3Com Becomes Global Network Interface and Modem Supplier to Hewlett-Packard; HP and 3Com Deepen Collaboration.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. 22, 1998--3Com Corp. (Nasdaq:COMS COMS 3Com Corporation (stock symbol) COMS Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist COMS Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems COMS City of Manchester Stadium (UK) ) and Hewlett-Packard See HP. Hewlett-Packard - (HP) Hewlett-Packard designs, manufactures and services electronic products and systems for measurement, computation and communications. The company's products and services are used in industry, business, engineering, science, medicine and Co. have announced an agreement that will place 3Com network interface cards (NICs) and modem product across HP's entire line of personal computers. The agreement includes several new initiatives that will increase desktop/network management while lowering total cost of ownership for business, small office, workstation, consumer and mobile PC systems. "HP and 3Com have been working closely over the last 18 months," said Duane Duane is a given name for a male. In the United States this spelling is typically associated with white Southerners. It seems to have a convergent etymology from several sources. One of its origins in the Norman "D'Wain", meaning "of Wagons". E. Zitzner, HP vice president and general manager for the Personal Systems Group. "Together we have made significant strides in delivering PCs with the highest quality, most reliable connections available today." -0-
The extensive HP and 3Com agreement and initiatives encompass:
1) Pre-installation of the best selling 3Com Fast EtherLink(R)
10/100 Mbps Desktop Ethernet PCI network interface cards (NIC) in
HP's Vectra and Brio corporate PCs systems and HP's Kayak
workstation. For the mobile user, co-labeling of HP and 3Com
Megahertz(R) 10/100 Mbps Cardbus PC Cards with XJACK are offered
with HPs Omnibook notebook PCs.
2) Availability of 3Com NICs and modems through a channel assembly
program for HP's Netserver line of PC-based network servers and
as preferred networking options for the Pavillion line of home
computers offered through Circuit City. Additionally, a new
channel assembly program has been established whereby
HP/3Com-certified accessory products will be available through
both companies' distribution channels.
3) Establishment of co-branding efforts for the small business
market with the HP JetDirect OfficeConnect(R) Print Server which
enables seamless network printing in virtually any small business
environment.
"Our channel partners and end users have a strong preference for the combination of HP systems with 3Com network interface cards, modems and mobile products," said Tom Werner Thomas C. "Tom" Werner (born April 12, 1950 in New York City, New York) is the Chairman of the Boston Red Sox, as well as an American television producer and businessman. Werner was born in to a wealthy New York area family. , vice president and general manager of 3Com's 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. Connectivity Divisions. "Working together, HP and 3Com can certify cer·ti·fy v. cer·ti·fied, cer·ti·fy·ing, cer·ti·fies v.tr. 1. a. To confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine. b. the compatibility of 3Com network interface cards and modems in HP systems while making it easier for the channel to get these products sold, installed and on-line faster than ever before." HP also has joined the 3Com Connected(TM) program, an aggressive, multi-million dollar branding and channel development program that teams 3Com with leading PC manufacturers, national resellers and distributors from around the world. The 3Com Connected name represents an ingredient brand from 3Com signifying Signifyin' (slang) is an African-American rhetorical device featuring indirect communication or persuasion and the creating of new meanings for old words and signs. Signifying, in this sense, includes repetition and difference, implication and association, combining words and well-known well-known adj. 1. Widely known; familiar or famous: a well-known performer. 2. Fully known: well-known facts. , best-in-class network and personal connectivity products, pre-installed in popular PCs. About 3Com Corp. With more than 200 million customers worldwide, 3Com Corp. 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 www.3com.com or the press site at www.3com.com/pressbox. Note to Editors: 3Com, EtherLink, Megahertz One million cycles per second. See MHz. MegaHertz - (MHz) Millions of cycles per second. The unit of frequency used to measure the clock rate of modern digital logic, including microprocessors. and Office Connect are registered trademarks of 3Com Corporation. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. |
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