Eliminate network gear maintenance fees to save big money

ProCurve has a reputation for giving customers a low total cost of ownership IT Best Practices Alert NetworkWorld.com | Network Management Research Center | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Citrix A Guide to Application Delivery In this Forrester study learn how moving from application deployment to application delivery can help organizations rapidly meet new business needs. Spotlight Story Eliminate network gear maintenance fees to save big money By Linda Musthaler When it comes to networking gear, do you always play it safe and deploy Cisco devices? You can't go wrong with Cisco technology. However, you can probably meet your needs and save some big bucks at the same time with networking products from this alternative provider. Read full story Linda Musthaler is a principal analyst with Essential Solutions Corporation. 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