ProCurve Networking by HP Positioned in “Challengers” Quadrant for 2006 Global Campus LANs Magic Quadrant

ProCurve Networking by HP Positioned in “Challengers” Quadrant for 2006 Global Campus LANs Magic Quadrant

ProCurve Networking by HP has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the “Challengers” quadrant of the October 2006 Magic Quadrant for (Global) Campus LAN report.(1)
The report positions vendors in one of four quadrants based on the companies’ vision and ability to execute on that vision. The four quadrants are Leaders, Challengers, Visionaries and Niche Players.

ProCurve Networking by HP, the second largest vendor in the global wired and wireless LAN market, was one of nine vendors evaluated by the Gartner Magic Quadrant report, which measures and compares companies in a specific industry in terms of their ability to execute and the completeness of their vision. Ability to execute measures how well a vendor is performing in the current market, while completeness of vision measures a vendor’s understanding of the market and their preparedness to meet market requirements in the future.

“ProCurve’s continued rapid growth in both market share and revenue is a testament to our ability to provide customers with the standards-based, easily manageable and cost-effective solutions they need to meet today’s networking challenges,” said John McHugh, vice president and general manager, ProCurve Networking by HP. “We believe being placed by Gartner in the Challengers quadrant in the LAN switching market further validates our ability to execute and long-term viability.”

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