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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (12893)	2/18/1998 11:04:00 AM
From: Moonray	Respond to of 22053

3COM INTEGRATES XCELLENET PRODUCT TO ENHANCE NETWORKED RETAIL POINT OF SALE SOLUTION SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 1998-- Solution Combines Remote Access and NT Server Technology to Provide Unprecedented Scalability, Performance & Security for Remote Store Systems Management 3Com Corporation (NASDAQ:COMS), a leader in providing networking solutions to the retail industry, today announced a first-of-its-kind retail enterprise solution which delivers point-of-sale (POS) polling, remote store systems management, and remote access for mobile retail professionals in a single network platform. mktnews.nasdaq.com\www\nasdaq\news\BW\1998\2\18\Bu14990T1001.html&usymbol=COMS o~~~ O

To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (12893)	2/18/1998 11:32:00 AM
From: Scrapps	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 22053

"We have assumed for nearly a year that these were two essentially peer technologies," said Rickard. "They are not." The average connect speed across all 450 ports was 32,568 bits per second. But for K56flex ports the average was 30,849 bps compared to an average 45,192 bps for x2 ports. "Basically, the x2 ISPs had a huge advantage with regards to connect speed, admitted Rickard. If Jack Rickard from Boardwatch Magazine said that....it's true!