As we come to the close of 2008, I wanted to send out a special thanks to our HP-UX customers. To do this, I want to start by looking backwards to 1983. 1983 was an amazing year:
- Cabbage Patch Kids were released
- Gandhi wins Oscar for Best Picture
- Gas was $1.24/gallon, Stamps $.20
- The last episode of MASH aired
- Margaret Thatcher wins landslide victory in General Elections in the UK
- Compact disks are introduced
And most importantly – HP-UX was released. For 25 years, HP-UX has been driving IT efficiency. HP has strived to provide superior performance, availability, security, manageability, quality, buying experience and lower total cost of ownership. Did you know that: • HP-UX has shipped on over 1,000,000 servers• HP-UX continues to be a leading Unix for revenue in the fast growing economies of Latin America and Asia• HP-UX outpaces the market in high-end revenue market share− HP ships more Superdomes with HP-UX to China than any other country in the world• HP-UX is the preferred platform for data warehousing and business intelligence And we haven’t stopped. We have seen over 5,000 new HP-UX 11i applications in past 5 years. HP-UX 11i v3 provides a performance boost of >35% over v2. The HP-UX public roadmap extends beyond the end of the decade. The important fact is this is the longest future public roadmap of any operating system in the industry: Longer than Windows, Linux, Solaris and AIX We have had 25 years of HP-UX innovation with multi-billion dollar investment for the future. Thank youCelebrating 25 years is a major accomplishment and I want to personally thank you for making HP-UX what it is today. Without you, our customers none of this would have happened. HP-UX 11i has been the foundation for meeting your business critical computing needs! It is an industry icon for yesterday, today – and most importantly tomorrow. If you thought the first 25 years were cool, just wait until you see what’s next. See special 25th Anniversary of HP-UX 11i website at: www.hp.com/go/hpux25th |