HP unveils MS-compliant portfolio

BANGALORE: HP has unveiled a comprehensive set of products, services and technologies designed to help customers successfully implement Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and consolidate and streamline solution development. It offers customers IA-32 and Itanium based industry standards servers for Windows Server 2003 to improve efficiency and performance. Also, Windows Server 2003 & HP make storage area network (SAN) deployment and management more customer friendly.

"HP and Microsoft continue to lead the advance of "standards-based" computing further into the enterprise; we"re working side by side to research, test, implement and support solutions that meet customers" most demanding business objectives," said Balu Doraisamy, President HP India.

"From HP ProLiant blade and eight-way servers to the HP Itanium family of servers to Windows Server 2003 assessment, planning, design and implementation services and solutions, HP is ready to help customers of all sizes realize immediate cost savings through implementation of Windows Server 2003."

Rajiv Kaul, Managing Director, Microsoft India says, "The early adopters of Windows Server 2003 in India are experiencing the benefits of more consolidated, more easily managed systems; they"re improving employee productivity and achieving levels of secure connectivity not previously possible -- some have increased efficiency by as much as 30 percent."

HP and Microsoft"s 20-year strategic relationship is a benchmark in the IT industry and brings customers a broad portfolio of platforms and solutions, management and support of Windows-based environments.