3COM stories from CMP for Monday:
Almost ISDN : 0.80
Information Week, March 23, 1998
3Com's Remote Dual Analog router combines two
3Com 56-Kbps modems to achieve near-ISDN speeds (112 Kbps) over
standard analog lines. End users need only connect the unit to their computer
and existing phone lines; the Web-based setup wizard
3Com Exec Steps Down : 0.82
Information Week, March 23, 1998
The president of 3Com Corp.'s client-access business unit, John McCartney,
stepped down last week, citing personal reasons. McCartney was formerly
president and chief operating officer of U.S. Robotics, and joined 3Com when
the networking c
Geek Of The Week -- Gilbert Hu : 0.78
Internet Week, March 23, 1998
Name:Gilbert Hu
HP Launches Into Workgroup Hubs : 0.78
Internet Week, March 23, 1998
Hewlett-Packard last week launched a series of Ethernet and Fast Ethernet
hubs intended to keep IT managers ahead of increasing user demand for
bandwidth.
Cisco Retools Router Lineup In Layer 3 Era : 0.80
Internet Week, March 23, 1998
Cisco is coming out with a Layer 3 switch, but that doesn't mean IT managers
have to give up on conventional routers. In fact, the routers are getting better,
too.
Crosstalk-analysis tools roll at PCB confab : 0.78
Electronic Engineering Times, March 23, 1998
Santa Clara, Calif. - HyperLynx will introduce an interactive solution called
LineSim XT for pre-layout crosstalk analysis at this week's PCB Design
Conference West, here. The add-on to the company's LineSim simulator runs
on the Windows pl
New tools attack signal-integrity problems in . . .A quest to quell
crosstalk : 0.78
Electronic Engineering Times, March 23, 1998
When engineers and layout designers take the floor at the PCB Design
Conference this week, they will find many solutions that address crosstalk and
other signal-integrity problems. What's different is that the tools no longer
target signal-
3Com spin-off packages analog-to-digital broadcast solutions -- Artel
Video rides the wave of HDTV migration : 0.82
Electronic Engineering Times, March 23, 1998
Marlboro, Mass. - Artel Video Systems Inc. is seeking to get a slice of the
HDTV broadcast-equipment pie by zeroing in on a particular group of
broadcasters: those of modest size who can't afford to throw out existing
equipment and need a s
New forces may redo road map for notebook PC : 0.80
Electronic Engineering Times, March 23, 1998
Santa Clara, Calif. - A handful of system and component companies are quietly
discussing plans to form a so-called Mobile Advisory Council (MAC), a united
voice on mobile-design issues that some believe are not well enough understood
by Int
As V.90s Enter, Retail Adapts : 0.86
Computer Retail Week, March 23, 1998
Diamond Multimedia, 3Com, Zoom Telephonics and BestData will be among
the first vendors to bring V.90 modems to the retail market this month, while
Newcom may wait until September.
Bay Blames Rivals For Its Slowdown -- CEO
House:Cisco 'FUD' slowed sales : 0.78
Computer Reseller News, March 23, 1998
Santa Clara, Calif. -- Technology transitions and seasonal slowness have been
cited as the primary reasons why Bay Networks Inc. is unlikely to hit its
numbers when its third fiscal quarter ends March 28.
Clarifying The 56-Kbps Enigma : 0.80
Computer Reseller News, March 23, 1998
Q:What is V.90?
Resellers await V.90's impact : 0.80
Computer Reseller News, March 23, 1998
Irvine, Calif. -- With the release of the final draft of the V.90 modem standard,
VARs and resellers can offer modems with download speeds of up to 56 Kbits
per second and uploads at up to 33.6 Kbps without the incompatibility issues
that p
Vying with the Big Three -- Extreme Networks focusing on Gigabit
Ethernet, Layer 3 : 0.78
Computer Reseller News, March 23, 1998
EDITOR'S NOTE: Although larger developers have snapped up a number of
Extreme Networks Inc.'s start-up competitors, being acquired is not part of
Chief Executive Gordon Stitt's plan. Instead, the Cupertino, Calif.-based
developer of Gigabit
Practicing what they preach -- Network vendors use Internet's power
to reach VARs : 0.78
Computer Reseller News, March 23, 1998
Santa Clara, Calif. -- Networking vendors continue to expand their use of
Internet commerce. Bay Networks Inc. and Cabletron Systems Inc. are rolling
out Web-based sales sites, while Cisco Systems Inc. and 3Com Corp. plan
upgrades to their
A New $3,500 Remote-Access Server For NT May Give 3Com And
Ascend A Run For Their Money : 0.80
Computer Reseller News, March 23, 1998
New York -- Manufacturers of remote-access servers are about to receive a
wakeup call as the CRN Test Center found in an exclusive review of the first
remote access PCI card for the Windows NT Server platform.
3Com buys LANworks : 0.82
Computer Reseller News, March 23, 1998
3Com Corp. acquired Lanworks Technologies Inc., a provider of PC network
boot technologies and products, which the company said are critical
components of a desktop management environment. The deal is valued at
$13-million, and 3Com expects
techweb.com
o~~~ O |
