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To: Dick Smith who wrote (12380)	2/4/1998 12:18:00 PM
From: Moonray	Respond to of 22053

3Com Wins Gigabit Ethernet Tester's Choice Award from Data Communications 10:32 a.m. Feb 04, 1998 Eastern SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 1998-- SuperStack(R) II Switch 9300 Turns In "Letter-Perfect Results in Layer 2 Core Switch Tests" 3Com Corporation (Nasdaq:COMS), the market share leader in Ethernet networking, today announced that its SuperStack(R) II Switch 9300, introduced last month, has been chosen for a Tester's Choice award by Data Communications as a top performer in its February Lab Test on Gigabit Ethernet switches. This acknowledgment follows Data Communications 1997 internetworking Hot Product award for 3Com's CoreBuilder(TM) 3500 Layer 3 high-function switch. In Layer 2 core switch tests comparing 3Com's SuperStack II Switch 9300 against Bay Networks' Accelar 1200 switch, Extreme Networks' Summit1 and Prominet Corporation's P550 Cajun Switch, the SuperStack II Switch 9300 "breezed through the performance tests with wire-speed forwarding under the heaviest possible loads." According to Data Communications, the SuperStack II Switch 9300 "moved traffic on 12 ports at wire speed -- nearly 18 million frames per second -- with zero frame loss." The test can be viewed at data.com. "We are very excited that our new SuperStack II Switch 9300 has been acknowledged by Data Communications in tests, showing its outstanding performance and benefits for companies looking to deploy Gigabit Ethernet," said Robert Gohn, product line director at 3Com. "3Com is dedicated to providing flexible migration to 10/100 and Gigabit Ethernet networking with systems currently priced at less than half the cost of competing solutions." About the SuperStack II Switch 9300 The new SuperStack II Switch 9300 is 12-port Gigabit Ethernet switch offering absolute wire-speed performance (17.8M packets per second(a)) at pricing more typical of fiber Fast Ethernet switches. Priced at just $1,249 per port (U.S. list price), less than half the cost of competitor solutions, it enables affordable Gigabit Ethernet deployment in workgroup aggregation and data center applications. The SuperStack II Switch 9300 is part of 3Com's new 10/100/1000 solutions, which combine industry-leading performance and low cost with feature-rich, intelligent software that delivers the industry's first stackable system offering end-to-end global policy, network control and pervasive management. 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 and SuperStack are registered trademarks and CoreBuilder is a trademark of 3Com Corporation. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. (a)Indicates performance in packets per second independently verified by The Tolly Group, January, 1998. See documents #8251 and #8252, available at http:www.tolly.com. (See also: businesswire.com) o~~~ O