SAN JOSE & PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Foundry Networks(R), Inc. (Nasdaq:FDRY), and Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HWP) today announced a bundled solution for network usage management and accounting for service providers and carriers. The comprehensive solution provides for non-intrusive usage data collection and includes the hardware, software, and services necessary to track and analyze network usage for increased profitability. The bundle gives services providers a pre-integrated, high-performance network usage management solution for rapid deployment that is designed to be added to existing infrastructure without impacting network performance. Customer analysis and usage-based billing are readily supported. "As a leader in metropolitan area networking, we are committed to forming the technology relationships to deliver the best-of-breed solutions our customers require," said Ken Cheng, vice president of marketing for Foundry Networks. "HP Internet Usage Manager software provides our customers with the scalability and functionality they need to support new business models based on real-time accounting and billing." Foundry Networks Inc. Hewlett-Packard Co.