Communicator e3000 MPE/iX Release 7.0 Express 1 (Software Release C.70.01) (30216-90328)

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Announcements
MPE/iX Release 7.0 Express 1
2 Announcements
MPE/iX Release 7.0 Express 1
MPE/iX 7.0 Express 1 launch is the fulfillment of a promise of increased system speed and
performance that the HP e3000 made to its worldwide customers during the
February/March 2001 MPE/iX 7.0 release.
MPE/iX Release 7.0 Express 1 enables the new A-Class and N-Class systems to achieve
higher speed and performance as provided by multi-way PCI processing architecture.
Further, this release provides the functionality that was provided on MPE/iX Release 6.5
Express 2, which did not get included in the MPE/iX 7.0 base release.
MPE/iX Release 7.0 Express 1 high-end focus is achieved through the new functionality it
offers as well as through the new HAFO and Internet & Interoperability products that will
be launched at the same time as MPE/iX 7.0 Express 1.
MPE/iX Release 7.0 Express 1 features include the following:
Increased Processing Speed and Performance unprecedented on the HP e3000:
• 35% processing speed and performance increase. Our high-end customers running
MPE/iX Release 7.0 Express 1 can expect higher processing performance from their
systems. (Relative HP performance units, based on N4000-400-550 vs. 997/1200)
• 140% processing speed and performance increase. Our mid-range customers running
MPE/iX 7.0 Release Express 1 can expect higher processing performance from their
systems. (Relative HP performance units, based on N4000-100-220 vs.929KS/030)
• 65% processing speed and performance increase. Our entry-level customers running
MPE/iX 7.0 Release Express 1 can expect higher processing performance from their
systems. (Relative HP performance units, based on N4000-100-110 vs.
917/927/937/947)
Internet and Interoperability:
• Solid Java offering - With the new MPE/iX Software Developerís Kit for Java 2
Platform, version 1.3, the implementation of Java on the HP e3000 just got much faster.
Thanks to the new technology included in the HotSpot Virtual Machine, the Java
offering on the HP e3000 provides for a major boost (2x to 5x the performance of the
classic VM with JIT) in Java performance!
• Popular, open-source Apache Web Server - Version 1.3.14, with the Dynamic Shared
Object (DSO) module for easy customization and overall enhanced functionality, helps
to evolve the HP e3000 as a viable web server
• Open source Samba. - Version 2.0.7 provides for enhanced interoperability with NT
environments