HP ProCurve was the name of the networking division of Hewlett-Packard from 1998 to 2010 and associated with the products that it sold. The name of the division was changed to HP Networking in September 2010 after HP bought 3Com Corporation. A variety of different networking products have been made by HP. The first products were named EtherTwist while printer connectivity products carried the JetDirect name. As the EtherTwist name faded, most of HP’s networking products were given AdvanceStack names. Later, the then-ProCurve division began to offer LAN switches, Core, Datacenter,... Distribution, Edge, Web managed and Unmanaged Switches. The ProCurve was also used with Network Management, Routing and Security products. The International Space Station makes use of customized HP switches sold while the HP division was known as ProCurve.
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