HP Slashes North American Prices on HP ProCurve Networking Products; Great Savings for End-user Customers on Award-winning 10/100 Technology.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-- Hewlett-Packard Company, a leader in networking technologies, today announced significant price reductions on several HP ProCurve 10/100 networking products for North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . This offer is good on HP's award-winning HP ProCurve Switch 8000M and 1600M, and on the HP ProCurve 10/100 Hub 24. "HP ProCurve Networking continues to offer compelling networking technology at prices that are a fraction of the industry standard," said Jan Bell, worldwide marketing manager for HP's ProCurve Networking. "The price reductions on HP's hub and switches enable network managers to select from a variety of industry-leading technology to optimize their 10/100 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. solutions." HP ProCurve Networking recently announced software upgrades (see Sept. 7 release) that provide advanced high-availability and high-performance features across the managed 10/100 line of wiring closet The central distribution or servicing point for cables in a network. See MDF and wire center. switches. These features include Cisco FastEtherChannel, Switch meshing, automatic broadcast control and protocol filters. Furthermore, the price reductions on the 10/100 solutions, such as the HP ProCurve Switch 8000M and 1600M, deliver networking technology at industry-leading price points. The HP ProCurve Switch 8000M, which provides maximum media flexibility, and the HP ProCurve Switch 1600M, which provides a cost-effective 10/100 solution, complement HP's existing line of 10/100 devices. This comprehensive range of products, which also includes the HP ProCurve Switch 4000M, 2424M and 10/100 hubs, enables HP to deliver Ethernet LAN solutions that meet the varying needs of network managers. -0-
HP ProCurve Networking U.S. Prices
Product Original New
Product No. Price Price
HP ProCurve Switch 8000M J4110A $3,999 $1,999
HP ProCurve Switch 1600M J4120A 2,399 1,599
HP ProCurve 10/100 Hub 24 J3295A 799 649
-0- The North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. price cuts are scheduled to be available on Oct. 1. Lifetime Warranty The HP ProCurve Switch 8000M, 1600M and 10/100 hub include free end-user phone support, as well as 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. In many parts of the world, HP also provides next-business-day advance product replacement at no additional cost. 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 about 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. |
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