New Delhi:HP ProCurve Networking opened a proof-of-Concept (POC) Lab in Bangalore to enable enterprise customers to simulate and test secure standards-based best-in-class unified wired and wireless network infrastructures.

The POC Lab will showcase live demonstrations of ProCurve's extensive line of proven networking hardware and software solutions based on the ProCurve Adaptive Networks architecture. The lab set up allows enterprise customers to conduct pre-deployment testing of new networking capabilities and solutions in controlled simulated environments before making a purchase decision.

The ProCurve POC Lab is located at the premises of ProCurve's partner, Nirmal Infotech. It is built on ProCurve's latest technologies that include the high-performance and high-availability ProCurve 8200 core switch, wireless edge services modules, wireless access points and network security management software such as the ProCurve Identity Management. With this highly available network infrastructure, customers will be able to test out unified converged wired and wireless networking solutions.

"The Proof-of-Concept Lab is another measure of ProCurve's support and service to customers in India. We want customers to be able to test out our solutions which are engineered to HP's legendary quality standards. Our solutions are based on open standards and adapt readily to the changing needs of users, applications and businesses,� said Louis Au, HP ProCurve Vice President and General Manager for Asia Pacific and Japan.

"The Proof-of-Concept Lab will allow these customers to test out the performance and reliability of HP ProCurve products which come with lifetime warranty," said K R Karanth, CEO of Nirmal Infotech. "We will continue to invest in the Proof-of-Concept Lab to ensure customers have the best environment to test the latest available products and solutions from HP ProCurve," added Karanth.