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To: jhild who wrote (11609)	1/13/1998 1:26:00 PM
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3Com Corporation's Total Control HiPer Access System Wins Tester's Choice Award From Data Communications Magazine Review of High-End Remote Access Concentrators Concludes Total Control Platform Is the Fastest and Most Scalable SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 1998-- 3Com Corporation (NASDAQ:COMS - news) today announced that its Total Control(TM) HiPer(TM) access system received the Tester's Choice Award from Data Communications magazine for the fastest remote access server in a test of seven vendors' equipment. This was billed as the largest public evaluation of RAS technology ever conducted. Data Communications tested 200 concurrent dial-in calls for each access concentrator participating in the review and also appraised scalability and management. Data Communications evaluated equipment from Ascend Communications, Bay Networks, Cisco Systems, Multi-Tech Systems, RAScom, Shiva Corp. [Nasdaq:SHVA - news] and 3Com. Its editors wrote: ''The fastest was the Total Control HiPer access system from 3Com Corp., a beefed-up version of the Total Control hub that now accommodates up to 450 calls per chassis.'' The editors added: ''High port density and strong scalability are the hallmarks of 3Com's Total Control HiPer access system, ... and our test showed this device scaled up linearly as calls were added. The vendor also deserves kudos for its Total Control Manager software, which allowed us to detect hardware failures, run diagnostics, and perform virtually any other management function.'' In the area of remote access server scalability, 3Com beat the competition soundly, including the Ascend MAX TNT and the Cisco AS5300. In configurations above 100 ports, 3Com's Total Control HiPer access system scaled in an almost linear manner for performance as remote users were added. The competitive offerings leveled off at 125 dial-in clients. ''This award clearly demonstrates our commitment to building leading edge remote access solutions that can scale to very large sizes,'' said Irfan Ali, vice president of marketing, Carrier Systems, 3Com. ''The Total Control platform is ideally suited as a multi-service access platform that can meet a wide range of applications and networking needs.'' The Total Control remote access concentrator is designed for carriers, ISPs and corporate enterprises that need to support thousands of remote users or Internet subscribers. With its HiPer DSP technology, the Total Control system has the flexibility to terminate modem, ISDN, multimedia and voice calls all in the same DSP engine. The Total Control platform is the only remote access concentrator that was originally designed with a software-upgradable architecture. The complete Data Communications review can be found at: data.com . Note to Editors: 3Com is a registered trademark, and HiPer and Total Control are trademarks of 3Com Corporation or its subsidiaries. All other brands and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------