Product Brief Move Ahead with Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard, the leading provider of UNIX-based systems and a champion of open systems-based client/server solutions, is uniquely positioned to help you incorporate the Internet and World Wide Web technology into your IT strategy. The Internet is rapidly becoming the de facto data superhighway for interconnecting consumers, business, education, and government. Web technology is rapidly becoming a standard communications medium and application platform.
The HP 9000 D-Class Web server delivers an exceptional platform on which to run your Web applications. Its superior connectivity capabilities and ease-of-use allow your entire organization to quickly and easily begin sharing information internally and with your customers and partners. Its fast Web and RDBMS performance, expandability, and security capabilities will give you confidence that you've selected the right platform for implementing electronic commerce and secure electronic transactions.
Improve Collaboration across Your Enterprise
Since the World Wide Web (WWW) is widely regarded for its external communications capabilities, many people overlook the ways it can be used to enhance operations internally. Fortunately, HP understands that you don't have to be connected to the Internet to leverage Web technology. Many companies today are making their business processes more efficient with Web technology.
A few applications of the HP 9000 D-Class Web server include
Improve Your Customer Communications
An HP 9000 D-Class Web server can instantly improve your customer communications. A Web site should be thought of as a complementary channel of communications with your customers, and a well implemented Web site can be more convenient for your customers than the telephone or a fax-back service. A Web site can deliver information instantly to your customer vs. the sometimes cumbersome multi-step processes of alternate communication channels. You can also facilitate two-way communications with forms-based or text-based inquiry screens.
A few applications for customer communications are
One scenario might start with your publishing a catalog on the World Wide Web. Customers could then browse through product descriptions and photos, order products, and pay for them by including a credit card or pre-established purchase order number with the order. The completed order form could automatically activate transaction servers on your side that would route ordering and shipping instructions to the appropriate departments, adjust inventory totals, order raw materials from suppliers, and issue work orders.
Tighten Your Relationships
with Your Partners You can use your HP 9000 D-Class Web server to develop secure communications solutions that closely link you and your partners. Your company and your partners can safely share important data such as marketing and inventory data, engineering designs, and forecasts.
Sample business-to-business Web applications include
Figure 1. HP 9000 D-Class System View Performance Profile (see original for image)
The HP 9000 D-Class Web Server
High Performance
The HP 9000 D-Class Web server delivers performance unmatched in the industry at PC server pricing:
Outstanding Scalability
The HP 9000 D-Class Web server offers performance and I/O scaling not available on any PC server or any other UNIX server platform in its price range. It provides room to grow, with
Easy to Manage
The HP 9000 D-Class Web server delivers simple installation, set up, and management:
-- Included SAM utility offers award-winning ease-of-use
-- Remote management port
Easy to Use
With the HP 9000 D-Class Web server, everyone can author Web pages. Since the most popular PC networking services are available on the HP 9000, your users can store their pages to the server as if it were a native PC server. They can use their favorite word processor to create Web pages, then save their pages to the server using native PC networking services, such as Microsoft network services, Novell NetWare, Apple AppleShare, or Banyan ENS.
Table 1. HP 9000 D-Class Configuration Options (See original for Table)
Table 2. Performance (estimates based on preliminary results--12/95) (See original for table)
Strong Security
The HP-UX operating environment and the network services that come standard with the HP 9000 D-Class Web server deliver C2 security standard. The SAM administration tool ensures tight security for your system by providing comprehensive security management. Further security is attainable with
with secure communication capabilities
-- HP offers firewall software to secure
your network from other networks
Flexibility
HP and its channel partners offer a large and rapidly growing set of Web and Internet applications. With the strong performance and scalability of the HP 9000 D-Class Web server, you know you have a platform that can grow as your Web site application requirements grow. HP also offers a wide range of networking alternatives to integrate with your existing environment:
networking requirements for connecting to the Internet
cc:Mail and MS Mail connections across the Internet
-- Wide range of search engines, development tools, and relational
databases available
solutions available from HP Channel Partners
* Wide range of network connection add-ons
Traditional HP Quality and Reliability
Of course the HP 9000 D-Class Web server builds on HP's traditional strengths of hardware and software quality, reliability, and customer service and support, including HP's three-year next-day on-site warranty. Plus, when you obtain Netscape or OpenMarket products from HP, you will receive the superior quality, reliability, service, and support that accompanies all HP's products.
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