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To: Daniel G. DeBusschere who wrote (5017)	9/5/1997 2:01:00 PM
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3Com in Deal on High-Speed Modem Technology September 5, 1997 LOS ANGELES (Reuter) - Reuters [OL] via Individual Inc. : 3Com Corp. ----------------------snip---------------------------------- ``Townshend basically came up with the fundamental idea that generated the new category of 56 Kbps modems,'' said Joe Dunsmore, vice president of new business initiatives at 3Com. ``His work was groundbreaking, and allowed us to build on his technology to create a fundamentally different approach from the way modem communications had been handled before.'' Townshend developed the concept that information could travel faster from the server to the client than from the client to the server. Townshend's idea was to connect the server, or Internet service provider, to the digital part of the network and the client, or personal computer user, to the analog part of the network. Previous modems were slower because both the server and the client sides were connected to analog networks. -------------------------snip--------------------------------- In a conference call with reporters, Dunsmore hinted that 3Com may seek royalties from Rockwell and others for incorporating Townshend's technology in their modems. ``It is our view that Townshend's (pending) patent is very broad relative to the 56 Kbps end-to-end solution which would encompass any 56 Kbps implementation,'' he said. Rockwell declined to comment on the issue of possible royalty payments or whether its technology incorporates Townshend's intellectual property. A spokesman for 3Com said the company would defend its license with Townshend, once his patent was issued, but stressed that 3Com was hoping to move toward an industry standard and is not looking to get bogged down in patent infringement lawsuits. IMO if this pans out the way 3Com suggests Rockwell and others will be paying 3Com/USR for this technology. Remember it was reported before that Townshend had taken the idea to ROK before and they rejected it...but ended up with a very simular 56K idea...hummmm. It will be very interesting to see how this all plays out. NOTE: The rest of the article contained information which has been posted repeatedly.

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