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To: richard w allgaier who wrote (32470)	7/19/1999 5:34:00 PM
From: Captain Jack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45548

3Com CEO Eric Benhamou said a new PalmPilot with telephony capabilities will hitthe market in the near future. Benhamou announced the device on Monday at CA World 99 in a question-and-answer session with Computer Associates president Sanjay Kumar. Benhamou said the new handhelds with telephony features are part of the migration from data-only networks to data-plus-voice-plus-video. "In other words, a converged network," Benhamou said. "We believe this migration taking place is not just for carriers, but for enterprises, large and small. The reason why this is happening is it costs less to operate [a converged network] and it also enables a new generation of applications." Benhamou said the wireless networks are beginning to take hold. "You cannot fulfill the promise of a pervasive connection unless you have the full freedom of remaining connected wherever you go, whether in an office, moving from your desk to a conference room, or going home," he said. 3Com is working on products to keep businesses connected through a combination of enterprise networks and "untethered" networks, Benhamou said. An increasing number of specialized Palm-like devices, including smart telephones and paging devices, will hit the market in the next several years, he added. "Most people expect the majority of connections to the Internet three years from now will be from special-purpose devices," Benhamou said. "This is a far cry from where we are today." At CA World 99, 3Com is demonstrating the ability of its Palm device to manage enterprise networks with CA's Unicenter TNG software.