Dubai, UAE, 3rd Sep 2007: ProCurve Networking by HP experienced year-over-year port growth for the second calendar quarter of 2007 more than double the industry growth rate, according to a recent report by market research firm Dell'Oro Group.(1)

According to the analyst firm's data, ProCurve, the world's second largest enterprise LAN networking vendor, grew worldwide port shipments by 46 percent in the second calendar quarter of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. The year-over-year industry growth rate for this period was 21 percent.

In comparing ProCurve's port growth in North America in total switched Layer 2 through Layer 7, shipments grew at 57 percent year over year in a market that grew by 14 percent. In the same comparison, ProCurve's year-over-year growth in the European, Middle East and Africa market grew at 44 percent in a market that grew by 28 percent.

In addition, Dell'Oro Group reports that ProCurve's Power over Ethernet (PoE) worldwide shipments grew 249 percent year over year compared to market growth of 60 percent. This data elevates ProCurve to the No. 2 industry position in PoE with 10 percent market share. The Dell'Oro Group report also positions ProCurve as the No. 2 vendor in Layer 2 and Layer 3 total Gigabit and 10 Gigabit ports.

"ProCurve's continual market growth and leadership is a direct correlation to the expansion of our enterprise-class products and solutions, and customers embracing our Adaptive Networks vision," said John McHugh, vice president and general manager, ProCurve Networking by HP.

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About ProCurve
The ProCurve Networking business unit of HP delivers wired and wireless enterprise networking products, services and solutions. The foundation for ProCurve's business model is the Adaptive Networks strategy in which networks are adaptive to users, applications and an organisation's needs.

ProCurve was positioned in the challenger quadrant in research and advisory firm Gartner, Inc.'s 2006 Magic Quadrant Report for Global Campus LANs and is the No. 2 networking company worldwide measured in both ports and Ethernet switch market revenue, according to Dell'Oro Group.

Further information on ProCurve networking solutions and products is available at www.procurve.com.

About HP
HP focuses on simplifying technology experiences for all of its customers - from individual consumers to the largest businesses. With a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure, HP is among the world's largest IT companies, with revenue totalling $100.5 billion for the four fiscal quarters ended July 31, 2007. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at www.hp.com.

(1) Dell'Oro Group, "Q207 Ethernet Switch Quarterly Report," Aug. 15, 2007.

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