The HP ProCurve 3500-48-PoE Layer 3 Switch is the most advanced intelligent edge switch in the HP ProCurve Networking product line. The foundation for ProCurve 3500-48-PoE Layer 3 Switch 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.
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.