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To: Mang Cheng who wrote (13082)	1/9/1998 1:52:00 PM
From: Immi	Respond to of 45548

Mang, It will be after 2 quarters (solve the inventory probolems). Have patience. you have no alternative. I

To: Mang Cheng who wrote (13082)	1/9/1998 2:06:00 PM
From: David S.	Respond to of 45548

3COM'S COREBUILDER 3500 LAYER 3 SWITCH NAMED HOT PRODUCT BY DATA COMMUNICATIONS SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 1998--Global networking leader 3Com Corporation (NASDAQ:COMS) today announced that its CoreBuilder(TM) 3500 Layer 3 high-function switch has been chosen as a 1997 networking industry "hot product" by Data Communications magazine in the internetworking category. According to the magazine the winning products boast a key technology differentiator that sets it apart from the competition. "The CoreBuilder 3500 multilayer switch's key differentiator is that it can route a variety of protocols over Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, ATM or FDDI while offering ten times the performance for as low as one-tenth the cost of a traditional backbone router," said David Tolwinski, vice president and general manager of 3Com's switching systems business. "We're very pleased that our CoreBuilder 3500 switch is being so well received by customers and so widely recognized by networking industry experts, such as Data Communications." According to one CoreBuilder 3500 switch customer, Deke Kassabian, manager of network engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, "Multiprotocol routing is important to me. Our major protocol is IP, but we have a great deal of AppleTalk and IPX too. Our interests extend to the 3500's policy-based management capabilities as well." About The CoreBuilder 3500 Switch The CoreBuilder 3500 Layer 3 high-function switch redefines price/performance and functionality in high-end switching and routing and features unparalleled policy management and unmatched migration options. With 3Com's advanced FIRE (Flexible Intelligent Routing Engine) ASIC technology, the switch provides wire-speed Layer 2 and Layer 3 traffic across all 10/100 megabit interfaces scaling performance up to four million packets per second. The switch supports real-time, multimedia network traffic using the most advanced policy-based networking services found in networking devices today. Combined with flexible virtual LAN (VLAN) support, multicast services, multiprotocol routing and network management with remote monitoring (RMON) and Roving Analysis Port (RAP), the CoreBuilder 3500 Layer 3 switch provides a robust and resilient networking infrastructure. The CoreBuilder 3500 Layer 3 switch is designed to act as a backbone router, replacing legacy LAN routers for Layer 3 forwarding and functionality. It can also be used as an edge device performing Layer 3 forwarding while connected to a backbone of Gigabit Ethernet or ATM. With superb performance, flexibility, and network control features, the CoreBuilder 3500 Layer 3 high-function switch is the ideal networking device for today's mission critical networks. 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. 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. For further information, visit 3Com's World Wide Web site at 3com.com, or the press site at 3com.com 3Com is a registered trademark and CoreBuilder is a trademark of 3Com Corporation. All other brands and names are property of their respective owners.

To: Mang Cheng who wrote (13082)	1/10/1998 3:03:00 PM
From: PMS Witch	Respond to of 45548

As you requested, I did the spreadsheet for COMS. I didn't use COMS earlier because I only had 1000 days data instead of 1500 days for MSFT. Unfortunately, COMS broke the rule. If one had been out of this stock for the $13.5 drop recently, they would have beaten the buy-and-hold people. If this one-day decline hadn't happened, the holders would have been ahead of the switchers for all holding periods my data covers, about 4 years. If my memory serves me, COMS took quite a beating in the late (very late) 1980's. The price got slashed at the open and continued to decline for quite some time, losing a third to half it's value before catching its breath. Split adjusted, the lows were about $1. COMS was considered dead money by the "knowlegeable" ones at the time. <When will the big up day come?> COMS biggest day I've recorded was 96-09-25 when COMS closed up $8, with the other big days coming in the $5 range. Hope this helps, PW.