3COM CMPnet weekly reading:
Communications Devices -- Comm hardware moves ahead, with more choices
and higher speeds. : 0.74
Windows Magazine, June 15, 1998
The ever-expanding Internet has kept the communications hardware
market hopping. Evolving standards and more high-speed communications
choices than ever marked an eventful year. While U.S. Robotics pitted
its x2 against Rockwell's K56flex t
Handheld PCs -- HPCs still aren't as capable as notebooks, but they're
getting closer. : 0.74
Windows Magazine, June 15, 1998
Although Handheld PCs (HPCs) are still less capable than conventional
notebook computers, Microsoft's CE 2.0 upgrade bridges the performance
gap to some extent. On the hardware side, these units now offer color
displays, more memory and bet
Footloose And Fancy Free With Three Socks 5-Based Proxy Servers : 0.70
Network Computing, June 15, 1998
The sun is out, the birds are singing and we're lacing up our 'blades
for a few hours of skating. Rollerblading is rough on the feet-your
toes take a lot of abuse encased in stiff plastic and mylar netting.
For relief, well-padded cotton so
The Emperor Has No Clothes : 0.70
Network Computing, June 15, 1998
At night during the recent NetWorld+Interop trade show in Las Vegas, I
walked to the slot machines and sat among the aged and the sick and
the smoking-which covers virtually everyone-as they clung to the
ubiquitous hip pouches, plastic cups
Low-Cost Intel Servers: You've Come A Long Way, Baby : 0.70
Network Computing, June 15, 1998
Servers have come a long way over the past few years. The last time we
looked at servers under $5,000 in our June 1, 1996, issue (see
networkcomputing.com, our test servers
shipped with an Intel Pentium 133-MHz processor,
Geek Of The Week -- Bob Metcalfe : 0.70
Internet Week, June 15, 1998
Name: Bob Metcalfe
Telecom Vendors In Dangerous Waters : 0.72
Internet Week, June 15, 1998
Telecommunications equipment vendors were once seen as the big fish
drifting placidly in the quietest currents of the communications sea.
No longer. Now they are considered sharks and the scent of blood is
plainly in the water.
Tiny Scanner : 0.70
Information Week, June 15, 1998
DynaFirm has released the CardJet business card reader for the 3Com
Palm series of personal data assistants. This battery-operated scanner
attaches to the back of the PDA to scan and store business cards and
associated notes. Scanned images
PalmPilots Break Out -- Users turn to PDAs to increase business
efficiency, not just to keep appointments : 0.72
Information Week, June 15, 1998
Business and IT professionals by the score have been putting PalmPilots
in their pockets and discovering new ways to use them beyond tracking
their appointments, to-do lists, and contacts' phone numbers. 3Com's
line of PalmPilot personal di
A Palmful Of Features : 0.70
Information Week, June 15, 1998
The new Palm III from 3Com not only looks different from its
predecessors-it's tapered at the ends and a little thinner-but it's
also more capable than earlier versions.
Handhelds -- Mobil Evolution -- Handhelds aren't just curiosities
anymore-they could become an important part of enterprise computing : 0.76
Information Week, June 15, 1998
Handheld and palmtop computers are about to be transformed from useful
gadgets into higher-function devices for core enterprise applications.
Over the coming weeks, leading enterprise software, system, and
database vendors will extend their
Various ADSL, SDSL and VDSL products and factions move forward --
Supercomm: little harmony for fractious DSLs : 0.74
Electronic Engineering Times, June 15, 1998
Atlanta - As the Universal ADSL Working Group wrapped up a
physical-layer draft standard last week for splitterless asymmetric
digital subscriber line (ADSL) service, the Supercomm '98 show here
delivered a clear message that the numerous D
Hybrid V.90/ADSL Modem Sales at Mercy of Telcos : 0.72
Computer Retail Week, June 15, 1998
Waltham, Mass. - As high-end hybrid modems compatible with both V.90
and ADSL become available, limited telephone-company support of the
technologies may stymie demand.
Intel Aims High -- The Undisputed Leader In Chips Has Failed To
Leverage Its Strength Into Other Markets : 0.70
Computer Reseller News, June 15, 1998
Boston -- Intel Corp. may have a monopoly in the microprocessor market,
but it has not always been successful controlling other market segments
that are more visible across the enterprise.
Funding The Future -- 3Com, Apple Invest In School Programs To Grow
Markets For Products, Skilled IT professionals : 0.78
Computer Reseller News, June 15, 1998
In a display of school spirit, 3Com Corp. and two technical trainers
are teaming up on a public school program to create skills needed to
fill the IT jobs gap.
3Com Starts Next Phase Of Policy-Based Networks Push : 0.79
Computer Reseller News, June 15, 1998
Santa Clara, Calif. -- Despite a lack of complete standards and
products,
3Com Corp. began the next phase of its push to bring a full framework
for policy-based networks.
Playing A Strategic Role : 0.70
Computer Reseller News, June 15, 1998
San Jose, Calif. -- When Cisco Systems Inc.'s new chief technology
officer, Judy Estrin, graduated with a master's degree in electrical
engineering from Stanford University, she could have gone anywhere.
FOCUS SHIFT: Vendors Sing New Tune -- Networks Get Simple : 0.74
Computer Reseller News, June 15, 1998
New York -- Until recently, networking vendors agreed that many small
business were apprehensive about installing local-area networks. The
technology was seen as too complex and expensive for that market. Now,
however, companies such as 3Co
Channel Up To Speed On V.90 -- Distributors report strong sales of
new modems : 0.70
Computer Reseller News, June 15, 1998
New York -- As the V.90 modem standard nears ratification, distributors
are finding that the channel is well-equipped to handle the demands of
resellers for the newest devices that provide download speeds of up to
56 Kbits per second and up
Palm, Oracle Link Handhelds To Enterprise Data : 0.70
Computer Reseller News, June 15, 1998
New York -- 3Com Corp. subsidiary Palm Computing Inc. hopes to leverage
PalmPilot in the enterprise with the assistance of Oracle Corp.
U.S. Robotics Emerges With Repeat Triumph -- Rivals fail to unseat
modem leader : 0.70
Computer Reseller News, June 15, 1998
US. Robotics faced surprisingly stiff competition in the fax boards and
modems category of the Channel Champions reseller satisfaction survey
as its chief rival, Hayes Microcomputer Products Inc., mounted a strong
comeback effort.
3Com Connects With Resellers -- Remote-Access Champion Sweeps All eight
areas : 0.88
Computer Reseller News, June 15, 1998
Com Corp. staged a repeat performance as the winner of the remote-access
server category of the Channel Champions survey this year.
3Com First In Network Hardware -- Satisfaction Scores Tight In All
Survey Areas : 0.89
Computer Reseller News, June 15, 1998
Com Corp. edged out four competitors to take the lead in the highly
competitive Channel Champions network hardware category for the second
year in a row.
Tech Stocks Finish Strong Down The Stretch : 0.70
TechInvestor, June 12, 1998
Friday's stock markets started out of the gate slowly, but almost made
up for it with a powerful charge in the home stretch.
Applied Materials Lead Tech Stocks Lower : 0.70
TechInvestor, June 12, 1998
While blue chips fared well, many technology stocks were hit hard by bad
news about capital spending by chip companies.
Tech Stocks Finish Strong Down The Stretch : 0.70
TechInvestor, June 12, 1998
Friday's stock markets started out of the gate slowly, but almost made
up for it with a powerful charge in the home stretch.
Applied Materials Lead Tech Stocks Lower : 0.70
TechInvestor, June 12, 1998
While blue chips fared well, many technology stocks were hit hard by
bad news about capital spending by chip companies.
Sliding Worries Pummel Tech Stocks : 0.70
TechInvestor, June 11, 1998
A stream of warnings about second quarter earnings as a result of
declining Asian demand continued to discourage investors Thursday as
technology stocks, along with the broader market, fell for the second
straight day.
Sliding Worries Pummel Tech Stocks : 0.70
TechInvestor, June 11, 1998
A stream of warnings about second quarter earnings as a result of
declining Asian demand continued to discourage investors Thursday as
technology stocks, along with the broader market, fell for the second
straight day.
PC Slowdown Slams Tech Stocks : 0.70
TechInvestor, June 10, 1998
Technology stocks faltered Wednesday after several storage companies
issued profit warnings and researchers forecast a PC slowdown in this
quarter.
3Com Confirms Chief Operating Officer Search : 0.74
TechInvestor, June 09, 1998
3Com said it is searching for a chief operating officer to take over
some day-to-day operations of the company from current CEO Eric
Benhamou.
techweb.com
Note: Their search is screwed-up. If interested in a story after
the first 10, at the page bottom hit 4, then back-track with
"previous".
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