"Clients need a reduction in complexity, more efficiency and greater flexibility in their networking solutions," said Haas. "HP's integrated networking portfolio challenges the status quo with more innovative technology that enables convergence across servers, storage and networking, at better economics to help clients deliver the outcomes that matter most to them."
HP Networking delivers advanced networking functionality based on the principles of industry standards and multi-vendor interoperability. HP solutions can be incorporated into existing networks without disruption, bringing new levels of flexibility, security and simplified management to legacy environments.
HP Networking solutions leverage expertise developed over the last 25 years as well as offerings developed through industry collaboration and joint technology integration efforts. This enables clients to take advantage of market-driven innovation and adopt advanced technologies at a significantly lower total cost of ownership.
The new portfolio consists of four product families that address specific client requirements from the branch to data center. These solutions are supported by HP Services and sold through HP and 40,000 specialized channel partners.
With more than 5,000 network infrastructure and voice professionals worldwide that hold more than 14,000 certifications, HP provides a full life cycle of Networking Services that bring together technologies from HP and its partners to help organizations manage their networks efficiently and accelerate the business value of technology investments.
