CommWorks Launches Global Partners Program
(BusinessWire, 02/27/2001 12:07)
MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2001--CommWorks Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of 3Com Corporation (NASDAQ:COMS), today announced the introduction of a new global program known as CommWorks(R) Community of Partners to support the specific business objectives of its customers and meet the demands of rapid change in the telecommunications industry.
CommWorks Community of Partners program encompasses companies in the telecommunications, computer, Internet and network service provider industries. Participants in the program work closely to place network solutions and advanced technology in the hands of customers.
In addition, CommWorks Community of Partners takes advantage of the program's resources for joint selling, marketing, advertising and other promotional activities. Partners also benefit from a dedicated team that focuses on CommWorks' industry-leading three-tier architecture.
"Working with our customers to arrive together at the right answers is what CommWorks Community of Partners program is all about," said Irfan Ali, president, CommWorks Corporation. "We at CommWorks see ourselves as a problem solver - as concerned with what our customers see as their business drivers and market objectives as with what products we sell."
To date, CommWorks has recruited an impressive collection of companies to be part of the Community of Partners program. They include:
-- Amplify.Net, a broadband service infrastructure partner;
-- Arbinet, a telecommunications exchange for carriers to buy and
sell minutes;
-- Broadjump, a provider of innovative service provisioning
remotely;
-- Bull, a provider of telecom enhanced services including
signaling system 7 (SS7) stacks and signaling gateways;
-- Copper Mountain Networks. Inc., a digital subscriber line
(DSL) solutions provider;
-- Funk Software, a developer of authentication software for
remote access and wireless access applications;
-- IPX, a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) clearinghouse and
unified messaging service provider;
-- Samsung, a code division multiple access (CDMA) second
generation (2G) and third generation (3G) wireless system
partner;
-- SIGMA, a global OSS vendor for cable and telecommunications
service providers;
-- Sun Microsystems, an SS7 solution partner; and
-- TCSI, a provider of innovative network software solutions for
the telecommunications industry.
Through mutual relationships with key vendors, CommWorks offers its customer a range of solutions no single vendor could provide.
"Our goal is to build the partnership necessary to support our three-tiered CommWorks architecture," said Caroline Chen, director of CommWorks' Community of Partners program. "We believe we can partner with leading product and service providers to enable our carrier-class customers the best possible business solution and most sensible service deployment.
Chen said, "We understand the difference between building infrastructures versus enabling service offerings. The complementary nature of the Community of Partners program and our leading-edge products creates a win-win-win situation for CommWorks, our partners and our customers."
About CommWorks Corporation
Headquartered in Mount Prospect, Ill., CommWorks, a 3Com company, supplies network service providers around the world with access infrastructures and Internet Protocol (IP) services platforms that open new business opportunities and help them establish unique positions in a competitive marketplace. With flexible multi-service hardware platforms and modular software components, the comprehensive CommWorks architecture makes it possible for service providers to integrate their existing infrastructures with innovative technologies to deliver an array of next-generation IP-based enhanced services to their customers. For further information, visit www.commworks.com.
About 3Com Corporation
3Com simplifies how people connect to information and services through easy-to-use, connectivity products and solutions for consumers and commercial organizations. The company also provides access infrastructures and IP services platforms for network service providers. For further information, visit www.3com.com or the press site at www.3com.com/pressbox.
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