Cisco, HP Clash Over Networking Equipment Pricing

HP is looking to focus the debate around its networking equipment competition with Cisco around price. HP ProCurve officials say they are pleased about reports that Cisco may be asking some partners to match prices with HP. However, Cisco officials deny any such program is in place, saying instead that they are competing based on value and not price. If HP can keep the focus on price, it could help it gain ground against Cisco now that the global recession has put a tight squeeze on IT budgets.
– The friction between Hewlett-Packard and Cisco Systems is continuing, this time in the area of networking equipment.
Specifically, the issue is the pricing of the networking equipment. HP officials are pointing to comments some Cisco officials made during the companys Partner Summit in June as an i…