HP Data CenterHP Data Center

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April 20, 2010April 20, 2010

HP Data CenterHP Data Center HP has unveiled a new "edge-to-core networking portfolio" HP has unveiled a new "edge-to-core networking portfolio"

based on technology built by 3Com based on technology built by 3Com

The new HP Networking line of products combines HP's The new HP Networking line of products combines HP's ProCurve technology with 3Com's routers, switches, and ProCurve technology with 3Com's routers, switches, and

VoIP equipment. VoIP equipment. 

allows clients to eliminate redundant equipment by allows clients to eliminate redundant equipment by integrating wired and wireless environments with security integrating wired and wireless environments with security from the edge to core from the edge to core

BenefitsBenefits Data center enables more than 2.1 billion packets of data Data center enables more than 2.1 billion packets of data

per second.per second.

""CiscoCisco-free" data center takes advantage of HP/3Com -free" data center takes advantage of HP/3Com equipment to "achieve twice the port and capacity density, equipment to "achieve twice the port and capacity density, and a 50 percent reduction in power consumption versus and a 50 percent reduction in power consumption versus previous solutions."previous solutions."

Eliminate redundant equipment by integrating wired and Eliminate redundant equipment by integrating wired and wireless environments with security from the edge to core wireless environments with security from the edge to core

Reduces complexity by delivering a “single pane of glass” Reduces complexity by delivering a “single pane of glass” management to configure, deploy and monitor the network.management to configure, deploy and monitor the network.

HP’s StrategyHP’s Strategy

Important piece of HP's Converged Important piece of HP's Converged Infrastructure strategy to create virtual Infrastructure strategy to create virtual pools of computing resources that will pools of computing resources that will replace inefficient silos of servers, storage replace inefficient silos of servers, storage and networking. and networking.

The vision takes aim at rival The vision takes aim at rival Cisco's Unified Computing SystemCisco's Unified Computing System, which , which combines servers, storage, networking combines servers, storage, networking and virtualization technology into a single and virtualization technology into a single box. box.

SourceSource

http://www.infoworld.com/d/networkihttp://www.infoworld.com/d/networking/hp-unveils-cisco-free-data-center-ng/hp-unveils-cisco-free-data-center-based-3com-technology-147based-3com-technology-147