HP unveils 'Cisco-free' data center based on 3Com technology

From InfoWorld: HP has unveiled a new "edge-to-core networking portfolio" based on technology built by 3Com, just one week after closing the $2.7 billion acquisition of the network vendor.

HP also announced Monday that its newest "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."

The new HP Networking line of products combines HP's ProCurve technology with 3Com's routers, switches, and VoIP equipment. The acquisition of 3Com was first announced in November and completed April 12.

"The HP Networking portfolio allows clients to eliminate redundant equipment by integrating wired and wireless environments with security from the edge to core," HP said. "To further drive complexity out of client operations, HP delivers "single pane of glass" management to configure, deploy and monitor the network. This enables common policy management, reduces human error and creates a consistent user experience across access mediums."

HP Networking products are part of the company's servers, storage, and networking division, and are also an 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.

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