1. HP Data Center Aditya Bandi ISM 158 April 20, 2010

2. HP Data Center HP has unveiled a new "edge-to-core networking portfolio" based on technology built by 3Com HP has unveiled a new "edge-to-core networking portfolio" based on technology built by 3Com The new HP Networking line of products combines HP's ProCurve technology with 3Com's routers, switches, and VoIP equipment. The new HP Networking line of products combines HP's ProCurve technology with 3Com's routers, switches, and VoIP equipment. allows clients to eliminate redundant equipment by integrating wired and wireless environments with security from the edge to core allows clients to eliminate redundant equipment by integrating wired and wireless environments with security from the edge to core

3. Benefits Data center enables more than 2.1 billion packets of data per second. Data center enables more than 2.1 billion packets of data per second. "Cisco-free" data center takes advantage of HP/3Com equipment to "achieve twice the port and capacity density, and a 50 percent reduction in power consumption versus previous solutions." "Cisco-free" data center takes advantage of HP/3Com equipment to "achieve twice the port and capacity density, and a 50 percent reduction in power consumption versus previous solutions."Cisco Eliminate redundant equipment by integrating wired and wireless environments with security from the edge to core Eliminate redundant equipment by integrating wired and wireless environments with security from the edge to core Reduces complexity by delivering a “single pane of glass” management to configure, deploy and monitor the network. Reduces complexity by delivering a “single pane of glass” management to configure, deploy and monitor the network.

4. HP’s Strategy Important piece of HP's Converged Infrastructure strategy to create virtual pools of computing resources that will replace inefficient silos of servers, storage and networking. Important piece of HP's Converged Infrastructure strategy to create virtual pools of computing resources that will replace inefficient silos of servers, storage and networking. The vision takes aim at rival Cisco's Unified Computing System, which combines servers, storage, networking and virtualization technology into a single box. The vision takes aim at rival Cisco's Unified Computing System, which combines servers, storage, networking and virtualization technology into a single box.Cisco's Unified Computing SystemCisco's Unified Computing System

5. Source http://www.infoworld.com/d/network ing/hp-unveils-cisco-free-data- center-based-3com-technology-147 http://www.infoworld.com/d/network ing/hp-unveils-cisco-free-data- center-based-3com-technology-147 http://www.infoworld.com/d/network ing/hp-unveils-cisco-free-data- center-based-3com-technology-147 http://www.infoworld.com/d/network ing/hp-unveils-cisco-free-data- center-based-3com-technology-147