ProCurve Networking by HP Expands Innovative Network Architecture to Enhance Performance and Security.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 the continued expansion of its Adaptive EDGE Architecture with new products that offer a more secure, resilient network. The new offerings include the industry's first InterConnect Fabric (ICF (Internet Connection Firewall) The built-in firewall in Windows XP. It provides a stateful inspection of packets which accepts only responses to requests originated by the user. ) switch, an upgrade to its popular Identity Driven Manager software, new ProCurve Mobility Manager software, which delivers seamless, unified management to WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network Access Points, and a new Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) switch designed to simplify the deployment of WLAN Access Points. ProCurve Networking by HP's Adaptive EDGE Architecture strategy is based on an intelligent edge, connected through a reliable interconnect, that is automatically configured through business policies with command from the center and control to the network edge. The architecture is the framework for products launched today that provide high-performance and availability, dynamic and granular control over network security, reduce network and business complexity, and increase productivity. "The ProCurve focus is continuous innovation," said John McHugh John McHugh can refer to:
ProCurve InterConnect Fabric Switch 8100fl family The ProCurve InterConnect Fabric Switch 8100fl family is ProCurve's first generation InterConnect Fabric solution developed through ProCurve research and development using technologies acquired from Riverstone Networks Riverstone Networks, was a provider of networking switching hardware based in Santa Clara, California. Originally part of Cabletron Systems, and based on an early acquisition of YAGO, it was one of the many Gigabit Ethernet startups in the mid 1990's. in 2004. The solution focuses on high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. and resiliency and features a simpler auto-configurable design that takes advantage of the decision-making power of the intelligent edge. The benefit is in reducing the overall cost of ownership of a secure, mobile, converged network The integration of the telephone system with IP-based data networks. See softswitch. (networking) converged network - A single network that can carry voice, video and data. . The first products in the ProCurve 8100fl family include the 8108fl and 8116fl InterConnect Fabric switches and a family of Gigabit and 10 Gigabit blades. In developing the ICF Switch 8100fl family, ProCurve partnered with Oregon State University Oregon State University, at Corvallis; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1858 as Corvallis College, opened 1865. In 1868 it was designated Oregon's land-grant agricultural college and was taken over completely by the state in 1885. for an inventive application of the product. The College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences The College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences (COAS) is a graduate research college within Oregon State University which aims to increase knowledge and understanding about oceanic and atmospheric sciences. External links
COAS Chief of Army Staff COAs Children of Alcoholics COAS Cooperadora de Acción Social (Argentina) COAS Crew Optical Alignment Sight ) at Oregon State University, Corvallis, Ore., is ranked among the top five graduate institutions in oceanography oceanography, study of the seas and oceans. The major divisions of oceanography include the geological study of the ocean floor (see plate tectonics) and features; physical oceanography, which is concerned with the physical attributes of the ocean water, such as 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. . According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. COAS, both the volume and the complexity of oceanographic data sets are increasing at unprecedented rates, requiring new approaches and tools for maximizing the usage and effectiveness. "To facilitate our vision of a smart network of connected devices and processes, COAS constructed an intelligent network because real-time data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. and measurement demands intelligence at the network edge," said Chuck Sears, manager, research computing, COAS. "To achieve a cost-effective, resilient, reliable and technologically advanced solution we partnered with ProCurve. We are utilizing ProCurve's new family of InterConnect Fabric switches in our network to enhance our ability to intelligently understand, collect, synthesize and route real-time data flows from a wide variety of computational models, networked sensors, satellites and scientific instrumentation." ProCurve Identity Driven Manager 2.0 ProCurve Identity Driven Manager 2.0 (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. 2.0) is a plug-in to 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 Plus 2.0 that represents the latest development in secure, automated access control software for wired and wireless network access. Based on the RADIUS standard, IDM 2.0 allows the administrator to centrally manage access rights given to users as they connect to the network. In addition, IDM 2.0 dynamically sets parameters in ProCurve edge devices that enforce access rights, priority and bandwidth. The IDM 2.0 upgrade includes an innovative client integrity solution based on the Trusted Computing Group's Trusted Network Connect Trusted Network Connect or TNC is an open architecture for Network Access Control, promulgated by the Trusted Network Connect Work Group (TNC-WG) of the Trusted Computing Group (TCG). (TNC (hardware) TNC - A threaded version of a BNC. ) that allows users to select their antivirus and personal firewall client software from a range of providers who support the TNC architecture. IDM 2.0 supports dynamic Access Control List configuration providing adaptive control to critical IT applications and information assets. IDM 2.0 is also much easier to deploy with the addition of automated corporate database driven set-up and synchronization of IDM access policy groups. As a result, IDM 2.0 delivers enhanced ease-of-use, superior integration and better overall access security. ProCurve Mobility Manager 1.0 The new ProCurve Mobility Manager 1.0 is a plug-in module for ProCurve Manager Plus. It further enhances command from the network center by delivering efficient, affordable, powerful management tools to centrally configure, update, monitor and troubleshoot ProCurve wireless LAN components. When compared to competitor products, Mobility Manager 1.0 and ProCurve Manager Plus uniquely provide pertinent information and control of both wired and wireless aspects of the network via a fully integrated approach built on a single user interface and a single all-inclusive database. The result is an easy-to-use, unified management system that ensures quality service for users and applications. ProCurve Switch 2600-8-PWR with Gigabit Uplink The intelligent edge is enhanced with the addition of the ProCurve Switch 2600-8-PWR supporting a lower-cost, mobile and converged network. It is a fully managed, stackable switch with eight auto-sensing 10/100 PoE ports and one dual-personality Gigabit Uplink. With integrated PoE and enterprise-level software features in a low-density form factor, this cost-effective switch has better functionality (including an optional redundant power supply to increase reliability) to support wide deployment of wireless access points. It is also ideal for small workgroups or remote offices that require general network connectivity and PoE for IP phones and wireless access points. Pricing and Availability(1) Pricing for the ProCurve InterConnect Fabric Switch 8108fl is $27,999, with the ProCurve InterConnect Fabric Switch 8116fl priced at $38,999. Both switches are expected to be available Oct. 1. ProCurve Identity Driven Manager 2.0 is expected to be available Dec. 1 for $5,499. ProCurve Mobility Manager 1.0 is expected to be available Dec. 1 for $1,999. The ProCurve Switch 2600-8-PWR with Gigabit Uplink is expected to be available in October for $899. About ProCurve Networking by HP The ProCurve Networking business unit of HP delivers enterprise networking solutions comprising wired and wireless LAN 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 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 July 31, 2005, HP revenue totaled $85.2 billion. 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