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[Daily IT Newswire] HP's low-end Ethernet switch line-up is virtually identical to 3Com's: a variable mix of stackable and standalone fixed-configuration and modular Layer 2 and Layer 3 10/100/1000/10000Mbps Ethernet managed and unmanaged, PoE and non-PoE switches for practically any edge or campus application. Both companies have been competing fiercely in this market based on low price, simple features, ease-of-use and lifetime warranties.

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