3Com Corporation Delivers Converged Solutions At NetWorld+Interop '99 in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 1998--Global networking leader 3Com
Corporation (Nasdaq:COMS) is highlighting innovative networking solutions for new growth
markets, including LAN telephony, voice over IP, wireless connectivity, broadband
networking and handheld computing at the NetWorld+Interop show here in Las Vegas. These
solutions underscore the company's mission to bring information and communications to all
people at anytime, anywhere and support 3Com's vision for converged networks, which
enable customers to integrate their voice, video and data over common networks.
At the conference this week, 3Com will be making announcements on the following:
--Wireless Connectivity Roadmap and New Solutions
3Com is disclosing the first steps in its aggressive wireless connectivity roadmap, including a
range of comprehensive and innovative wireless connectivity solutions, designed to provide
simple and reliable access to information when and where people need it. Also at the show,
3Com is announcing the 3Com(R)AirConnect(TM) wireless LAN solution for enterprise
customers. 3Com's 11Mbps wireless LAN will enable organizations to extend their wired
networks with fast, convenient and reliable access to information, applications and network
service - anywhere in the enterprise.
--Transcend Network Management for Palm Computing Platform
3Com is announcing that it intends to extend the Transcend(R) family of network management
applications to the Palm Computing platform. By adding the leading handheld product to the
network manager's toolkit, 3Com continues its strategy of simplifying network
administration, providing greater flexibility to troubleshoot and maintain critical systems from
anywhere in the enterprise. Synchronized with the Transcend Enterprise Manager inventory
database, Transcend management tools on the Palm computing platform will automatically
download network device data to help administrators more quickly resolve problems and
perform updates. --Computer Associates and 3Com to Collaborate for Network Management
Integration
Industry leaders 3Com and Computer Associates (CA) announce that they will collaborate on
delivering integrated network management capabilities to their mutual customers. The
integration will enable enterprise customers to better manage 3Com network equipment in
environments running Unicenter TNG, CA's flagship enterprise management, and 3Com's
Transcend(R) Network Control Services, providing faster troubleshooting, increased network
uptime and greater staff efficiency.
--PathBuilder(TM) S400 WAN Convergence Switch
3Com is introducing the PathBuilder S400 WAN Convergence Switch, an all-in-one wide
area network (WAN) system that integrates virtual private networks (VPNs), voice/data
convergence and multi-protocol routing. The new product is part of 3Com's family of
switched WAN platforms that address the expanding needs of enterprises for solutions that
support e-business, call centers and other converged network applications. The PathBuilder
S400 switch is ideally suited for deployment at large remote sites and smaller central sites of
enterprises. The PathBuilder S400 switch is also integral to 3Com's growing relationships
with managed network service providers who can deploy the new solution along with 3Com's
other PathBuilder and NETBuilder WAN switches and routers to deliver a new generation of
capabilities to enterprise customers.
--VPNs Go Wireless: 3Com Adds Tunneling To CDMA Data Networks
3Com Corporation has enhanced its multi-service network infrastructure equipment to enable
the deployment of wireless virtual private network (VPN) services. The Interworking
Function (IWF) within 3Com's Total Control(R) multi-service access platform now supports
the IETF-standard Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) and the Microsoft(R) Point-to-Point
Tunneling Protocol (PPTP). Secure tunneling support in the IWF enables wireless service
providers running Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)-based data networks to expand the
reach of business customers' wired VPNs to mobile workers who need to access remote data
at times when there is no phone jack handy.
--3Com Announces High-Speed, Packet-Switched CDMA Platform
A packet-switched wireless network platform from 3Com Corporation will soon deliver
unprecedented wireless data access speeds and new network economies to service providers
and their mobile subscribers. The 64-kbps wireless module for the 3Com Total Control
multi-service access platform is scheduled to ship in the fourth quarter to wireless
infrastructure OEMs, as well as to service providers who wish to offer wireless
Internet/intranet access services to their customers. 3Com Exhibit Highlights Innovative
Technologies, Solutions
In 3Com's booth (#5653), the company is highlighting a range of technologies and solutions
through live demonstrations, displays and technical presentations. Technologies featured
include: Enterprise LAN and WAN Convergence, Carrier Class IP Telephony, Gigabit
Ethernet and 1000BASE-T, Network and Policy Management, Virtual Private Networking,
Wireless Connectivity, Palm Computing Applications and Customer Service.
Additionally, 3Com's NBX 100 system has been selected by Network Computing as the
featured telephony product in the publication's Real-World Labs' Voice over IP (VOIP) and
Quality of Service (QoS) showcase. 3Com's NBX 100 system, the only shipping LAN
Telephony solution in the marketplace, will be included in demonstrations designed to
illustrate how phone calls can be made over routed IP data networks with the same quality and
reliability offered by a traditional public switched telephony network. The live 3Com LAN
Telephony demonstrations will be held at Network Computing's Real-World Labs booth in
the North Lobby between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, May 11-13. 3Com has been nominated for a
number of awards at the show, including:
--NetWorld+Interop Best of Show Awards
--3Com AirConnect Wireless LAN
--Network Computing's Well-Connected Awards
--SuperStack II Switch 3900 (Layer 2 Switch, Infrastructure
Category)
--SuperStack II PathBuilder S330 (ATM Access Concentrator, Wide
Area Systems and Telephony Category)
--Total Control Multiservice Access Platform with HiPer Access
System (Enterprise Remote Access, Wide Area Systems and Telephony
Category)
3Com Ushers in New Era of Connectivity
Tom Werner, 3Com's Vice President and General Manager of the Business Connectivity
Group, will be the keynote speaker at a luncheon on the "New Era of Connectivity." During
the lunch, Werner will discuss the latest innovations 3Com is introducing to the networking
industry. The lunch will be held on Wednesday, May 12, 1999, 12:30-2:00 p.m., at the Las
Vegas Hilton Hotel, in Pavilion 11. 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 press site at
www.3com.com/pressbox.
3Com, Transcend, Palm Computing, NETBuilder, Total Control and SuperStack are
registered trademarks and PathBuilder 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 Public Relations
Jessica Lombardi, 508/323-1549
jessica_lombardi@3com.com
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