The HP E5400 Series consists of the most advanced intelligent switches in the HP E Series product line. The E5400 series includes 6-slot and 12-slot chassis and associated zl modules and bundles. The foundation for all of these switches is a purpose-built, programmable ProVision ASIC that allows the most demanding networking features, such as Quality of Service (QoS) and security, to be implemented in a scalable yet granular fashion. With 10/100, Gigabit and 10-Gigabit interfaces, integrated PoE+ on 10/100 and 10/100/1000Base-T ports, and a choice of form factors, the E5400 switches offer excellent investment protection, flexibility, and scalability, as well as ease of deployment, operation, and maintenance.
HP is the term commonly referred to about the Hewlett-Packard Company, the corporation headquartered in California, USA has its European offices in Geneva. HP now operates in every country and is the largest technology company in the world. HP manufacturers computing, storage and networking hardware as well as develop software and services. HP's annual revenue for 2006 was at US$91.7 billion making it the world's largest technology vendor. HP was founded by William Hewlett and David Packard in 1935, they both graduated from Stanford University and started the company in a garage with a capital investment of US$538 and was later incorporated August 18, 1947. HP was ranked No. 1 for its greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction programs, HP then went on in an effort to remove toxic substances from is products. HP has today created a successful line of digital cameras, printers, calculators, PDA's, servers, scanners and computers.