HP ProCurve Networking

New Product Testing Report for ProCurve Secure Router - now Available

Grenoble, FRANCE - December 21, 2005 - HP ProCurve Networking today announced the publishing of a comprehensive product testing report for its recently introduced ProCurve SR 7102dl Secure Router which positions the product as a good solution for SMBs and branch offices.

As ProCurve Networking's first foray into the WAN market, the 7000dl Series of Secure Routers represent a key element in the development of a full range of networking infrastructure products being introduced by the growing networking business unit of HP.

Among the conclusions reached in the testing and highlighted in the report are:

• Good balance between simplicity and rich features
• The SR 7102dl is a strong solution for SMB, branch office or managed service packaged environments
• The SR 7102dl is easy to deploy and manage
• The SR 7102dl performed well in scalability and QoS tests
• Lifetime warranty and free software updates is a huge benefit

Featuring a full range of rigorous tests in various environments and configurations, the tests were conducted and the report compiled by Broadband-Testing, one of Europe's foremost independent network testing facilities and consultancy organisations for broadband and network infrastructure products.

"Overall, the ProCurve team seems to have got the balance between simplicity and feature-rich right on this WAN edge devices, which will fit the bill for any SMB, branch office, or managed-service package aimed at the 25-100 user market," said Steve Broadhead, of Broadband-Testing.

"On a day-to-day basis, the SR 7102dl is very easy to live with and should present no problems in any of the scenarios we envisage it being deployed in. The lifetime warranty provided with the product is hugely reassuring, especially given the projected customer base," he added.

About HP ProCurve Networking

The ProCurve Networking business unit of HP delivers enterprise networking solutions comprising wired and wireless LAN and WAN networking products, services and solutions. Recognising the necessary migration of intelligence and functionality to the network edge, the ProCurve Adaptive EDGE Architecture strategy is the industry's only comprehensive and inclusive network design strategy that is adaptable, scalable and completely interoperable for achieving command from the centre with control to the network edge. ProCurve was positioned in the challenger quadrant in research and advisory firm Gartner, Inc.'s 2004 Magic Quadrant Report for Global Campus LANs.

Further information on ProCurve networking solutions and products is available at ProCurve website.

About HP

HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, and imaging and printing. For the four fiscal quarters ended Oct. 31, 2005, HP revenue totaled $86.7 billion. More information about HP (NYSE, Nasdaq: HPQ) is available at www.hp.com