HP pushes ProCurve

Hewlett-Packard has unveiled a strategy for its ProCurve line of networking products and appointed ECS Astar Sdn Bhd as Malaysian distributor, states Malaysia Star.

The ProCurve networking products brand will be positioned as "the network of choice" for companies ranging from small and medium-sized businesses all the way to large enterprises, according to Eric Lee, Hewlett-Packard regional director in charge of the brand for ASEAN, Korea and Taiwan.

Lee said ProCurve is the second largest brand in the world for local area network switching behind rival Cisco Systems. But it has the advantage of Hewlett-Packard being committed to open standards, unlike Cisco products which rely on the company being a network standard unto itself.

Orange County-based systems consulting and IT outsourcing firm Synoptek has acquired Boise area Web site development and computer networking company, The Network Group, says redOrbit.

Synoptek made a wide-ranging search for relocation cities and complementary businesses, settling on Boise for a combination of reasons including availability of technical skills, education, tech employers and quality of life, said Robert Whiton, COO of Synoptek.

Once in Boise, Synoptek found The Network Group was an obvious fit. "The combination was kind of a match," Whiton said. "We had some things they didn't have on the enterprise side and they had some things we didn't have on the Web development side."

Clancy & Theys Construction Company is deploying a state-of-the-art WiFi network at its Raleigh, North Carolina, corporate facility, providing secure access to outbuildings and remote construction trailers located throughout its service area, reports redOrbit.

After outgrowing its legacy wireless network, and finding its remote construction trailer VPN network too expensive and difficult to manage, Clancy & Theys Construction Company turned to Aruba and integrator Abacus Solutions to provide solutions for its headquarters, outbuildings, and constructions trailers.

"Our legacy wireless network was difficult to manage, restricted roaming, and lacked client-to-core security," said Kendyl Peebles, Clancy & Theys Construction Company's IT/IS director.