29 January 2009

HP’s ProCurve business unit has announcing a new initiative aimed at enabling customers to address changing enterprise data centre needs and improve the efficiency of network applications.

The ProCurve Open Network Ecosystem (ONE) is a multi-vendor alliance programme that optimises the performance of enterprise-class applications with HP ProCurve infrastructure. Microsoft is a major partner in the programme.

 “To help customers address the increased pace of change within their businesses, HP ProCurve is combining its own technology with some of the most innovative, respected and visionary companies in the world,” said Marius Haas, ProCurve’s senior vice president and general manager. “Establishing partnerships with major technology companies to deliver open-standards choices delivers business value by increasing the efficiency of network applications.”

Using ProCurve’s open networks platform as its foundation, ONE allows customers to securely integrate a wide choice of best-in-class network applications and services from alliance partners that integrate directly with HP ProCurve infrastructure.

ONE partner applications are rigorously tested and certified to ensure interoperability with the new HP ProCurve ONE Services zl Module. The module is an HP blade for the HP ProCurve Switch 5400zl and 8200zl series that consolidates many partner applications onto one common platform, thereby eliminating redundant operational costs while optimising rack space.

In addition to Microsoft, a number of companies including Avaya, McAfee, F5 and Riverbed, are members of the ProCurve ONE initiative. HP ProCurve’s solutions align with the HP Adaptive Infrastructure initiative, which, the company says, delivers greater agility by lowering costs, accelerating business growth and mitigating risk.

“HP ProCurve ONE will help customers resolve interoperability concerns by delivering an open standards-based solution that is effective and efficient,” said Microsoft general manager Tim Sinclair. ”The combination of the HP ProCurve ONE initiative and Microsoft Network Access Protection will provide customers with enhanced security and policy-based access that helps reduce downtime and boosts return on investment.”

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