HP Reinforces Commitment to Small-to-Medium Business Segment by Extending Award-Winning E Series, Demonstrating Channel Leadership; New Pentium II Processor HP NetServer E45 System and Focused Channel Initiatives Drive Channel Partners' Success

Business Wire, Sept 2, 1997

-- Dick Lee, sales manager, Computopia, HP reseller

"We needed an affordable, easy system that wouldn't crash and result in expensive downtime. The answer to our networking problems was the HP NetServer E-Series system -- a rock-solid system that is so reliable, I no longer have to worry about technology and can get back to focusing on running a business."

-- David Cieslak, principal, Information Technology Group, HP customer

"HP continues in its strong commitment to the small to medium-sized business market with the latest HP NetServer E45 system and exciting new channel-partner initiatives. Novell shares this commitment through our own small-business networking solution, IntranetWare for Small Business, which is available as a purchase option with all HP's NetServer E Series systems."

--Jim Greene, manager of platform product marketing, Novell

"HP makes it easy for us to deliver customers the best solution and empowers us through its world-class service and support programs, technical training and readily available products. This enables us to provide the expertise and tools to the end user so they can get their business up and running."

-- Greg Hall, PC systems specialist, MicroAge Computer Center, HP reseller

"With a stand-alone PC we were very limited with the programs we could run and the performance we could expect. By choosing the reliable HP NetServer E40 system, we are able to run the software that is instrumental to my medical practice, and my staff is able to process twice as much data in the same amount of time."

-- Dr. Joseph D. Ballenger, Jr., oral and maxillofacial surgeon, HP customer -0-

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