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To: Mang Cheng who wrote (15176)	4/8/1998 4:02:00 PM
From: jim bender	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 45548

Microsoft, 3Com Settle Product Name Dispute Dow Jones Newswires SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and 3Com Corp. (COMS) agreed to settle a dispute over the naming of palm-size devices that Microsoft referred to as "Palm PCs." In a press release Wednesday, 3Com said Microsoft agreed to refer to the devices as "Palm-size PCs" and to discontinue using the term "Palm PC." 3Com's Palm Computing Inc. unit manufactures the Palm III connected organizers and Microsoft recently began licensing its Windows CE operating system for use in the devices. Under the agreement, existing inventories of initial devices that use the current term may be sold until software and devices with the new descriptor are available later this year. 3Com provides data, voice, video communications and networking services.

To: Mang Cheng who wrote (15176)	4/8/1998 10:53:00 PM
From: David S.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45548

Microsoft to modify "PalmPC" name, bowing to 3Com Reuters, Wednesday, April 08, 1998 at 20:38 SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 8 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) on Wednesday said it agreed to resolve a brand-name dispute with 3Com Corp. (NASDAQ:COMS) and will modify its use of the word "Palm" in marketing its handheld computers. In a rare retreat, Microsoft will no longer refer to its class of tiny computers as "PalmPCs." Instead, its worldwide marketing will use "Palm-size PCs." In return, 3Com, which sells the popular PalmPilot handheld computer, agreed not to pursue any lawsuits. Microsoft, the world's biggest personal computer software company, rarely backs down from lawsuits or marketing disputes. The Redmond, Wash., company said it agreed to resolve the issue because of its "strong, longstanding business relationship" with 3Com, the world's second-biggest computer networking equipment vendor. The dispute centers around tiny computers that fit in a palm. 3Com sells a version called PalmPilot, which is the best-selling handheld computer ever. Last fall Microsoft rattled 3Com with plans to sell a rival machine to be called PalmPC. 3Com sued Microsoft in Italy and Germany over the name. Executives of 3Com, based in Santa Clara, Calif., alleged that Microsoft was intentionally violating its trademark to ride the popularity of its PalmPilot. Microsoft denied at the time that its purpose was to create confusion. The settlement ensures that consumers will not confuse the two devices, said Donna Dubinsky, 3Com vice president and head of the Palm Computing unit, which makes the PalmPilot. kourosh@tibco.com)) Copyright 1998, Reuters News Service