Hewlett Packard's Procurve Networking Division is buying enterprise WLAN firm Colubris Networks. Colubris specializes in public-access applications, most notably in the hospitality industry. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The acquisition will give HP a higher profile in the WLAN space and provide instant access to 802.11n products, which HP doesn't have in its Procurve product line. In addition, the deal will ultimately give HP a broader unified wired/wireless product line, which is important in closing the big deals.
For more:
- see this NetworkWorld article [1]
Related articles:
HP [2] releases kit to unify business networks
Colubris [3] raises $14 million
Links:
[1] http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/30929
[2] http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com/story/hp-releases-kit-to-unify-business-networks/2006-05-23
[3] http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com/story/colubris-raises-14-million/2006-10-24