HP Expands Commitment to Gigabit Ethernet Space at NetWorld+Interop.LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 1998-- HP Unveils New Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. Switches,Demonstrates Multigigabit Technology to Support Electronic World Strategy Hewlett-Packard See HP. Hewlett-Packard - (HP) Hewlett-Packard designs, manufactures and services electronic products and systems for measurement, computation and communications. The company's products and services are used in industry, business, engineering, science, medicine and Company, a leading global manufacturer of computing computing - computer and communications products, will showcase a host of Gigabit Ethernet products and technologies -- including new HP ProCurve ProCurve Networking by HP is the networking division of HP. They produce a line of network switches, wireless access points, WAN routers, and Access Control Servers/Software sold under the "ProCurve Networking" brand name. Switch 8000M and HP ProCurve Switch 1600M switches -- here at Networld+Interop, which runs through May 7. The products will be demonstrated in HP's booth, No. 4443. With the introduction in February of its Electronic World strategy, HP intends to make it clear that the company is on the cutting edge of the fast-developing "electronic world." The products and technologies to be demonstrated at Networld+Interop will help HP deliver on the vision outlined in this strategy. They include the following: -0-
- HP ProCurve Switch 8000M and HP ProCurve Switch 1600M
Gigabit Ethernet switches with built-in proactive
networking allow IT managers to locate and solve
networking problems easily.
- A sneak preview of HP Labs' wide WDM technology,
demonstrating a path to 10-gigabit Ethernet.
- Two new high-performance networking products, HP
1000BaseSX Gigabit Ethernet adapter cards and HP's
AutoPort Aggregation Software incorporating Cisco's Fast
EtherChannel Port Aggregation Protocol (PAgP), provide
high-performance, scalable and robust network links for
HP 9000 Enterprise Servers.
- The HP 83480 digital communications analyzer, complete
with an active demo of the video screen, shows the
effects of model dispersion in multimode fiber.
- Incorporation of Cisco's PAgP enables automatic
configuration and increased resiliency of HP servers and
switches.
-0- "HP is moving in exciting directions," said Duane Zitzner, general manager of HP's Personal Systems Group. "Our customers need leading-edge, innovative networking solutions, and the suite of networking products at N+I not only meets this need, it is critical to the execution of HP's overall Electronic World vision." HP'S GIGABIT ETHERNET ROADMAP AND FUTURE PRODUCTS HP believes Ethernet Ethernet Telecommunications networking protocol introduced by Xerox Corp. in 1979. It was developed as an inexpensive way of sending information quickly between office machines connected together in a single room or building, but it rapidly became a standard computer will continue to be the most popular LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. protocol. Gigabit Ethernet is the next logical step in the development of Ethernet because it offers a natural performance-upgrade path for 100Base-T. It offers customers lower cost and complexity than other backbone interconnect (1) To attach one device to another. (2) A physical port (plug, socket) or wireless port (transmitter, receiver) used to attach one device to another. technology options. HP intends to be a leading supplier of the broadest range of Gigabit Ethernet products, just as it is today for gigabit optoelectronics See optoelectronic. , transceivers, test and measurement equipment, and Fibre Channel network interfaces and switches. No other vendor can match HP's ability to offer a complete range of Gigabit Ethernet computing and communications solutions for everything from systems, networking and components to test and measurement. ABOUT HP Hewlett-Packard Company's Workgroup Networks Division is a leading supplier of networking products including Ethernet hubs A device that all lines on an Ethernet segment are plugged into. 10Base-T and 100Base-T Ethernets are star networks and require a hub for operation. The earlier 10Base5 and 10Base2 Ethernets are bus networks, but are often wired into a star configuration using a central hub for improved and switches, network management applications and remote connectivity modules that allow customers to build proactive networks. HP hubs and switches are the network foundation at all World Cup sites. Hewlett-Packard Company is the official information-technology hardware and maintenance supplier to the 1998 World Cup soccer tournament. Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global provider of computing, Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the and intranet solutions, services, communications products and measurement solutions, all of which are recognized for excellence in quality and support. HP has 123,300 employees and had revenue of $42.9 billion in its 1997 fiscal year. Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com/go/network_city. -0- Note to Editors: Sales information may be obtained by calling 800/533-1333 or at http://www.hp.com on the World Wide Web or visit HP's Network_City at http://www.hp.com/go/network_city. For information and support by FAX, users may dial FAX HP FIRST (800/333-1917). Please do not use editor-contact or corporate telephone numbers for sales information. Information in this release applies specifically to products available in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Product availability and specification may vary in non-U.S. markets. CONTACT: Hewlett-Packard Company Tomas Walberg, 916/785-2248 tomas_walberg@hp.com or Copithorne & Bellows bellows, expansible, gas-tight chamber used to pump or store a gas. One of the simplest and most familiar types of bellows is the manual one used for providing a forced draft to a fire. The expansible chamber consists of a leather bag with pleated sides. (for HP) Suzanne Howard, 415/975-2229 suzanne.howard@cbpr.com |
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