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HP cuts switch prices by up to 54 percent

Johannesburg, 03 Jun 1998

Hewlett-Packard Company has announced it has cut prices by up to 54 percent on its HP AdvanceStack Switch 208T, 224T and 800T. "HP is committed to providing customers with cost-effective, high-performance networking solutions," said Theirry Boulanger, marketing manager, PCs and Networking. "We`re responding to current networking market and business demands with these aggressive price cuts, and we`ll continue to be price competitive." The HP AdvanceStack Switch 208T and 224T support eight and 24 10Base-T ports respectively, for switched performance to the desktop. Both switches support two 100Base-T ports for high-speed connection to a server or network centre. The HP AdvanceStack Switch 800T is a high-performance segment switch ideal for server farm connections with eight transceiver bays for 100Base-TX or 100Base-FX ports. All the above products offer advanced manageability via HP AdvanceStack Assistant, which comes free with all HP AdvanceStack managed switches. Hewlett-Packard Company`s Workgroup Networks Division is a leading supplier of networking products including stackable hubs and switches, network-management applications, remote connectivity and high-speed devices. HP AdvanceStack hubs and switches are the network foundation at all World Cup sites. Hewlett-Packard Company is the official information-technology hardware and maintenance supplier to the 1998 World Cup soccer tournament.

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Suzanne Ayres
Warstreet Marketing
(011) 883-3003
suzannea@icon.co.za
Thierry Boulanger
Hewlett-Packard SA
(011) 806-1000
theirry_boulanger@hp.com