Listing of recent news items from online news vendors around the world. http://www.procurve.com/news/procurve-in-the-news.htm Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:15:00 GMT Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:15:00 GMT procurve.com en-us http://www.procurve.com/images/procurve_lv_logo.gif http://www.procurve.com/news/procurve-in-the-news.htm ProCurve.com Home 140 76 HP has been trying to muscle into Cisco's turf with its ProCurve line of networking gear, which has been growing but is still a very small part of HP's business. Adding 3Com beefs up HP's networking offerings and gives it a bigger presence in China. http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/68629.html?wlc=1258054004 http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/68629.html?wlc=1258054004 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:15:00 GMT Hewlett-Packard Co. said it agreed to buy networking-gear maker 3Com Corp. for $2.7 billion in cash, the latest move by H-P to bulk up its product line amid a broader push by the few remaining technology giants to turn themselves into one-stop shops for corporate customers. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704576204574530001155685762.html?mod=WSJ_hps_LEFTWhatsNews http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704576204574530001155685762.html?mod=WSJ_hps_LEFTWhatsNews Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:14:00 GMT It's hard to look at a deal the like Hewlett-Packard's $2.7 billion buyout of 3Com outside the lens of the major corporate-industrial machinations that are driving the data center sector right now. And clearly, this one will have a significant impact on the fortunes of not only HP and 3Com, but Cisco, Brocade, IBM and countless others. http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/cole/hp-and-3com-its-all-about-the-core/?cs=37446 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/cole/hp-and-3com-its-all-about-the-core/?cs=37446 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:13:00 GMT Hewlett-Packard's 3Com acquisition may pose the most serious threat Cisco has ever faced in the enterprise networking market, heightening the HP-Cisco battle.On the technology front, the company would have what executives called an "edge-to-core" portfolio, complete with data center servers to take on Cisco. http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid7_gci1374220,00.html http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid7_gci1374220,00.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:12:00 GMT HP (NYSE: HPQ) said today it plans to buy networking player 3Com in a $2.7 billion deal that aims to turn the hardware giant into a forced to be reckoned with in networking.The move looks to buttress HP's own expansive role in the enterprise datacenter with 3Com's networking switching, routing and TippingPoint network security solutions. http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3848081 http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3848081 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:11:00 GMT The acquisition will also give HP access to a research and development team and strong sales channels in China, where 3Com operates the H3C subsidiary it originally formed as a joint venture with Huawei Technologies. The deal would also bring in 3Com's TippingPoint line of intrusion prevention products. http://www.infoworld.com/d/networking/hp-acquires-networking-vendor-3com-040?source=rss_infoworld_news http://www.infoworld.com/d/networking/hp-acquires-networking-vendor-3com-040?source=rss_infoworld_news Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:10:00 GMT The move will put HP in a strong position to compete with Cisco Systems in the increasingly competitive networking space, and also will help HP build its unified communications and collaboration capabilities, said Steve Schuchart, an analyst with Current Analysis. http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Enterprise-Networking/HP-to-Buy-3Com-for-27-Billion-504701/ http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Enterprise-Networking/HP-to-Buy-3Com-for-27-Billion-504701/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:09:00 GMT In announcing this deal, HP officials cited how 3Com's tools can add to HP's newly developed architecture, its "converged infrastructure" intended to integrate, standardize and virtualize as much as the data center, including servers, storage and I/O, as possible. HP's acquisition may also sharpen the fight with Cisco... http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140710/Update_HP_agrees_to_buy_3Com_for_2.7B http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140710/Update_HP_agrees_to_buy_3Com_for_2.7B Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:08:00 GMT 3Com recently re-entered the North America large enterprise switching stage after years of focusing on China. The company boasts a wide array of switching platforms - from workgroup, to wiring closet edge to deep data center core - after acquiring the whole of a joint venture it had with Huawei called H3C. HP, meanwhile, has been lacking a core data center switch for some time. https://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/111109-hp-buys-3com.html https://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/111109-hp-buys-3com.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:07:00 GMT Hewlett-Packard has agreed to buy 3Com for about US$2.7 billion, pushing forward the giant IT vendor's strategy for combining computing, storage, services and networking under one roof. 3Com will add to HP's Ethernet switching portfolio, which is already a growing competitor to Cisco Systems... http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/181977/hp_to_buy_3com_in_networking_data_center_bid.html http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/181977/hp_to_buy_3com_in_networking_data_center_bid.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:06:00 GMT With the purchase, HP will be able to extend its networking business beyond its current ProCurve line with an extensive new line of Ethernet switch and router solutions. http://www.crn.com/networking/221601352;jsessionid=2AS4F12M1CLX5QE1GHOSKHWATMY32JVN http://www.crn.com/networking/221601352;jsessionid=2AS4F12M1CLX5QE1GHOSKHWATMY32JVN Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:05:00 GMT Marius Haas is senior vice president and general manager of HP's ProCurve Networking business, which was recently aligned with the company's server, storage and services businesses under HP's Technology Solutions Group, creating an approximately $45 billion unit. Haas, who previously served as senior vice president of strategy and corporate development, is charged with shifting the network business into overdrive. Network World Editor in Chief John Dix caught up with Haas to talk about the market and his plans. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/091409-haas.html http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/091409-haas.html Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT The new products are an indication that HP is serious about better integrating its server and networking capabilities for next-generation data center transformations. Those new architectures will rely heavily on virtualization, a unified switching fabric melding lossless Ethernet and storage protocols, and 10G Ethernet eventually replacing 1G server and switch connections. To date, HP has had a leadership presence in data center computing but not in networking. This should help -- especially now that Cisco is encroaching on HP's traditional blade server turf. http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/45258 http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/45258 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:01:00 GMT [Analyst] Hochmuth said he expected to see more messaging and more development of ProCurve's product line as it relates to networking's role in the data center, especially where virtualization is concerned. "It's a message of, 'We've brought all of our assets to bear against Cisco,' which is obviously now a server and a networking player," he said. "It's a reaffirmation from HP that says, 'Look, we have all this, too, and we've been in servers longer.' The importance of the network is emphasized in a lot of these things, and that's the reason why HP is suddenly so interested in the ProCurve group. It's not just that Cisco is competing with them, it's the importance of the network as a strategic platform." http://www.crn.com/networking/220000744;jsessionid=CF1Z2OFF2R4R3QE1GHOSKHWATMY32JVN http://www.crn.com/networking/220000744;jsessionid=CF1Z2OFF2R4R3QE1GHOSKHWATMY32JVN Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:02:00 GMT "What's different is this the first time the two business units (HP and HP ProCurve) have combined forces to have a more tightly integrated solution set that ties into all the management layers as well as bring into the c class all of the elements of ProCurve," said Matt Zanner, HP ProCurve director of data center solutions." - That is really the critical news from my point of view. For years, HP has not fully integrated its ProCurve networking gear more directly into its HP hardware systems. That's no longer the case. HP ProCurve has all kinds of interesting and powerful management and security features baked into its networking gear that I've written about over the last few years. With ProCurve switches as part of the BladeSystem those features will now be further utilized. http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2009/09/hps-new-switch-blades-take-on.html http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2009/09/hps-new-switch-blades-take-on.html Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:03:00 GMT Hewlett-Packard is getting its converged networking act together. Today, the company announced two new ProCurve switches for its BladeSystem c-Class chassis, and one of them sports 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, with the promise of supporting converged enhanced Ethernet, the soon-to-be-standardized protocol that rips off lots of goodies from the InfiniBand networking alternative and that allows the Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) SAN protocol to be run over 10 GE switch fabric to link servers to storage. http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2009/09/16/hp_blade_procurves/ http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2009/09/16/hp_blade_procurves/ Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:04:00 GMT The extensions are intended to better align HP's data center and network products for the market and mindshare battle with Cisco. Cisco's recently shipped Unified Computing System integrates data center servers, switching, virtualization and storage access, and are viewed as a competitive assault on HP and IBM's traditional data center turf. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/091609-hp-data-center-switches.html http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/091609-hp-data-center-switches.html Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:05:00 GMT HP on Wednesday rolled out new ProCurve networking gear, including new switches and a firmware upgrade. The product additions, part of HP's duel with Cisco Systems, are integrated into HP's BladeSystem architecture. Many vendors are jockeying for position as enterprises build out next-generation data centers. http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=24405 http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=24405 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:06:00 GMT "HP has an advantage over Cisco in the converged data center push in that it not only has the growing networking business, but also the established server and storage offerings, Yankee Group analyst Zeus Kerravala said in an interview. "Cisco has been talking about converged data centers," Kerravala said. "HP has a real opportunity ahead of them. They have all the data center components. They can pretty quickly . pull it all together." http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/HP-Steps-Up-Competition-with-Cisco-by-Integrating-Networking-Blades-101066/ http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/HP-Steps-Up-Competition-with-Cisco-by-Integrating-Networking-Blades-101066/ Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:07:00 GMT Unified computing systems integrate more data center hardware. As hardware vendors pack more data center functions into one box, they're assuming the duties that integrators and VARs have performed for years. New Hewlett-Packard ProCurve Blade Switches are the latest case in point.The products follow on the heels of the HP Matrix data center server/switch combo delivered in April, which was a reaction to Cisco Systems' Unified Computing System (UCS). All of these offerings aim to meld computing and networking power in one centrally managed piece of hardware. http://searchitchannel.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid96_gci1368359,00.html http://searchitchannel.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid96_gci1368359,00.html Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:08:00 GMT "The design of IT equipment is about to dramatically change. No longer will data center servers, network switches, and storage area networks be sold autonomously. Instead, the different devices will be consolidated into integrated devices, and HP has made it clear that it wants to be a player in this market. As small and medium businesses monitor developments in this market place, they will need to keep an eye on HP and its product line." http://www.bmighty.com/blog/main/archives/2009/09/hp_strengthens.html http://www.bmighty.com/blog/main/archives/2009/09/hp_strengthens.html Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:09:00 GMT A gentle reminder that Cisco will not take over the data center without a fight. HP introduced a new 10 GbE blade switch and extended the options for other ProCurve switches. http://pro.gigaom.com/2009/09/hp-expands-networking-portfolio/ http://pro.gigaom.com/2009/09/hp-expands-networking-portfolio/ Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:10:00 GMT HP has made waves with its ProCurve line of networking switches and equipment, chipping away at some of Cisco's market share. HP kept ProCurve relatively quiet for years, just recently trumpeting it as a true alternative to Cisco's higher-cost gear. http://www.crn.com/it-channel/218600556;jsessionid=W2IIDDHB5EYSDQE1GHPCKH4ATMY32JVN?queryText=cisco http://www.crn.com/it-channel/218600556;jsessionid=W2IIDDHB5EYSDQE1GHPCKH4ATMY32JVN?queryText=cisco Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT Cisco VARs no longer have any margin left to profitably match HP ProCurve pricing on a deal-by-deal basis. Furthermore in my opinion, while Cisco salivates over 30 to 50 new market adjacencies, Cisco's loss of market share has in itself become the networking industry's newest market transition. http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43427 http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/43427 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:55:00 GMT Nobody is realizing the shift in security distribution more than equipment vendors Hewlett-Packard and Extreme. In April, HP and McAfee announced a partnership that allows HP to incorporate McAfee's products into its hardware, namely HP's switches and networking gear. http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/28/hewlett-packard-mcafee-technology-cio-network-security.html http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/28/hewlett-packard-mcafee-technology-cio-network-security.html Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:52:00 GMT Though eating into HP ProCurve sales is said to be the target of this "Ahead Of The Curve" initiative, an HP ProCurve executive has said the company is thrilled that Cisco sees it as a strong competitor, strong enough to adjust its pricing model. http://www.crn.com/networking/218401120;jsessionid=OT4SJB0MV4HWKQSNDLRSKHSCJUNN2JVN?pgno=1 http://www.crn.com/networking/218401120;jsessionid=OT4SJB0MV4HWKQSNDLRSKHSCJUNN2JVN?pgno=1 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:51:00 GMT Hewlett-Packard's ProCurve networking division on Monday took a swipe at rival Cisco with the rollout of four new 10/100-based switches touted to simplify overall management from core to the edge. New offerings provide benefits of a single software platform from which to manage every tier of switch in their network, core to edge, HP contends. http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/HP-ProCurve-Rolls-Out-New-10100-Switches-382316/ http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/HP-ProCurve-Rolls-Out-New-10100-Switches-382316/ Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:50:00 GMT HP ProCurve announced four new 3500 Series 10/100 switches that reportedly help enterprises cut networking expenses. HP says the new switches are an extension of the HP ProCurve 3500yl series and provide options to run business applications efficiently. http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=EB1A28C0-1A64-6A71-CEEFF07375F6E22C http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=EB1A28C0-1A64-6A71-CEEFF07375F6E22C Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:49:00 GMT Is Cisco Systems' dominance of the enterprise networking market about to see its first true test in more than a decade? HP seems to be the biggest threat by virtue of its multi-billion dollar market position and the fact that it already has a working network infrastructure at its disposal. http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/cole/hp-cisco-ready-to-rumble/?cs=33438 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/cole/hp-cisco-ready-to-rumble/?cs=33438 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:48:00 GMT HP and Alcatel-Lucent announced their alliance June 18, a move that HP officials say enables customers of both companies to take advantage of the ongoing convergence of IT and telecommunications. HP officials expect that the partnership-once the definitive agreement has been executed-could generate billions of dollars in revenues over those 10 years. http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Enterprise-Networking/HP-Takes-Aim-at-Cisco-with-Alcatel-Alliance-645979/ http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Enterprise-Networking/HP-Takes-Aim-at-Cisco-with-Alcatel-Alliance-645979/ Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:47:00 GMT HP ProCurve is rolling out new access devices and wireless controllers that are designed to make it easier for enterprises to manage both their wired and wireless networks. The new products are part of a larger trend of building converged networking products to reduce network complexity and simplify the management of networks. http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Enterprise-Networking/HP-ProCurve-Offers-New-Converged-Wireless-Wired-Products-328640/ http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Enterprise-Networking/HP-ProCurve-Offers-New-Converged-Wireless-Wired-Products-328640/ Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:46:00 GMT HP ProCurve is adding a security blade to edge and core switches that enables businesses to insert firewalls, VPNs and IDS/IPSs wherever they have one of the switches. "This is just the first entry for HP ProCurve into security and will be followed up by more offerings," says Mauricio Sanchez, chief security architect for ProCurve Networking. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/050109-hp-ProCurve-blade-security.html http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/050109-hp-ProCurve-blade-security.html Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:45:00 GMT