As one of the few vendors capable of offering a full portfolio of end-to-end IP networking products, H3C aims to create maximum value for its global customers and partners by providing excellent service and quality products with a high performance to cost ratio. This assurance of high value, low cost solutions is fueled by H3C's commitment to research-driven innovation. H3C's significant investment in R&D to develop advanced IP networking technologies has led the company to vigorous growth. By the end of 2005, H3C shipped more than 1.3 million Ethernet switches and over half a million routers to customers in over 90 countries.

Fast Market Expansion
H3C has been successful in extending its footprint overseas in the past two years from its strong network of 30 representative offices in China. The company has set up subsidiaries in Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Russia, the United States and South Africa and representative offices in countries in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. H3C's products have been widely adopted by enterprises in different vertical industries including government, education, finance, utilities and SMEs. Customers include the Bank of China, the University of Hong Kong, the South Africa North West Province Government, Tsuneishi Corporation in Japan, Magnachip in Korea, PetroChina and Peugeot Citroën in France.

The company also works with more than 1,300 channel partners worldwide together with strategic partners including Huawei, 3Com, Marconi and NEC, Capitalizing on its 35 percent share of the China market, H3C is positioned for aggressive expansion throughout Asia and across the world.

Heavy and Continuous R&D Investment
Inventing networking technologies to meet today's standards and tomorrow's needs requires heavy investment in research and development. H3C has a strong track record in R&D channeling more than 15 percent of its revenues into the area each year and engaging more than half of its engineers. The company holds nearly 4,000 patents and licenses, and operates four R&D centers in Beijing, Hangzhou and Shenzhen in China and Bangalore in India.

In terms of product capabilities, H3C's IP-based networking solutions include routers, switches, software, IP storage, voice and video products with prominent features like 10GE, IPv6 and security. H3C's innovative products provide flexibility and long-term investment protection with tailor-made product and future-proofed technologies to cater to the unique needs of each networking environment.

Quality First Culture
To continue its relentless pursuit to develop quality products and solutions, H3C has established a mature and effective Integrated Product Development (IPD) process to build on-demand product research to improve product stability and reduce time to market. H3C has also adopted a Capability Maturity Model (CMM) practice in its R&D procedures, which improves software development processes to ensure the software quality. In addition, its product verification and testing center leads the way in ensuring quality end products. H3 has a well established supply chain system and is ISO9001 / ISO14001 / TL9000 certified.

Strong Support and Service
H3C has set up a global logistics system and six regional hubs to provide timely response to customers' needs. Regional service centers have been expanded to Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Russia, USA, South Africa and Germany, with 10 overseas spare part centers. The high value commitment seen in research and product development can also be found in the company's H3Care branded service portfolio, which enables partners to gain profit through sales and delivery of service products to guarantee sustainable and quality service to local end-users.

Through continuous investment in research and development, as well as in the market to gain rapid growth, H3C strives to provide better and faster services to its partners and to offer competitive products and solutions to its customers.

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