Evaluates power consumption and energy efficiency of H3C S7506 and
H3C S5500 Switches; Cites additional cost savings gained from H3C
Intelligent Management Center
3Com Corporation (Nasdaq: COMS) today announced Miercom, a leading
provider of independent test services, evaluated the company’s H3C®
S7506E and H3C
S5500-EI enterprise networking switches and determined they lead the
industry in energy efficiency, using up to 40 percent less energy than
competing products.
Miercom evaluated “the overall environmental impact and business
enabling green benefits” the products provide to customers and rated
them “Miercom Green Certified.” The complete reports with the testing
results for the H3C S7506E and H3C S5500-EI switches can be downloaded
at H3C
7506E and 3Com
S4800G/H3C S5500-EI, respectively.
Miercom, as part of its Certified Green Test Program, evaluated the
power consumption and efficiency of the switches. Miercom reports the
H3C 5500-EI stackable switch with 24- and 48-port models are up to 40
percent more energy efficient in terms of watts of energy used per
gigabits per second of performance. The H3C S7506E modular, multilayer
10-Gigabit and gigabit switch is up to 24 percent more energy efficient
than comparable products. 3Com’s entire H3C enterprise networking
portfolio is designed to deliver the industry’s lowest total cost of
ownership (TCO).
Miercom also reports that organizations can realize further cost savings
by deploying the new H3C
Intelligent Management Center (IMC) to manage their network. IMC is
an end-to-end enterprise-class management solution that provides unique
single-pane management of the entire heterogeneous enterprise network
infrastructure and integrates with existing systems to deliver
heightened efficiency and value. IMC’s centralized remote administration
capability can help reduce network administration costs.
“Our commitment to developing products with low “TCO by design” sets our
H3C portfolio apart from the competition,” said Saar Gillai, 3Com senior
vice president, worldwide products and solutions. “Miercom’s test
results confirm that the H3C S7505E and S5500-EI are the right choices
for enterprises that want outstanding price/performance and energy
efficiency from their network infrastructure investment, particularly in
today’s economy.”
The newest H3C products feature the latest 90nm silicon technology,
which increases performance without increasing power usage.
