3Com Appoints Mehmet Balos as Vice President of Marketing.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2003 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 Mehmet Balos as vice president, global marketing, reporting to Dennis Connors, executive vice president, worldwide operations, effective immediately. Based at 3Com's corporate headquarters in Marlborough, Mass., Mehmet will create a comprehensive marketing strategy around 3Com products and solutions to drive sales in the enterprise networking The networking infrastructure in a large enterprise with multiple computer systems and networks of different types is extraordinarily complex. Due to the myriad of interfaces that are required, much of what goes on has little to do with the real data processing of the payroll and orders. market. He will oversee data and voice system segment marketing for the company's target industries and develop a global, integrated marketing program. "Mehmet brings to 3Com more than 23 years of leadership and global experience in the data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. and services industry targeting enterprise and carrier networking segments," said Connors. "His solid knowledge of legacy and next-generation technologies coupled with his worldwide customer and supplier base expertise will further enhance our ability to take 3Com to the next growth stage." In his former position, Mehmet was senior vice president of global marketing, sales and professional services at Advanced Fibre Communications (AFCI AFCI Association of Film Commissioners International AFCI Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter AFCI Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc AFCI Acupuncture Foundation of Canada Institute (Institut de la Fondation d'Acupuncture du Canada) ). Prior to AFCI, Mehmet held senior management positions at Pirelli, ADC (1) See A/D converter. (2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable. , Fujitsu, Ericsson, and Nortel. In 1980, he began his career at Western Electric after his post-graduate work at Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of Technology, in Atlanta, Ga.; coeducational; state supported; chartered 1885, opened 1888. It is a member school in the university system of Georgia. Significant among its facilities and programs are the Frank H. . About 3Com 3Com is a tier-one provider of innovative, practical and high-value voice and data networking products, services and solutions for enterprises of all sizes and public sector organizations. For further information, please visit www.3com.com, or the press site www.3com.com/pressbox. |
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