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To: grogger who wrote (28240)	2/23/1999 8:00:00 PM
From: Mang Cheng	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45548

"Palm Computing Holding Off WinCE Says Gartner " February 23, 1999 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: 3Com's Palm Computing will continue to scoot away with the lion's share of the handheld computing market for the next three years, despite the millions being invested by Microsoft in its Windows CE platform, according to the Gartner Group's mobile market analyst, Ken Dulaney. On handhelds, Dulaney said 3Com's Palm devices held around 70 percent of the market, compared with Microsoft's 20 percent. But the situation is even worse for Microsoft, Dulaney said, since Gartner's research showed many WinCE devices ended up in a drawer after a few days, while most Palms remained in daily use. The problem is the Windows-like interface, which doesn't work well on the small handheld screen; and Microsoft's ham-handed attempts to improve it. "It will take another year before they can develop a better interface, " he said. That would leave 3Com "on a roll for the next three years ". Dulaney also noted some other mobile computing trends. Really good smart phones with built-in Web access via a "microbrowser" will begin to appear in the next couple of years, he said. A Motorola-Cisco venture to deliver Web content to phones is one to watch. The growing number of "mini-notebooks" is failing to find a real end-user need - and the concept may be in trouble. The minis look cute but are hobbled, in Dulaney's view, by "ergonomically compromised" screens and keyboards; applications that are incompatible with desktop machines; e-mail attachments that can't be read; and poor synchronization. Reported By Newsbytes News Network, newsbytes.com Mang

To: grogger who wrote (28240)	2/23/1999 10:54:00 PM
From: Mang Cheng	Respond to of 45548

"3Com Strengthens Leadership in 'Wired for Management' and Managed PC Solutions" 3Com Continues to Lead with WfM and 'Instantly Available' Power Management Solutions on Industry's Broadest, Most-Advanced Line of Ethernet NICs SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 1999-- 3Com Corporation (Nasdaq: COMS - news) today announced that it is delivering Managed PC solutions based on version 2.0 of the Wired for Management (WfM) Baseline specification. 3Com already ships WfM 2.0 enabled Megahertz brand CardBus PC Cards and plans to offer free software upgrades to WfM 2.0 for desktop NICs. In order to ensure stability for enterprise and OEM customers, 3Com will ship WfM 2.0 desktop solutions and upgrades upon completion of an upcoming industry interoperability event. 3Com will also continue shipping 'Instantly Available' power management solutions on its market-leading line of Network Interface Cards (NICs). 3Com is the undisputed leader in Ethernet NICs with 49% unit market share worldwide in 1998. (Cahners In-Stat, February 1999) The Wired for Management initiative is an industry effort, of which 3Com is a key contributor, simplifies the remote management of desktop, server and mobile PCs. To meet the needs of its customers, 3Com has pioneered DynamicAccess® technology, which includes leading-edge PC management capabilities that let enterprise customers automate many time-consuming administrative tasks such as upgrading operating systems and applications, troubleshooting, virus scanning and recovering damaged PCs. DynamicAccess® technologies have been shipping as a standard part of 3Com's Fast EtherLink® Family of NICs for more than year underscoring 3Com's expertise in a truly managed PC environment. ''3Com is a major contributor to the Wired for Management Baseline specification and an innovator in desktop management technology,'' said David Flynn, vice president of marketing for 3Com's Client Access Business Unit. ''3Com customers are looking for stable, leading edge solutions that go beyond the baseline standard for manageability. In addition to WfM compliance, 3Com's intelligent NICs offer some of the most advanced management features available in the industry including sophisticated support for network management and quality of service (QoS) through the RMON and IEEE 802.1p/Q standards.'' 3Com NICs also feature one of the industry's best implementations of 'Instantly Available' and ACPI power management technologies. 3Com's power managed NICs and modems allow customers to wake up a ''sleeping'' PC and instantly access full system capabilities, network links and modem connections. These solutions allow constant communication and lower power consumption which reduces the total cost of running networks. Key enabling capabilities of 3Com's Managed PC solutions include: -- Remote Wake Up -- remote power-on enables after-hours administration without travelling to each desktop; -- Management Instrumentation -- DMI 2.0 and WMI Support -- helps IS managers inventory, report status and configure desktop systems to better plan, configure and manage PCs and also supports Web Based Enterprise Management (WBEM); -- ACPI Compliance -- reduces power consumption and enables Remote Wake Up; -- Integrated Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA) - Enables new and existing PCs to take advantage of Pre-Boot management technology (PXE, the Pre-Boot Execution Environment) to perform operating system and application installations/upgrades as well as desktop disaster recovery. The MBA includes the WfM standard PXE protocol, but goes beyond that to include legacy boot protocol support for networks such as Netware and UNIX. MBA is the most universal, pervasive Pre-Boot solution available on the market today. biz.yahoo.com Mang