What does the word "ProLiant" stands for?

[Khurram Shahzad]

Hi does any one know what does the word "ProLiant" stands for.....any background to the brand name.

[Trygve Henriksen]

your guess is as good as any...

Pro -
Professional?
Problematic? (Anyone ever tried to mount a DLT in a 1600 will understand. Or done anything that required removing the 'cage' with the CPU and RAM... Still have scars... )

Liant?
Reliant?
Robin Reliant?
(Google it ;-)


The series before were namd 'SystemPro' and 'ProSignia'.
(This was way back in the late 80s, early 90s, before Compaq was merged with HP.)

[Michael A. McKenney]

It used to mean Professional Reliant. Now I am not sure. Now it mean Prone to Failure and UnReliant. Firmware is my main issue. It crashes server boards.

[Trygve Henriksen]

Kind of like a Robin Reliant when you try to take a sharp turn...