switch sales proved sluggish in
Q1, requirements at the edge of enterprise networks are screaming for
attention such as QOS for VoIP and Video, multicast support, and anomaly
detection," said Joshua Johnson, Senior Analyst at Synergy Research Group.

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"While overall demand for EMEA and U. These reports are available for purchase at www.----In the wake of
Carly Fiorina's monumental departure from Hewlett-Packard on
Wednesday, Lyra Research analysts address the challenges and
opportunities that lie ahead for HP in commentary and in a new report ,
HP versus Dell: The Imaging Industry's Battle of the Decade.
Looking beyond the public tug of war between HP's former CEO and
its board of directors, Larry Jamieson, director of Lyra's Hard Copy
Industry Advisory Service, emphasizes that printing and supplies
remain the source of HP's profitability .

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LAN switch markets saw strength in
gigabit products and content switching despite the seasonality measured for
the overall Switch market. Extreme

Source: Synergy Research Group

Each report has been expanded to contain LAN switch market share
information on the 10Gigabit Ethernet , Content Switch, Unmanaged Gigabit
segments.

Dell recently announced more
than $1 billion in printing and imaging revenue for its fiscal 2005,
ended January 28.
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leading provider of market, product, and technology information and
analysis focused on the imaging industry.

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PRESS RELEASE Gigabit Switch Equipment Continues to Be the Bright Spot in a Dim LAN Switch Market Across EMEA and U.S. Regions

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com. In addition to examining the two firms'
chances for success in the printer market based on quantitative
financial data, the report evaluates Dell and HP in a qualitative way,
looking specifically at six "battlefields" that will determine the
outcome of this war: technology, manufacturing, distribution,
marketing, supplies , and support.

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2. Still, Dell's printer sales are still not even
one-tenth of HP's shipments.

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Synergy Research Group (SRG) is a market research firm which specializes in
quarterly market analysis, market share, forecasting, and strategic
consulting . Regardless of what HP does at the
corporate level, its core printer business will continue to remain
aggressive.

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Lyra Research Tackles HP's Life After Carly; Will Fiorina's replacement bring the printer profit model to the PC business?

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Q1 2005 EMEA LAN Switch Market Share Rankings
1. Cisco
2. Q1 2005 U.

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The US led the way with gigabit switch products
posting moderate-to-high sequential growth; strongest market measured
being Fixed Gigabit Layer 3 posting 23 percent sequential growth.
"This is transpiring into healthy demand for Enterprise switch gear with
increased functionality and sophistication. He explains, "HP
developed a strong and quite profitable print-system strategy, with a
steady revenue stream from supplies.

Lyra Research provides
targeted information on printers and copiers, digital photography, and
imaging supplies to more than 2,000 clients in more than 40 countries.

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According to Synergy Research Group 's latest
reports, Q1 2005 EMEA LAN Switch Market Shares and Q1 2005 US LAN Switch
Market Shares , both the EMEA and U. In an upcoming report called HP versus Dell: The Imaging
Industry's Battle of the Decade, Lyra President Charles LeCompte
examines Dell's plan to apply its leading PC sales strategy to disrupt
HP's stronghold on the printer market.

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SRG does not
guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the statistics or information
contained in this release. Jamieson points to the
opportunity present for a more strategic and aggressive alignment of
business lines to expand the printer group's profitability throughout
the PC and home-entertainment business units."
Jamieson also notes how the leadership change at HP is occurring
at a time when HP faces its stiffest printer market competitor
yet--Dell.