<s>
HP	B-Operating_System
ProCurve	I-Operating_System
was	O
the	O
networking	O
division	O
of	O
Hewlett-Packard	O
from	O
1998	O
to	O
2010	O
and	O
was	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
products	O
that	O
it	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
division	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
HP	B-Device
Networking	I-Device
in	O
September	O
2010	O
after	O
HP	O
bought	O
3Com	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
through	O
several	O
name	O
changes	O
before	O
becoming	O
the	O
ProCurve	B-Operating_System
Networking	O
Business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
HP	O
acquired	O
Colubris	O
Networks	O
,	O
a	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
networking	I-General_Concept
product	O
manufacturer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
HP	O
announced	O
its	O
intent	O
to	O
acquire	O
3Com	O
for	O
$2.7	O
billion	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
HP	O
completed	O
the	O
acquisition	O
and	O
changed	O
the	O
division	O
's	O
name	O
to	O
HP	B-Device
Networking	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
division	O
's	O
products	O
included	O
LAN	B-Protocol
switches	I-Protocol
,	O
network	O
management	O
,	O
routing	O
,	O
and	O
security	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HP	O
division	O
that	O
became	O
the	O
HP	B-Operating_System
ProCurve	I-Operating_System
division	O
began	O
in	O
Roseville	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
in	O
1979	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
called	O
the	O
Roseville	O
Networks	O
Division	O
(	O
RND	O
)	O
,	O
then	O
the	O
Workgroup	O
Networks	O
Division	O
(	O
WND	O
)	O
,	O
before	O
becoming	O
the	O
ProCurve	B-Operating_System
Networking	O
Business	O
(	O
PNB	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trademark	O
filing	O
date	O
for	O
the	O
ProCurve	B-Operating_System
name	O
was	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
HP	O
announced	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Colubris	O
Networks	O
,	O
a	O
maker	O
of	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
networking	I-General_Concept
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2008	O
,	O
HP	B-Operating_System
ProCurve	I-Operating_System
was	O
moved	O
into	O
HP	O
's	O
largest	O
business	O
division	O
,	O
the	O
Technology	O
Services	O
Group	O
organization	O
,	O
with	O
HP	O
Enterprise	O
Account	O
Managers	O
being	O
compensated	O
for	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Interop	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
in	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
HP	O
began	O
publicly	O
using	O
HP	B-Device
Networking	I-Device
as	O
the	O
name	O
for	O
its	O
networking	O
division	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
the	O
then-ProCurve	O
division	O
began	O
to	O
offer	O
LAN	B-Protocol
switches	I-Protocol
,	O
Core	O
,	O
Datacenter	O
,	O
Distribution	O
,	O
Edge	O
,	O
Web	O
managed	O
and	O
Unmanaged	O
Switches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ProCurve	B-Operating_System
was	O
also	O
used	O
with	O
Network	O
Management	O
,	O
Routing	O
and	O
Security	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
International	O
Space	O
Station	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
customized	O
HP	O
switches	O
(	O
model	O
2524	O
Switches	O
)	O
sold	O
while	O
the	O
HP	O
division	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
ProCurve	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
