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To: Mang Cheng who wrote (12929)	1/5/1998 11:36:00 PM
From: Zoltan!	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45548

January 5, 1998, 4:55 p.m. PT - HP slashes Ethernet hub prices: news.com update Hewlett-Packard (HWP) has fired the first price-slashing salvo of the new year in the low-end market for networking equipment, touching off what could be another bruising round of discount warfare, according to analysts. The systems giant announced price cuts of up to 46 percent today on its line of Ethernet-based hubs, a networking device that allows desktop users to connect to a network and share bandwidth. ...... Moreover, the low end of the networking market is heating up as challengers continue to try to pry market share away from leader 3Com in several segments. Processor giant Intel in particular has been interested in this arena, and networking kingpin Cisco Systems has made it known that it will no longer take for granted the fast-growing market for networking equipment within small businesses. Smaller firms such as D-Link Systems also continue to apply pricing pressure in certain low-end markets. ...... Regards