HP has announced new networking products and services based on the HP FlexNetwork architecture that deliver the increased flexibility clients need to keep pace with the demands of globalization and IT consumerization.
Legacy network infrastructures typically lack the flexibility required to support virtualized infrastructures, the bandwidth for intensive multimedia applications and the scalability required for the growing number of connected mobile devices.
Introduced at Interop New York, the new HP Networking solutions for virtualization, multimedia applications and enterprise mobility simplify migration to newer Internet Protocols, the 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) networking standard and virtualized branch services.
— HP FlexFabric solutions for the data center include the new 10 GbE HP 5900 top-of-rack switch and the updated HP 12500 switch series, which enables clients to improve the performance of server-to-server traffic by up to 80 percent,(1)
— HP FlexCampus offerings include the new HP 3800 stackable switches, which provide up to 450 percent higher performance,(2) and a new reference architecture for campus environments that unifies wired and wireless networks to support mobility and high-bandwidth multimedia applications;
— An expanded HP FlexBranch portfolio of new virtualized service modules with technology from HP partners VMware and Citrix helps to speed the service delivery of applications to branch offices, while saving 21 percent in cost; (3)
— HP FlexManagement with integrated mobile network access control (NAC) in HP Intelligent Management Center 5.1 streamlines enterprise access to mobile devices and protects IT infrastructure from mobile threats;
— New specialized services facilitate the migration to IPv6 while simplifying the customer transition,
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