HP Offers Aggressive Pricing and End-User Rebates on HP ProCurve Networking Products - HP ProCurve Switch 6208M-SX - Company Business and Marketing

Edge: Work-Group Computing Report, Nov 15, 1999

Hewlett-Packard Company has announced that, effective Nov. 4, it will cut the price of its recently announced HP ProCurve Switch 6208M-SX. End users will save 20 percent on the already low price. Users will also save on the extension of the popular HP ProCurve 10/100/1000 Cash Rebate, which offers up to $400 cash back on selected HP ProCurve Networking products. Price cuts and rebates are effective only in North America.

The HP ProCurve Switch 6208M-SX, which was $14,249, now is $11,499. The switch was part of HP ProCurve Networking's fall product line announced Sept. 7.

Additionally, the HP ProCurve 10/100/1000 Cash Rebate has been extended and will now run until Feb. 29, 2000. HP has increased the rebates for the HP ProCurve Switch 408 by 41 percent to $85 and for the HP ProCurve Switch 2224 by 200 percent to $150.

"This latest price cut reflects our commitment to providing customers with the best value and performance possible," said Jan Bell, worldwide marketing manager at HP's ProCurve Networking. "HP provides the networking solutions they need, with comprehensive benefits at an affordable cost."

End-user Cash Rebates
Part No.          Product                               Rebate

J4110A        HP ProCurve Switch 8000M                   $100

J4120A        HP ProCurve Switch 1600M                    100

J4121A        HP ProCurve Switch 4000M                    400

J4093A        HP ProCurve Switch 2424M                    200

J4095A        HP ProCurve Switch 2224                     150

J4097A        HP ProCurve Switch 408                       85

J3289A        HP ProCurve 10/100 Hub 24M                  100

J3295A        HP ProCurve 10/100 Hub 24                    75

J3288A        HP ProCurve 10/100 Hub 12M                   50

J3294A        HP ProCurve 10/100 Hub 12                    50

Rebate claim forms can be downloaded from www.hp.com/go/procurve.>

Lifetime Limited Warranty The above HP ProCurve products include free end-user phone support, as well as a lifetime limited warranty for as long as the customer owns the product. In many parts of the world, HP also provides next-business-day advance product replacement at no additional cost as part of the standard warranty.

HP ProCurve Networking is a leading supplier of networking products, including Ethernet hubs and switches, routing switches and network-management applications, that allow customers to build proactive networks.

Information on HP ProCurve Networking can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com/go/procurve.> Hewlett-Packard Company -- a leading global provider of computing and imaging solutions and services for business and home -- is focused on capitalizing on the opportunities of the Internet and the proliferation of electronic services.

HP plans to launch Agilent Technologies as an independent company by mid-calendar 2000. Agilent consists of HP's test and measurement, semiconductor products, chemical analysis and healthcare solutions businesses, and has leading positions in multiple market segments.

HP has 123,500 employees worldwide and had total revenue of $47.1 billion in its 1998 fiscal year. Information about HP, its products and the company's Year 2000 program can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com.