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To: Moonray who wrote (30204)	4/26/1999 5:25:00 PM
From: Moonray	Respond to of 45548

3Com IP Telephony Gateway Supports Multi-Vendor Interoperability Standards; 3Com's Existing Open Standards-Based IP Telephony System To Support INOW! Packet Interoperability Standard SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 1999--3Com Corporation (Nasdaq: COMS) announced its support for the iNOW! (interoperability NOW!) Profile in its family of award-winning Total Control(R) IP telephony gateways. iNOW! is a broad-based, multi- vendor initiative established to quickly provide interoperability among IP telephony platforms. The iNOW Profile provides the industry's first guidelines for IP telephony compatibility among multiple vendors. The profile, spearheaded by ITXC and other major industry players, is based on the H.323V2 and the upcoming H.225.0 Annex G standard protocols for gateway-to-gateway communications. 3Com's Total Control multi-service access solution will meet the requirements of the iNOW! Profile through an easy and seamless software upgrade, expected to be generally available by the end of 1999. "3Com's carrier solutions have consistently been built on open industry standards," said Houman Modarres, director, product management, IP Telephony, 3Com Carrier Systems. "By supporting the iNOW! initiative, 3Com will continue in this tradition and further foster its commitment to interoperability and the global deployment of IP-based telephony services." "As a result, 3Com and its service provider customers are one step closer to building converged network infrastructures of voice, fax and data applications, and helping users become more connected to next-generation central office equipment," Modarres added. The International Telephone Union (ITU) has established the guidelines for IP telephony via the H.323 standards document. Many vendors have announced their support of H.323 standards, but unfortunately compliance to these standards does not ensure true interoperability between the major IP telephony vendors products and carrier networks. This is because H.323 is a broad standard that permits IP telephony equipment vendors to choose among many options when creating products. As a result, IP telephony service providers have had to choose between dependence on a single vendor or operating multiple parallel networks of incompatible gateways. The iNOW! Profile is important for the industry because it details the development options to use within H.323 that will lead to the rapid deployment of compatible IP telephony components from numerous vendors. In addition to 3Com, other corporations which have announced support of the iNOW! interoperability initiative include Alcatel, Analogic, Ascend, AudioCodes, Cisco, Clarent, Dialogic, Ericsson, Interline, ITXC, Linkon, Lucent, Mier Communications, Natural MicroSystems, NetSpeak, OzEmail, QuesCom, Siemens Tundo and VocalTec. About 3Com With more than 200 million customers worldwide, 3Com Corporation connects more people to information in more ways than any other networking company. 3Com delivers innovative information access products and network system solutions to large, medium and small enterprises; carriers and network service providers; PC OEMs; and consumers. 3Com - More connected. For further information, visit 3Com's World Wide Web site at 3com.com, or the press site at 3com.com. 3Com and Total Control are registered trademarks and More connected. is a trademark of 3Com Corporation. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. CONTACT: 3Com Corporation Steven M. Plavny, 847/262-1329 steven_plavny@3com.com Steven M. Ostrowski, 847/262-1026 steven_m_ostrowski@3com.com o~~~ O

To: Moonray who wrote (30204)	4/26/1999 5:27:00 PM
From: Moonray	Respond to of 45548

Sasktel Purchases 3Com Remote Access Equipment to Expand Consumer and Business Dial-Up Access Accounts 04:22 p.m Apr 26, 1999 Eastern SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 1999--3Com(R) Canada today announced that based on its successful long-term business relationship with SaskTel, Saskatchewan's leading telecommunications provider, SaskTel will add several thousand 3Com(R) Total Control(R) HiPer(TM) Access System ports, valued at over U.S. $1 million, to its current network. 3Com's Total Control multi-service access platform enables telcos to offer industry-leading Internet solutions. With the 3Com products, SaskTel will continue to develop innovative Internet networking tools to service both the business and consumer markets throughout 1999. 3Com has been an active supplier of SaskTel's consumer Internet access equipment, branded under the Sympatico name, since 1996. "The flexibility, sizing and scalability of 3Com's Total Control solution is ideal for SaskTel's Canadian market, where customers are spread over a wide geographical area, mostly in smaller communities," said Irfan Ali, senior vice president and general manager, 3Com Carrier Systems. "3Com's solution is ideal for SaskTel now, as well as for future expansion as we proceed towards the goal of converged networking." In addition to expanded dial-up access services, the 3Com equipment will support IP Telephony and fax-over-IP services, providing consumers and businesses more flexibility in their telecommunications. 3Com's award-winning Total Control multi-service access platform provides telecommunications carriers, service providers, and large enterprises a powerful and complete networking solution, including support for remote access, IP telephony, and virtual private networking applications. The platform is designed for service reliability, using redundant power supplies and modular application cards to prevent a single point of failure. In addition, its modular architecture supports hot-swapping of interface and application cards so that the system remains live and online, thus minimizing network downtime. About 3Com Corporation With more than 200 million customers worldwide, 3Com Corporation connects more people to information in more ways than any other networking company. 3Com delivers innovative information access products and network system solutions to large, medium and small enterprises; carriers and network service providers; PC OEMs; and consumers. 3Com--More connected.(TM) For further information, visit 3Com's World Wide Web site at 3com.com, or the press site at 3com.com. 3Com and Total Control are registered trademarks and HiPer and More connected. are trademarks of 3Com Corporation. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. Copyright 1999, Business Wire o~~~ O