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A. Each Compaq Professional Workstation ships with the Compaq Management CD, a set
of tools designed to lower your total cost of computing by making clients more
manageable from a single point on the network. The hard drive is preinstalled with
Compaq utilities for local diagnostics inspect, and hardware setup. The Management
CD includes: Compaq Insight Manager , Compaq Insight Management Agents, and the
Compaq Systems Management Toolkit . The Workstation supports Intelligent
Manageability, the Desktop Management Solutions Partners Program, the Systems
Management Toolkit, the Systems Management Partners Program, Insight Manager, and
Insight Manager for HP OpenView and TME 10 NetView .
Q. What management agents does the Workstation use, and how are they
delivered/updated?
A. Compaq Workstations and Servers both use Microsoft NT 3.51 and 4.0 Insight
Management Agents. The Insight Management agents are provided with each
Workstation as part of the Compaq SmartStart for Workstations CD package. Updated
agents and management software for Workstations and Servers can be obtained from the
SmartStart for Servers/Support Software CD or the Compaq Management CD Volume
License Agreement
Q. Does Compaq provide support for HP OpenView and TME 10 NetView?
A. Yes. Compaq recognizes the need for network and systems managers to be able to
manage many heterogeneous hardware components from a central management console.
Compaq Insight Manager for OpenView and TME 10 NetView provides a fault
management tool that enables real-time event management of Compaq Workstations,
Servers, Desktops, and Portables .
Interoperability
Q. How will Compaq ensure that new products fit in today's heterogeneous
environments?
A. Compaq has announced Phase I of a program to address interoperability and migration
issues for customers moving from UNIX or Mac environments to Microsoft Windows
NT®. Compaq has partnered with the best integration ISVs in the industry to deliver
high-performance interoperability solutions. Integration problems such as application
access, resource access and sharing, distributed application execution, system
administration, as well as the need for migration tools and internetwork integration, are
addressed by our tested partner solutions. Industry leaders such as DataFocus Inc.,
Equilibrium , Hummingbird Communications, Ltd. , Intergraph Corporation/ISS Division ,
Mortice Kern Systems, Inc., (MKS) , and Softway Systems, Inc., have tested their
products on our workstations and will provide support for their products on the Compaq
Professional Workstations.
Q. What is Compaq doing with these vendors to provide an easier migration path from
RISC / UNIX to Windows NT?
A. Compaq has identified the top migration and interoperability issues facing potential
workstation customers today and has identified partners who provide solutions to solve
these problems. Each partner's solution has been evaluated and tested at Compaq.
Additionally partners are required to test on Compaq hardware and certify where
applicable. Compaq and their partners have developed a "UNIX, Macintosh, and
Windows NT Interoperability and Migration" whitepaper . Over time Compaq and its
partners will participate together in activities to enhance joint marketing, training,
selling, and relationships.
Q. How do customers find out more and/or purchase interoperability solutions?
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