3COM CORPORATION TAKES BEST OF SHOW AT
NETWORLD+INTEROP BUSINESS/TECHNOLOGY EDITORS
SANTA CLARA, CALIF.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OCT. 9, 1997--
NETWORLD+INTEROP-- DATA COMMUNICATIONS AND LAN TIMES NAME
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 1997--
NetWorld+Interop-- Data Communications and LAN Times Name
CoreBuilder(TM) 3500 Layer 3
High-Function Switch Best New Network Infrastructure Product
Taking top honors at this year's Fall NetWorld+Interop, global
networking leader 3Com Corporation (NASDAQ:COMS) received the
Data Communications/LAN Times Best of Show Award for the company's
new CoreBuilder 3500 Layer 3 High-Function Switch. Introduced on
September 15th, the CoreBuilder 3500 had already been designated
as a Data Communications "Product Leader."
"We're very proud to be recognized by Data Communications and LAN
Times for having the industry's most innovative and technically
advanced network infrastructure solutions," said Ron Sege, 3Com's
senior vice president of Enterprise Systems. "This award is a true
record of achievement and reinforces 3Com's position as the
leading Layer 3 switching vendor for building next-generation
networks." The Data Communications/LAN Times Best of Show Awards
honor the products and services announced at NetWorld+Interop
that most significantly advance the state of the art of
distributed computing and networking.
About the CoreBuilder 3500
The CoreBuilder 3500 switch raises the bar for Layer 3 switching
solutions by offering ten times the performance for as low as
one-tenth the cost of a traditional backbone router. The
CoreBuilder 3500 switch provides non-blocking, wire-speed,
multi-protocol routing (IP, IPX, IP multicast and AppleTalk) on
all ports. It features unparalleled policy management and
unmatched migration options - integrating capability to support
Fast Ethernet (10/100BASE-TX, 100BASE-FX), Gigabit Ethernet,
FDDI and ATM interfaces. The CoreBuilder 3500 leverages 3Com's
unmatched experience in Layer 3 switch design and utilizes the
company's new third-generation, fully programmable FIRE (Flexible
Intelligent Routing Engine) ASIC architecture. The FIRE ASIC
technology provides support for extensive Layer 2 and Layer
3 switching, multiprotocol routing and policy-based network
services, all at wire speed. FIRE implements the network control
element of 3Com's TranscendWare(TM) software, which is embedded
in network devices that control traffic flow, optimize network
performance, automate administration tasks and enforce network
policies.
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