ProCurve Networking by HP have been chosen as the standard for all Microsoft
Technology Centers (MTCs) around the world.

Microsoft has installed, or is in the process of installing, ProCurve wired
and wireless networks at its eight MTCs in North America, as well as global
locations in China, Dubai, France,
Germany, India, Ireland
and the United Kingdom.

As the sole network infrastructure vendor for all MTCs worldwide, ProCurve
will provide joint support of new product trials, integration testing and new
product demonstrations for MTC clients who require security and highly
available networks. The ProCurve infrastructure allows customers to easily test
out their products and services in a networking environment created to manage
advanced applications without requiring any hardware upgrades.

MTC networks feature ProCurve’s award-winning 5400zl Switch Series, which
delivers Gigabit wire speed performance, intelligence and control to the edge
of the network. MTC networks also utilize the ProCurve 2900 Switch Series, a
high-bandwidth, plug-and-play, 10-Gbps Ethernet switch for stacking and uplink.
In addition, the centers feature the ProCurve 5300 Switch Series for scalable
Layer 2, 3, and 4 switching in compact 4- or 8-slot modular form factors.

To address network mobility tasks, MTCs use ProCurve Access Point 530, a
secure, dual-radio standalone access point that protects MTC networks and
assets from unauthorized access. To manage the MTC, both the wired and wireless
infrastructure are supported by ProCurve Identity Driven Manager, a plug-in
module software management tool for ProCurve Manager Plus that applies security
and performance settings to help administrators efficiently manage users and
devices connecting to the network.