3Com Corporation Announces Aggressive Price Reductions to Drive Pervasive Adoption of Next Generation Network Solutions; 3Com's DynamicAccess Software Innovations Optimize Network Performance, Lower Total Network Cost-of-Ownership.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)--Feb. 10, 1997--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) ), the market leader in Ethernet and Fast Ethernet An earlier name for 100Mbps Ethernet. See 100Base-T. (networking) Fast Ethernet - A version of Ethernet developed in the 1990s(?) which can carry 100 Mbps compared with standard Ethernet's 10 Mbps. It requires upgraded network cards and hubs. network interface cards, announced today aggressive price cuts on its industry-leading Fast EtherLink XL 10/100 PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). network interface card. These price reductions, effective Tuesday, February 11, combined with aggressive marketing programs, are expected to accelerate the growth of the Fast Ethernet NIC (1) (Network Interface Card) See network adapter. See also InterNIC. (2) (New Internet Computer) An earlier Linux-based computer from The New Internet Computer Company (NICC), Palo Alto, CA. market and drive the widespread adoption of 3Com's DynamicAccess software that optimizes network performance and control. 3Com also announced today the availability of new DynamicAccess features that can be downloaded from the 3Com website, free of charge. 3Com's DynamicAccess features bring intelligence to the edge of the network by making network interface cards (NICs) active network components that dynamically interact with switches and make NICs a critical component of the network system infrastructure. Newly released features include PACE technology; dRMON-optimized drivers; new, easy to use, Windows-based installation and diagnostic software; and expanded software driver support for unmatched compatibility with standard operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. . "Competitors simply offer network adapters. 3Com offers a network connection and an integral part of a networking system that is future-proofed with an ongoing stream of DynamicAccess software releases," said Doug Spreng, executive vice president of 3Com's Interface Products. "3Com's award-winning products are only the foundation of our value proposition. On this foundation we've built additional value through the DynamicAccess suite of features, our unique software that lets network managers manage and improve network performance." New DynamicAccess Software Innovations This software release of DynamicAccess suite of features includes new PACE technology-enabled drivers offering class of service capabilities that prioritize multimedia and critical business applications. This release also includes new drivers optimized for upcoming desktop Distributed RMON (Remote MONitoring) Enhancements to the management information base (MIB) structure used by the simple network management protocol (SNMP). In 1991, RMON added comprehensive network monitoring capabilities. (dRMON) software. Future DynamicAccess software releases will include Fast IP, dRMON and IEEE 802.1p IEEE 802.1p is a standard that provides traffic class expediting and dynamic multicast filtering. Essentially, it provides a mechanism for implementing Quality of Service (QoS) at the MAC (Media Access Control) level. Multicast Control. Initiated from an end system via DynamicAccess software, Fast IP will improve performance by up to 500 percent, compared to traditional routed networks, at a fraction of the cost. Fast IP is 3Com's IP switching Switching TCP/IP packets at high speed. Ipsilon's IP Switch started the trend and various vendors followed suit with different approaches, including Cisco's tag switching and 3Com's Fast IP. The goal was to switch IP packets faster than traditional router-based layer 3 forwarding. technology. In January 3Com announced the first end-to-end IP switching solution that can be implemented in conjunction with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) and Cascade. Desktop dRMON leverages NICs to enhance RMON coverage in switched and 100 Mbs environments. With IEEE 802.1p Multicast Control drivers, 3Com NICs will dynamically communicate with switches to minimize multicast flooding. Price Reduction Information New prices for the Fast EtherLink XL 10/100 PCI network interface card are available for as low as $94.00 in 100 packs. Single units as well as five, twenty, sixty, and one hundred-packs are available through 3Com's worldwide channel partners. 3Com Builds Lead in Rapidly Growing Market According to the Dell'Oro Group, 3Com Corporation is the leader in Fast Ethernet 10/100 NIC shipments during the first nine months of 1996. In the third quarter of 1996, 3Com surpassed Intel in shipments by 36%. 3Com shipped approximately 625,000 Fast Ethernet NICs The 3Com Network Ready Program -- More Than 20 Industry Leaders Enroll in Program Consistently cited by VAR Business and Computer Reseller News as the networking channel leader, the 3Com Network Ready program is the latest innovation in 3Com's award-winning channel strategy. The value of the 3Com products and brand has been recognized by a veritable "Who's Who" of industry leaders such as Acer Group; Dell Computer Corporation (company) Dell Computer Corporation - One of the biggest US manufacturers of IBM PC compatibles. "From notebooks to networks", their slogan says. http://us.dell.com. ; Gateway 2000, Inc.; Hitachi PC Corporation and Micron Electronics Inc. Channel members include CompuCom, Inacom and MicroAge. These and others who have enrolled in the 3Com Network Ready program will deliver computers preconfigured Set up ahead of time. It implies that the device or software application has been modified to suit the customer or situation. See ghosting server. with a 3Com network connection on the inside and branded with the 3Com Network Ready logo on the outside. Through the program, a 3Com Network Ready partner system is receiving the highest quality and most reliable data networking available for quick access to corporate networks while significantly reducing the cost of ownership. About 3Com 3Com Corporation has helped more than 45 million people gain access to critical information through high-speed networks. Designed to serve large enterprises, service providers, small offices and homes, 3Com products provide scalable architecture to meet the connectivity needs of today's users. With research and development on three continents, 3Com is one of the data networking industry's largest and fastest growing companies. The company's innovative engineering, manufacturing, marketing, sales and support simplify communications, optimize network reliability and protect customer investments. For further information visit 3Com's World Wide Web site at http://www.3com.com or call 1-800-NET-3COM. -0- Note to Editors: 3Com and EtherLink are registered trademarks of 3Com Corporation. 3Com Network Ready, DynamicAccess and PACE are trademarks of 3Com Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: 3Com Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Leslie Davis, 408/764-7187 leslie_davis@3mail.3com.com or Brian D. Johnson, 408/326-1962 brian_d_johnson@3mail.3com.com |
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