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To: David Lawrence who wrote (21155)	9/2/1998 10:34:00 AM
From: Moonray	Respond to of 45548

3Com and Citrix Premier Industry's First Thin-Client/Server Remote Access Solution; Total Control Application Reduces LAN Traffic and Improves Performance - BW, 08:06 a.m. Sep 02, 1998 Eastern ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 2, 1998--3Com Corporation (NASDAQ:COMS) and Citrix Systems, Inc., (NASDAQ:CTXS) today demonstrated the industry's first thin-client/server software solution, which integrates 3Com's Total Control(TM) remote access platform with Citrix's MetaFrame(TM) software, at Thinergy(TM) '98 in Orlando, Fla. Deployed at the edge of the network, the solution provides mobile users and telecommuters with fast access to thin/client server applications. Traditional thin-client/server solutions operate on network servers, consuming local area network (LAN) resources to serve applications to remote users. By enabling Total Control remote access platforms to host MetaFrame software on the Edgeserver Pro card running NT4.0, the 3Com/Citrix solution provides thin-client/server services from the network's edge on a single platform -- reducing the use of LAN bandwidth and speeding application delivery for remote users. "3Com's Total Control solutions bring intelligence to the edge of the network in keeping with our company's vision of pervasive networks," said Katherine Sawyer, director of sector-solutions marketing, 3Com Carrier Systems. "This innovative solution creates a new system for accessing data and various applications that vastly enhances remote computing performance while reducing demand on local area networks." In four short months, 3Com and Citrix working together through the Citrix Business Alliance program, developed joint marketing plans where Citrix/3Com resellers would integrate the individual components of the remote access solution. Extensive research by 3Com indicated that combining the benefits of Citrix thin-client/server software with 3Com's remote access platform would enable both companies to market a solution to help customers get greater performance from their existing enterprise infrastructure. Primary beneficiaries of this solution are Fortune 2000 companies. "Citrix is the industry leader in thin-client/server software," said Barry Davis, director of alliance marketing at Citrix. "It was natural for us to team with the No. 1 provider of remote access systems to develop the industry's first thin-client/server remote access solution. This is a testament to the success of the Citrix Business Alliance program, and evidence of the positive results that come from two companies making a significant commitment to each other." About Thin-Client/Server Computing Thin-client/server computing is a model in which applications are deployed, managed, supported, and executed 100 percent on a server. Thin-client/server computing offers the benefits of better manageability, access, performance and security, reducing the total cost of application ownership. Client devices, whether fat or thin, have instant access to business-critical applications via the server -- without application rewrites or download. Thin-client/server computing facilitates rapid application deployment to enable organizations to gain a technological competitive advantage. It also can help maximize return on investment by leveraging existing computing infrastructure. For further information about today's announcement, visit the 3Com/Citrix World Wide Web site at 3com.com. About 3Com 3Com Corporation enables individuals and organizations worldwide to stay more connected by communicating and sharing information and resources at anytime, 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 large enterprises, network service providers and carriers, small business and consumers with comprehensive, innovative information access products and system solutions for building intelligent, reliable and high performance local and wide are networks. For further information, visit 3Com's World Wide Web site at 3com.com, or the press site at 3com.com. About Citrix Founded in 1989, Citrix Systems, Inc. is a leader in system software for thin-client/server computing. The WinFrame(R) and MetaFrame(tm) product lines and Independent Computing Architecture (ICA(R)) thin-client/server technology are marketed through a worldwide business alliance of value-added resellers, system integrators, OEM licensees, and industry associates. Citrix is based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol CTXS. For more information, please visit the Citrix Web site at citrix.com. Copyright 1998, Business Wire o~~~ O

To: David Lawrence who wrote (21155)	9/3/1998 10:05:00 AM
From: Moonray	Respond to of 45548

Vicinity Launches First Internet-Based Interactive Maps and Driving Directions To Accommodate 1.5 Million PalmPilot and Palm III Connected Organizer Users - 08:20 a.m. Sep 03, 1998 Eastern PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Vicinity(R) Corporation (www.vicinity.com) today announced it has launched the first Internet-based, interactive maps and driving directions for 3Com(R) (Nasdaq: COMS) PalmPilot and Palm III connected organizer users. Incorporating AvantGo Inc.'s mobile computing software, Vicinity's new Pocket MapBlast! site (www.mapblast.com) provides handheld PC users with U.S. and Canadian geographic information formatted specifically for them. "Just as the Palm III is the perfect tool for the road warrior, Vicinity's maps are the ideal complement," said Gabe Acosta-Lopez, platform development services director for Palm Computing, Inc., a 3Com company. "We expect many of our users will find this new feature to Vicinity's Web site very practical and useful." Users simply go to Vicinity's MapBlast! Web site, create a map by entering in addresses, digitize them with ImageView Inc. software, HotSync them to their handhelds with AvantGo, which is available for download at the MapBlast! site, and have maps and driving directions ready in an instant! Users will be able to access U.S. maps and directions on a street level and Canadian information at the city level. "We are pleased that Vicinity has decided to use our software to enable mobile professionals to access MapBlast! on their PalmPilot and Palm III connected organizers," said Stuart Read, vice president of marketing at AvantGo, Inc. "With our software, enterprises and individuals can download and render Web pages on their handhelds quickly. It's a convenience no handheld user should be without." "Vicinity is constantly working on improving our MapBlast! site, and this is another step in that direction," said Emerick Woods, president and CEO of Vicinity. We are making it very easy for PalmPilot and Palm III organizer users to get the most out of their HPC by providing them with important, up-to-date geographical information anywhere in North America." Vicinity Corporation (www.vicinity.com) is a leading provider of innovative geography-based technology solutions to the Internet. The company offers its suite of private-label content and services including Vicinity Maps, Driving Directions, Business Directory and Business Finder to leading web search and directory services, travel services, Yellow Pages providers, newspapers, national and regional retail operations and Fortune 1000 companies. Customers use Vicinity's offerings to create useful and leading-edge web sites under their own brand, look and feel. Some of Vicinity's customers include AltaVista, BellSouth, Federal Express, Ford, GM, Hewlett-Packard, Hilton, Iomega, Marriott, NEC, Pizza Hut, Starbucks, Taco Bell, Toyota and UPS. The company was established in 1995 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif. NOTE: Vicinity is a registered trademark and MapBlast! is a trademark of Vicinity Corporation. All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. SOURCE Vicinity Corporation Copyright 1998, PR Newswire o~~~ O