HP ProCurve Networking Compatibility With HP WebQoS Delivers Affordable Quality of Service for Campus LANs.PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 1999-- Solution Seamlessly Prioritizes Applications on the Network for $89 per Port Hewlett-Packard Company, a leader in networking solutions, today announced that HP ProCurve Networking switches provide HP WebQoS (Quality of Service) compatibility across campus Local Area Network (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. ) environments, dramatically reducing the cost to prioritize pri·or·i·tize v. pri·or·i·tized, pri·or·i·tiz·ing, pri·or·i·tiz·es Usage Problem v.tr. To arrange or deal with in order of importance. v.intr. network traffic. HP ProCurve QoS-enabled Layer 2 and Layer 3 switches seamlessly streamline traffic from Web servers, clients, application servers and database servers by automatically mapping Layer 3 prioritization techniques within HP WebQoS to 802.1p prioritization for prices as low as $89 per port. Increased use of Internet and intranet applications in the LAN is driving the need for high-performing, highly available and reliable networks that can be guaranteed through WebQoS. "With HP ProCurve QoS functionality, HP offers the most compelling Layer 2 solutions on the market today," John McHugh John McHugh can refer to:
"Increased use of high-bandwidth applications drives the need for companies to ensure that quality service is consistently available to meet mission-critical business objectives," said Alan Ota, product-line manager for HP WebQoS. "HP WebQoS, in conjunction with HP ProCurve switches, allows customers to prioritize applications or users across their entire solutions, optimizing capacity and throughput." HP WebQoS HP WebQoS allows companies to control their Web sites' performance and reliability through mission-critical service quality, ensuring exceptional end-user Web-site experiences and customer satisfaction. HP WebQoS lets network managers and system administrators set inbound and outbound rules for source and destination IP addresses, destination port, time of service, and URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. path and virtual server names. This capability enables companies to tailor their network and server priorities to meet business-policy objectives. HP ProCurve QoS Strategy HP WebQoS compatibility is part of HP's QoS strategy to create a logical and simple framework for moving a network from the provisioning stage to controlling traffic, prioritizing and, ultimately, reserving and guaranteeing bandwidth. QoS describes the end-to-end network performance of a network connection. QoS configuration is critical to ensuring that a network performs to its maximum potential. The HP ProCurve 10/100 Switches 8000M, 4000M, 1600M and 2424M have implemented HP WebQoS compatibility for simple, intuitive network management that defines and monitors policies. Business managers now can easily leverage network quality of service for their mission-critical transactions and applications. These solutions are flexible, supporting a variety of software, including Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R), Linux and HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. (1) servers. More information about HP ProCurve and HP WebQos can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com/rnd/products/solutions/techlib/techlib.htm. U.S. Pricing and Availability HP ProCurve switches are available today through HP's worldwide network of authorized computer dealers, resellers and distributors. Pricing for the HP ProCurve Switch 8000M is $1,999; the HP ProCurve Switch 4000M is $3,599; the HP ProCurve Switch 1600M is $1,500; and the HP ProCurve Switch 2424M is $2,139. The switches come with a lifetime limited warranty Limited warranty A warranty with certain conditions and limitations on the parts covered, type of damage covered, and/or time period for which the agreement is good. for as long as the customer owns the product. About HP ProCurve Networking HP ProCurve Networking 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, routing switches See layer 3 switch. and network-management applications, that allow customers to build proactive networks. Information on HP ProCurve Networking can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com/go/procurve. About HP Hewlett-Packard Company -- a leading global provider of computing and imaging solutions and services for business and home -- is focused on capitalizing on the opportunities of the Internet and the proliferation proliferation /pro·lif·er·a·tion/ (pro-lif?er-a´shun) the reproduction or multiplication of similar forms, especially of cells.prolif´erativeprolif´erous pro·lif·er·a·tion n. of electronic services. HP plans to launch Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. as an independent company by mid-calendar 2000. Agilent consists of HP's test and measurement, semiconductor products, chemical analysis and healthcare solutions businesses, and has leading positions in multiple market segments. HP has 123,500 employees worldwide and had total revenue of $47.1 billion in its 1998 fiscal year. Information about HP, its products and the company's Year 2000 program can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com. (1) HP-UX Release 10.20 and later and HP-UX Release 11.00 and later (in both 32- and 64-bit configurations) on all HP 9000 computers are Open Group UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). 95 branded products. UNIX is a registered trademark of the Open Group. Windows NT is a U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. |
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