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IV. 5 REASONS TO CHOOSE HP'S 9000 OVER IBM'S RS/6000 - HP Australia
Thanks to HP Australia for providing this article.
For more information comparing HP and IBM read, VII - Competing against
the RS/6000.
1. IBM's relationship with RDBMS companies
IBM was late on the scene with the big 4 (Oracle, Ingres, Informix
and Sybase).
This implies that the RS/6000 is not as well tuned.
HP has equity positions in Ingres and Informix - they use our systems
to development and we share technology.
2. Scalability
Based on audited TPC results and vendor estimates, scaling is:
HP 1:17
NCR 1:9
RS/6000 1:5
Sun 1:4
3. Support
IBM is at war with itself.
IBM's expertise lies in mainframe operating systems and the AS/400.
HP has engineers that have been dealing with Unix for 10 years and
many first-time users need a strong comfort level.
4. Commercial functionality
The RS/6000 has been criticised as being weak on distributed processing
facilities: remote operations; no fault-tolerence capability;
poor client server and DOS integration; and a weak Apple Mac integration.
5. Choice
IBM's traditional hold over its third party software vendors is non-
existent.
These vendors (Computer Associates, Software AG, D & B, SAP, etc.)
are deserting the ship and "opening" their options by porting to HP.
All these Unix versions will be on HP first, and up to 12 - 18 months
before they are available on the RS/6000.
IBM has licensed CICS to HP.
So again, even CICS bigots have a choice.
NOTE:
If you have a prospect that is evaluating both the HP 9000 and an RS/6000,
HP's competitive group can provide information on your prospect's buying
criteria and HP's competitive advantages. For more information, call
Ed Quarnstrom at (408) 447-0195.
V. ANALYZING YOUR PROSPECTS BUYING CRITERIA.
Different sales situations require different sales strategies.
Buying criteria vary with industry, installed vendor, type
of system installed and several other variables. HP's Competitive
Programs Group has a tool to help you evaluate your prospect and
build a successful sales strategy. The tool, HP's Win/Loss
System, can be used to answer the following types of questions:
What buying criteria are common for this industry?
How should I influence the decision criteria for an HP win?
What systems/services should I lead with?
What should I close with?
What are my competitors strengths?
When should I walk?
If you need more information about this sales tool, please give
Ed Quarnstrom a call at (408) 447-0195.
The following article reflects one of the tools many uses.
VI. COMPETING AGAINST THE RS/6000 - INFORMATION FROM THE WIN/LOSS DATA BASE
With HP Australia's list of 5 reasons, we went to the HP Win/Loss
data base to look at the actual win/loss deals and see how well they
matched the HP Australia list.
In the data base, we found 234 deals involving the RS/6000, and 49 deals
using an RDBMS company. We looked at three areas:
1. Data base capabilities
2. Overall performance
3. Support services
Data base capabilities
----------------------
HP takes the lead in deals against the RS/6000 and lengthens that lead
when the RDBMS companies are involved. INVOLVING RDBMS COMPANIES DOES
APPEAR TO HELP HP. The win/loss data base supports Australia's first
reason.
Overall performance
-------------------
Against the RS/6000, HP's hardware/software performance reflects a
consistently large lead. IN THE AREA OF SCALABILITY (PERFORMANCE)
HP IS SUPERIOR TO THE RS/6000. The win/loss data base supports HP
Australia's second reason.
Support services
----------------
Support services include: responsiveness; ability to solve problems;
training quality and availabiity; skill level and resource availability;
industry and applicaion expertise; development integration tools.
Typically, customer's perception of IBM's support services reflect IBM as
the leader. Despite DataPro results, the win/loss data base depicts IBM
ahead of HP in overall support services. However, this category includes
all of IBM's platforms.
When we compare support services for the RS/6000 only, we have an oppor-
tunity to displace IBM as the support leader. Compared the the RS/6000,
HP scores better in all categories and especially in the area of ability
to solve problems. HP SCORES HIGHER IN ALL SUPPORT CATEGORIES. The
win/loss data base supports HP Australia's third reason.
If this type of information would help you with your prospects, please
call Ed Quarnstrom at (408) 447-0195.