https://community.hpe.com/t5/switches-hubs-and-modems/network-liberation-and-sfp-vendor-lock-in/m-p/4536358#M20566 ProCurve's Open Network Ecosystem enables integration of 3rd party solutions - providing choice and flexibility..<BR />Check <BR /><A href="http://www.procurve.com/one/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.procurve.com/one/index.htm</A><BR /><BR />Also have a look @ the presentation @<BR /><A href="https://my.procurve.com/mktg/Webinars/Webinar_Dietch.htm" target="_blank">https://my.procurve.com/mktg/Webinars/Webinar_Dietch.htm</A><BR /><BR /> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:29:08 GMT Javed Padinhakara 2009-11-19T03:29:08Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/switches-hubs-and-modems/network-liberation-and-sfp-vendor-lock-in/m-p/4536357#M20565 Hi,<BR /><BR />recently a slogan of Network liberation movement has been loudly promoted, with one of the points stating that customers should be freed from vendor lock-in.<BR /><BR />Does it mean that Procurve switches now accept SFPs from any manufacturer, or is this campaign just pure marketing junk?<BR /><BR />Thanks, Petr Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:30:26 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/switches-hubs-and-modems/network-liberation-and-sfp-vendor-lock-in/m-p/4536357#M20565 Petr Hroudny 2009-11-18T19:30:26Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/switches-hubs-and-modems/network-liberation-and-sfp-vendor-lock-in/m-p/4536358#M20566 ProCurve's Open Network Ecosystem enables integration of 3rd party solutions - providing choice and flexibility..<BR />Check <BR /><A href="http://www.procurve.com/one/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.procurve.com/one/index.htm</A><BR /><BR />Also have a look @ the presentation @<BR /><A href="https://my.procurve.com/mktg/Webinars/Webinar_Dietch.htm" target="_blank">https://my.procurve.com/mktg/Webinars/Webinar_Dietch.htm</A><BR /><BR /> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:29:08 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/switches-hubs-and-modems/network-liberation-and-sfp-vendor-lock-in/m-p/4536358#M20566 Javed Padinhakara 2009-11-19T03:29:08Z