3Com to Demonstrate Leading-Edge Switching Technology During Retail Delivery Conference
Business Wire - December 02, 1997 13:07
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BAI/Retail Delivery '97 Conference, 3Com Booth No. 1208
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 1997--3Com Corporation (NASDAQ:COMS), a leader in providing innovative networking solutions for the financial industry, today announced that it will demonstrate its award-winning CoreBuilder 3500 Layer 3 high function switch for LAN routing during the Bank Administration Institute's (BAI) Retail Delivery '97 Conference, Dec. 2-5 in New Orleans.
3Com's new Layer 3 switch, which provides ten times the speed at one-tenth the cost of a traditional backbone router, was named "Best of Show" in the Network Infrastructure Category at the Fall Networld + Interop Conference.
The CoreBuilder 3500 switch is the first product to leverage the Flexible Intelligent Routing Engine (FIRE) architecture, a fully-programmable Layer 3 switching, wire-speed routing ASIC technology, which is the heart of 3Com's third-generation Layer 3 switching architecture. This unparalleled switching technology will enable financial institutions to easily and cost-effectively migrate to high-speed, fully-switched networks.
"3Com continues to provide the financial market with the best performing network solutions at the lowest possible cost," said Rodney Scott, 3Com's financial industry manager. "The CoreBuilder 3500 switch provides a scalable solution that will enable customers to meet their growing business requirements without compromising existing network investments."
3Com will also feature its Total Control remote access concentrator running the EdgeServer card with TIB/Rendezvous, the communications middleware that provides anonymous publish and subscribe capabilities that allow mainstream developers to easily and quickly build client/server applications to instantly communicate with each other as events occur. With TIB/Rendezvous running on 3Com's Total Control remote access concentrator, personal computer applications can interoperate on a real-time basis in a distributed environment, improving access and speeding the delivery of important financial market information to users.
Siemens to Exhibit Virtual Banking Video Kiosk in 3Com's Booth
Siemens, a leader in the automation, information systems and telecommunications industries, will demonstrate its new Virtual Banking Video Kiosk in the 3Com booth, no. 1208, during the conference. The Kiosk enables financial services companies to serve their customers, in remote, non-staffed locations such as malls, airports, hotel lobbies and supermarkets. Attendees will see a live demonstration of a Video Call Center agent interacting with the Video Kiosk over a 3Com network.
The Siemens Kiosk uses smart card technology and live videoconferencing, videoconferencing-enabled call centers, Web-enabled custom applications and remote management to deliver high-value functionality and customer service. The Kiosk allows financial institutions to sell their products and services electronically, including stocks, mutual funds, life and auto insurance as well as traditional savings, checking and loan products, any time and any place.
"Kiosk's generate revenue by selling products and services at a very low cost of sales," said Tom Sperduto, finance industry marketing manager of Siemens. "The Kiosk can be deployed anywhere a financial institution wants to reach its customers, and all it takes is a network connection."
Award Winning PalmPilot Connected Organizer
3Com will also demonstrate its popular pocket-sized PalmPilot connected organizer at the exhibition. The PalmPilot platform provides instant access to hundreds of phone numbers, addresses, memos, and to-do lists. And with HotSync technology, the data on a user's PC can be synchronized with the data on the PalmPilot organizer at the touch of a button.
The PalmPilot platform is an open software architecture for handheld computing that provides an ideal basis for third-party developers to create and deliver successful mobile computing solutions. Many applications have already been developed for the financial industry enabling users to perform financial calculations, investment analysis, interest rate conversions and other useful functions.
At this year's Comdex show in November, the computer industry's largest U.S. exhibition, the PalmPilot connected organizer received major industry recognition. PC/Computing Magazine awarded the PalmPilot Professional Edition connected organizer with its MVP award for the handheld computing category, PC Portables named the PalmPilot organizer the handheld computing product of the year, and Home Office Computing gave the product its annual Editors' Choice award.
The PalmPilot connected organizer currently holds 66% of the worldwide standard handheld computer market (Dataquest, Nov. 1997). In addition, 3Com recently shipped its one millionth unit after just eighteen months of shipping, breaking a computer industry record for the fastest time to one million units of any computer hardware product ever.
About 3Com Corporation
3Com Corporation enables individuals and organizations worldwide to communicate and share information and resources at anytime from anywhere. As one of the world's preeminent suppliers of data, voice and video communications technology, 3Com has delivered networking solutions to more than 100 million customers worldwide. With global reach and local touch, the company provides enterprises, network service providers and carriers, small businesses and consumers with comprehensive, innovative information access products and system solutions for building intelligent, reliable and high performance local and wide area networks. 3Com has worldwide revenues of approximately $6.0 billion and employs about 13,200 employees in 45 countries. For further information, visit 3Com's World Wide Web site at 3com.com, or the press site at 3com.com .
Note to Editors: 3Com is a registered trademark and Total Control, EdgeServer, CoreBuilder, HotSync and PalmPilot are trademarks of 3Com Corporation or its subsidiaries.
CONTACT: 3Com Corporate Communications
Peter Ruzicka, 408/764-5853
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