ProCurve Networking by HP Delivers Secure, Unified Wired and Wireless Network.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. -- ProCurve Networking by HP today announced new products that deliver a unified wired and wireless network. The ProCurve 5300xl Wireless Edge Services Module with coordinated ProCurve Radio Ports and the ProCurve Access Point 530 deliver operational efficiency and consistent functionality and security across all sizes of networks. The new products include built-in support for the complete ProCurve Manager ProCurve Manager (PCM+) is a Comprehensive Network Management suite for products and solutions by ProCurve Networking, a division of HP. ProCurve Manager comes in two versions; a base version supplied both free of charge with all managed ProCurve products and also for download, and networking management suite, enabling network administrators to centrally set and enforce security access control policies and configure wired and wireless devices for their entire network via a single pane of glass. "Our customers are telling us that they need to reduce the complexity and operational expenses typically associated with wireless networks," said John McHugh John McHugh can refer to:
The products extend ProCurve's Adaptive EDGE Architecture strategy with the next level of WLAN/LAN management and access control. "The market is clearly primed for mainstream wireless applications," said Pim Bilderbeek, vice president of communications consulting at IDC, an analyst firm. "With this new set of mobility solutions and the message of unified access control, along with ProCurve's strong presence in the LAN switch A network device that cross-connects clients, servers and network devices. Also known as a "frame switch," stand-alone LAN switches are common in all Ethernet networks. A four-port switch is also typically built into a wired or wireless router for homes and small business (see wireless market, the company is well-positioned for growth in the mobility marketplace." ProCurve Wireless Edge Services xl Module The ProCurve Wireless Edge Services xl Module seamlessly integrates advanced wireless services Advanced Wireless Services, also known as AWS-1, is a wireless telecommunications technology, used for mobile data services, video, and messaging. AWS-1 is used in the United States and replaces the spectrum formerly allocated to Multipoint Multichannel Distribution Service, into the ProCurve Switch 5300xl series. Working in conjunction with new single- and dual-radio ports (210, 220, 230), the module enables secure, wireless network access control, centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. RF management, web authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. , fast wireless client roaming, quality of service (QoS) capabilities, self-network healing and rogue access point (1) A wireless access point (AP) installed by an employee without the consent of the IT department. Without the proper security configuration, users have exposed their company's network to the outside world. detection. "We chose the ProCurve Wireless Edge Services xl Module because of the ease of integration into our current ProCurve 5300xl environment," said William Souder, director, Computing and Network Services, Berry College Berry College is an accredited, private, four-year liberal arts college located in Mount Berry, Georgia, USA, in Floyd County just north of Rome, Georgia. The institution emphasizes the importance of educating the whole person. . "A big advantage is the management capability of ProCurve's IDM (1) See identity management. (2) (Integrated Device Manufacturer) A company that performs every step of the chip-making process, including design, manufacture, test and packaging. Examples of IDMs are Intel, AMD, Motorola, IBM, TI and Lucent. software. Now I can set policy once and it is applied at the edge of the network regardless if the user connects over wired or wireless." ProCurve Wireless Access Point 530 The ProCurve Access Point 530 is a secure, dual-radio standalone access point that protects a company's network and assets from unauthorized access. It delivers a comprehensive range of industry-proven security and QoS capabilities that integrate easily into most any network design and works well in situations where companies have multiple remote offices. ProCurve Access Point 530 also features the benefit of built-in support from ProCurve's Identity Driven Manager access control software that enables edge-enforced, per-user, identity-driven access control lists (ACLs) for highly granular and flexible security. Additionally, in the event of a WAN link failure, the Access Point 530 features built-in RADIUS services to keep a remote site up and running. Warranty ProCurve provides the industry's most complete warranty -- for as long as a customer owns the product -- with next-business-day advance replacement (available in most countries). Pricing and Availability(1)
Available Immediately:
ProCurve Wireless Edge Services xl Module $4,999
-- Switch 5300xl module with support for 12 ProCurve Radio Ports
ProCurve Wireless Services Module 12 RP License $3,999
-- License only; 12 ProCurve Radio Port license update
ProCurve Redundant Wireless Services xl Module $3,499
-- Switch 5300xl module for redundant, highly available
configurations
ProCurve Radio Port 210 $349
-- Single-radio (802.11b/g) Radio Port - internal antenna
ProCurve Radio Port 220 $499
-- Dual-radio (a+g) Radio Port - external antenna
ProCurve Radio Port 230 $499
-- Dual-radio (a+g) Radio Port - internal antenna
Expected to be available June 2006:
ProCurve Access Point 530 $759
-- Dual-radio 802.11b/g and 802.11a/b/g access point
About ProCurve Networking by HP The ProCurve Networking business unit of HP delivers enterprise networking The networking infrastructure in a large enterprise with multiple computer systems and networks of different types is extraordinarily complex. Due to the myriad of interfaces that are required, much of what goes on has little to do with the real data processing of the payroll and orders. solutions comprising wired and wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area and WAN networking products, services and solutions. Recognizing the necessary migration of intelligence and functionality to the network edge, the ProCurve Adaptive EDGE Architecture strategy is the industry's only comprehensive and inclusive network design strategy that is adaptable, scalable and completely interoperable for achieving command from the center with control to the network edge. ProCurve was positioned in the challenger quadrant in research and advisory firm Gartner, Inc.'s 2004 Magic Quadrant The Gartner Magic Quadrant is a proprietary research tool developed by Gartner Inc., a US based research and advisory firm. It is designed to provide an unbiased qualitative analysis of a “markets’ direction, maturity, and participants. Report for Global Campus LANs. Further information on ProCurve networking solutions and products is available at www.procurve.com. About HP HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, and imaging and printing. For the four fiscal quarters ended Jan. 31, 2006, HP revenue totaled $87.9 billion. More information about HP (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HPQ HPQ Hewlett-Packard Corporation (NYSE) HPQ High Priority Queue ) (Nasdaq:HPQ) is available at www.hp.com. Note to editors: HP news releases are available via RSS feed Summaries of Web site content that are published in the RSS format for download. See RSS. at www.hp.com/hpinfo/rss.html. (1) All prices are estimated U.S. list prices. Actual prices may vary. This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of HP and its consolidated subsidiaries could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to anticipated operational and financial results; statements of expectation or belief; and any statement of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include the achievement of expected results and other risks that are described from time to time in HP's Securities and Exchange Commission reports, including but not limited to the risks described in HP's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the fiscal quarter ended Jan. 31, 2006, and other reports filed after HP's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the fiscal year ended Oct. 31, 2005. HP assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements. (C) Copyright 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. |
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