:
Standalone tools and shells provide developers a high degree of
flexibility and freedom of choice. Tools and shells are most
appropriate for use by individual developers or small-scale
development efforts. Tool and shells are most appropriate for
use by individual developers or small-scale development efforts.
Tool categories include:
- Frontware for adding a GUI to an existing terminal based
application (e.g., Easel from
Easel Corp., MitemView from Mitem Corp., etc.)
- GUI Client/Server 4GLs for new application development for
server based databases
(e.g., PowerBuilder from PowerSoft, SQL Windows from Gupta,
Uniface from Uniface
Corp., etc.)
Open Integration enables traditional standalone tools to be
integrated for a more powerful development environment. HP
provides open integration of industry-leading tools with HP
SoftBench. The range of encapsulated tools span the entire
software development lifecycle. Encapsulated tools for HP
SoftBench include Teamwork by CADRE and Stp by IDE for Analysis
and Design. CCC by Softool and AMPLIFY CONTROL by CaseWare are
examples of configuration management tools.
Integrated Computer Aided Software Engineering (I-CASE) provides
a comprehensive, structured environment for developers. I-CASE
enforces rigorous adherence to development methodologies for
large-scale, complex development efforts. HP's I-CASE partner
include TI, CGI, Softlab and Andersen Consulting.
Hewlett-Packard and Andersen Consulting have agreed to develop
and market a version of Andersen Consulting's FOUNDATION for
Cooperative Processing (FCP.) that will target client/server
applications for HP-UX. Andersen Consulting is the first major
I-CASE provider to offer a truly cooperative processing
(RPC-based) client/server deployment environment.
HP's client/server application development offering based on FCP
will be available for general release in January, 1993