3Com's Innovative NBX 100 Communications System Awarded Top Honors From Leading IT and IP-Telephony Trade Publications.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 1999-- 3Com Wins PC Magazine Technical Excellence Award, Internet Telephony Product of the Year Award and Internet Telephony Another term for IP telephony and VoIP. In the late 1990s, some people made a distinction between Internet Telephony and VoIP: Internet telephony referred to voice over the public Internet, while VoIP referred to voice over private IP networks. Expo 1999 Best of Show Award It is not the Triple Crown, but it is close. 3Com Corporation (Nasdaq:COMS COMS 3Com Corporation (stock symbol) COMS Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist COMS Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems COMS City of Manchester Stadium (UK) ) today announced that its NBX (Network Branch EXchange) A family of IP-based telephony systems from 3Com. The name was derived from "PBX," the traditional name for an enterprise telephone switch. (R) 100 communications system In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. received three top-industry honors recently from PC Magazine, Internet Telephony and Internet Telephony Expo Fall 1999. During COMDEX/Fall `99 on Nov. 15, PC Magazine awarded the NBX 100 communications system with the "1999 Technical Excellence Award." Also last month, Internet Telephony deemed the NBX 100 communications system one of the "Products of the Year." And lastly, at Internet Telephony Expo in October, the product won the "Best of Show" award. These awards demonstrate that industry experts who closely follow Voice over Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (VoIP) rank the NBX 100 communications system as one of the hottest products on the market. "We are honored to be recognized with these top awards from two illustrious industry magazines and one prestigious exposition," says Ed Wadbrook, director, Voice Solutions Group, Network System Business Unit at 3Com Corporation. "The NBX 100 communications system is setting the standard for data and voice converged network The integration of the telephone system with IP-based data networks. See softswitch. (networking) converged network - A single network that can carry voice, video and data. solutions - delivering customer-focused products organizations demand. We will continue to lead with innovative solutions that provide a compelling advantage to companies implementing IP telephony systems - basic e-Network building blocks for e-business." Technical Excellence Award When choosing the winner of the Technical Excellence Award, the editors and staffers at PC Magazine look for products that exhibit new technology, new concepts and major advances in existing products. "The NBX 100 had to compete with hundreds of products that shipped in the year ending September 30, 1999," said Leon Erlanger, executive editor at PC Magazine. "The Technical Excellence Award winners were chosen after weeks of debate among the PC Magazine editorial staff. We chose the NBX 100 communications system because it's the most elegant solution for combining voice and data over a single network. Voice quality was excellent, and even with its long list of call control and telephony features, the NBX 100 communications system was easy-to-use and very reliable." Product of the Year and Best of Show Awards Internet Telephony's "Products of the Year" awards are the publication's selection of the industry's most outstanding commodities. According to Rich Tehrani, president of Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC TMC Technology Marketing Corporation (Norwalk, Connecticut) TMC Texas Medical Center (Houston, TX) TMC Traffic Message Channel TMC The Movie Channel TMC Traffic Management Center ), the NBX 100 communications system was placed on this "Who's Who" list of products because it is a "must see" IP-PBX. At Internet Telephony Expo, the system was singled out for the "Best of Show" award by the editorial staffs of both Internet Telephony and CTI (Computer Telephone Integration) Combining data with voice systems in order to enhance telephone services. For example, automatic number identification (ANI) allows a caller's records to be retrieved from the database while the call is routed to the appropriate party. magazines from among products of over 55 top telecommunications company exhibitors. The editors from TMC recognized the NBX 100 communications system as a truly ingenious leader in the rapidly growing Internet telephony market. "Our editors selected 3Com for the outstanding impression it made on the exhibit floor based on innovative product design and elegant execution," Tehrani says. "3Com, with NBX 100 communications system, helped make our first Internet Telephony Expo the leading forum for the IP telephony industry." Since its introduction in 1998, the NBX 100 communications system has been recognized by customers and industry experts alike as the symbol for reliable, full-featured, IP, PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). solutions that leverage the burgeoning convergence of data and telecommunication networks. Today, more than 1,500 North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. growing businesses save money and compete more effectively by using 3Com's NBX 100 communications system for standards-based Ethernet LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. voice and data networking. These include companies such as August Associates of Dallas; RoweCom of Boston; bitHeads inc. of Ottawa, Canada; and Crawford Steel of Chicago. About 3Com Corporation With over 300 million customer connections worldwide, 3Com Corporation connects more people and organizations to information and each other in more innovative, simple and reliable ways than any other networking company. 3Com delivers e-Networking solutions through information access products and network systems to enterprises, small businesses, consumers, carriers and network service providers. 3Com -- More connected.(TM) For further information, visit 3Com's World Wide Web site at www.3com.com or the press site at www.3com.com/pressbox. 3Com and NBX are registered trademarks and More connected. is a trademark of 3Com Corporation. 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