3Com Advances Secure Enterprise Mobility with New Wireless Voice over IP Telephone.3Com 3108 Wireless Phone Leverages In-Building and Campus-Wide Wireless Data Networks for Secure Voice Communications MARLBOROUGH, Mass. -- 3Com Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : 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 a new wireless, Session Initiation Protocol (protocol) Session Initiation Protocol - (SIP) A very simple text-based application-layer control protocol. It creates, modifies, and terminates sessions with one or more participants. Such sessions include Internet telephony and multimedia conferences. It is described in RFC 2543. (SIP)-based IP phone that provides enterprise users with greater mobility by delivering full-featured Voice over IP (VoIP) communications on a wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area (802.11b/g) infrastructure. The 3Com[R] 3108 Wireless Phone enables users to roam a building or campus environment and stay connected with customers, partners and co-workers while utilizing VoIP, wireless email Wireless Email or Push E-mail for enterprises is an email solution for small handheld platforms that is secure and managed centrally by enterprise server. Wireless technology adoption has seen a dramatic increase over the past few years. and data applications. With the 3Com 3108 Wireless Phone, users are connected to an enterprise phone system so they can receive calls destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. for their desks while they are anywhere in a building or campus environment - unlike a mobile cellular phone. Designed for people that have mobility requirements on the job in markets including education, government, healthcare and retail, end-users can also use the phone to transfer calls to other departments, gain access to a live receptionist and listen to office voice mail. These capabilities are delivered with no expensive per minute usage fees, enabling the 3Com 3108 Wireless Phone to be more cost effective than cellular phones. "In today's interactive world, many employees are no longer spending hours tied to their desks. To be productive, employees have to be mobile to effectively engage customers, solve problems and collaborate with partners and other employees," said Brian Allain, vice president and general manager of 3Com's Data and Voice Business Unit. "Organizations know the cost savings and business benefits of VoIP and the flexibility a wireless infrastructure deliver. This phone brings these capabilities together. With 3Com, customers can go to a single vendor to provide all of the elements of a secure, converged network - IP Telephony, wireless and data switches, Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) and a single service organization to provide support and make sure it all works." The 3Com 3108 Wireless Phone delivers reliable and secure voice communications over any standards-based IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 802.11b/g wireless LAN infrastructure. Secure communication is assured with compliance to the latest Wireless Protected Access 2 (WPA WPA: see Work Projects Administration. WPA in full Works Progress Administration later (1939–43) Work Projects Administration U.S. work program for the unemployed. 2) protocol and advanced encryption. Since the phone is SIP compliant standards-based IP telephony systems can provide the phone with call control and applications for delivering robust communication capabilities and secure voice communications. The 3Com 3108 Wireless Phone features a sleek clamshell flip form factor with a high-quality color display. The phone's keypad and intuitive four-way cursor lets users manage calls, access their phonebook, view call logs and view e-mails. Personal settings, such as ring tones, speed dials and connectivity settings, can be configured on the phone or via a Web browser-based management tool. The 3Com 3108 Wireless Phone complements the recently introduced 3Com Unified Gigabit Wireless PoE Switch 24, which makes it easy to add the phone to a corporate wireless infrastructure. The new switch provides 24 ports of Gigabit Ethernet switching that can be used to provide connectivity and where necessary power to any combination of traditional wired devices or wireless access points. It is part of a complete portfolio of enterprise class and small business wireless networking solutions. Global Availability The 3108 wireless phone is the newest addition to 3Com's broad portfolio of IP phones. It works with 3Com 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. and 3Com wireless networking solutions as part of a complete VoIP solution. 3Com VCX VCX Virtual Component Exchange VCX Voice Core Exchange VCX Virtual Channel Crossconnect is scheduled to support the 3108 wireless phone in early 2007. The phone is currently available through 3Com channel partners and distributors at a list price of $415 USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. . Corporate Governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. As previously disclosed in a Form 8-K Form 8-K The form required by the SEC when a publicly held company incurs any event that might affect its financial situation or the share value of its stock. Form 8-K See 8-K. (filed August 9, 2006), 3Com granted our new CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Edgar Masri, 12 million options to purchase our common stock, 8.5 million of which were granted under Nasdaq's "inducement" exception. The "inducement" grants consist of options to purchase (i) 2.5 million shares at an exercise price of $4.45 per share, (ii) 3.0 million shares at an exercise price of $5.34 per share and (iii) 3.0 million shares at an exercise price of $5.785 per share. All of these options have a term of seven years and were granted under a Stand Alone Stock Option Agreement with Mr. Masri. Twenty-five percent of the underlying shares will vest on each anniversary of the grant date (September 5, 2006). About 3Com Corporation 3Com Corporation is a leading provider of secure, converged voice and data networking solutions for enterprises of all sizes. 3Com offers a broad line of innovative products backed by world class sales, service and support, which excel at delivering business value for its customers. Through its TippingPoint division, 3Com is the leading provider of network-based intrusion prevention systems that deliver in-depth application protection, infrastructure protection, and performance protection. 3Com also is the majority owner of Huawei-3Com Co., Ltd. (H-3C), a China-based joint venture formed by 3Com and Huawei in November 2003. H-3C brings innovative and cost-effective product development and manufacturing and a strong footprint in one of the world's most dynamic markets. For further information, please visit www.3com.com, or the press site www.3com.com/pressbox. Copyright [c] 2006 3Com Corporation. 3Com and the 3Com logo are registered trademarks and TippingPoint is a trademark of 3Com Corporation. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective holders |
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