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To: DMaA who wrote (14264)	3/26/1998 11:31:00 AM
From: David Lawrence	Respond to of 22053

MANSFIELD, Mass., March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT) and 3Com Corporation announced today that they have settled the federal lawsuit pending in Massachusetts relating to their respective high-speed, analog modem technology patents. In connection with the settlement, the companies have entered into a cross-license agreement for all of their respective patents covering technologies required for compliance with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) analog modem standards. The cross-license agreement includes the new V.90 (up to 56 kilobits per second) standard, as well as V.34 (up to 33.6 kbps). Joint cooperation between Motorola and 3Com contributed to the development of the ITU-T V.90 standard for 56 kbps modems last December, leading to the technical determination in February. Motorola also will be licensed to use under any future patents covering technologies essential for 56 kbps modems that are issued to Brent Townshend, whose inventions available for license are basic to the technology breakthrough that made possible analog modems faster than 33.6 kbps. Last year 3Com obtained exclusive rights to Townshend's patents on these inventions. Randy Battat, Motorola senior vice president and general manager, said, "We're pleased to have reached this agreement with 3Com. Motorola actively invests in developing new technology for worldwide standards and makes essential technology adopted by standards organizations available on a fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory basis." Janice Roberts, 3Com senior vice president of worldwide business development and global marketing, said, "We view this settlement with Motorola as a positive move for the communications industry and one that establishes a solid foundation for an expanded and ongoing strategic relationship between the 3Com and Motorola." <Hummm.>