Well, I imagine they merged the technology of the two companies, just like
they did with Compaq and DEC. HP has really made some nice products over
the years, along with some terrible ones. lol Procurves are really nice
though. I'm also digging all of this new mid-range stuff coming out from
Cisco buying out Linksys. Finally, we're getting really good managed
switches for under $1000.
On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 11:05 PM, Scott Cotton <scott@nscotton.com> wrote:
> From reading the wikipedia sources and visiting hp's website it apears to
> me that the procurve name is gone since the buy out of 3com.
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 11:02 PM, Jeremy <listbox@unix-boy.com> wrote:
>
>> On 4/21/2011 1:51 PM, Chris Jones wrote:
>>
>>> Yeah, it's their managed switch line. I believe procurve is actually
>>> 3com, who hp bought out.
>>>
>>> On Apr 21, 2011 1:26 PM, "Ron Johnson" <ron.l.johnson@cox.net
>>> <mailto:ron.l.johnson@cox.net>> wrote:
>>> > That's the HP networking equipment?
>>> >
>>> > On 04/21/2011 12:39 PM, Dustin Puryear wrote:
>>> >> We need a network guy that has a lot of experience with ProCurves
>>> ASAP.
>>> >> Email me off-list at dpuryear@puryear-it.com
>>> <mailto:dpuryear@puryear-it.com>. Work is remote.
>>>
>>> >>
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>>
>> Other way around... While HP did buy out 3Com, the Procurve line has
>> been around long before that because I remember seeing their gear back when
>> I was still in high school in the late 90s.
>>
>> Apparently, the name dates back as far as the late 70s, if Wikipedia is to
>> be trusted: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ProCurve
>>
>>
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