3Com Corp. Announces Supplier Relationship for Compaq's Configure-To-Order Program.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)--Sept. 23, 1997--3Com Corp. (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 that it will be a supplier of network adapter A printed circuit board that plugs into the bus of both user machines (clients) and servers in a local area network (LAN). Also commonly called a "network interface card" (NIC) or "LAN card," the network adapter transmits data onto the network and receives data from the network. cards (NICs) for Compaq Computer Corp.'s (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CPQ CPQ Compaq CPQ Conseil du Patronat du Québec (Canada) CPQ Configure-Price-Quote CPQ Conseil de Presse du Québec (Québec Press Council, Canada) CPQ Companion Parrot Quarterly ) Configure-to-Order (CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. ) program. 3Com's NICs will be available through Compaq's CTO program when it is rolled out later this year. "This new 3Com relationship will allow us to better provide customers a choice of configuration options that meet their specific requirement," said Robert Jackson, Compaq's vice president of marketing, Commercial Desktops. "3Com is very pleased to be chosen as a supplier to Compaq's configure-to-order program," said Doug Spreng, executive vice president of 3Com's Interface Product Group. "Our research shows a strong preference for 3Com networking in Compaq PCs and for a good reason: both companies are perceived by customers as having high value, high performance products." About 3Com Corp. 3Com Corp. enables individuals and organizations worldwide to communicate and share information and resources at anytime from anywhere. As one of the world's preeminent suppliers of data, voice and video communications technology, 3Com has delivered networking solutions to more than 100 million customers worldwide. With global reach and local touch, the company provides enterprises, network service providers and carriers, small businesses and consumers with comprehensive, innovative information access products and system solutions for building intelligent, reliable and high performance local and wide area networks. 3Com has worldwide revenues of more than $5.6 billion and employs approximately 13,000 people in 45 countries. For further information, visit 3Com's World Wide Web site at http://www.3com.com . -0- Note to Editors: 3Com is a registered trademark 3Com Corp. All other brands and names are property of their respective owners. CONTACT: 3Com Corp. Brian D. Johnson, 408/326-1962 brian_d_johnson@3mail.3com.com or Compaq Computer Corp. Jim Finlaw, 281/514-6137 |
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