3Com Corporation Announces H.323 and T.120 Licensing Agreement With DataBeam for 3Com's Total Control Remote Access Concentrator.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)--Aug. 4, 1997-- Protocol Stacks The set of protocols used in a communications network. A protocol stack is a prescribed hierarchy of software layers, starting from the application layer at the top (the source of the data being sent) to the data link layer at the bottom (transmitting the bits on the wire). Enable Total Control HiPer(TM) Access System to Support Voice over IP; Technology Supports 3Com's VOIP (Voice Over IP) A digital telephone service that uses the public Internet as well as private backbones instead of the traditional telephone network. Many companies, including Vonage, 8x8 and AT&T (CallVantage), typically offer calling within the country for a Implementation with Siemens 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 that it has entered into a licensing agreement with DataBeam Corp. for use of its H.323 and T.120 protocol stacks with the Total Control(TM) HiPer(TM) Access System, 3Com's next-generation remote access concentrator A remote access server that supports one or more T1/E1 lines, allowing multiple analog and ISDN calls to come in over one port from the telephone company. Remote access concentrators can handle much higher call densities than remote access servers. , enabling the HiPer Access System to support voice over IP (VOIP) services. Today's announcement builds upon 3Com's recently announced global strategic relationship with Siemens AG Siemens AG German electrical-equipment manufacturer. The first Siemens company, Siemens & Halske, was founded in Berlin in 1847 to build telegraph installations. to create integrated voice and 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. solutions for business enterprises, and a June announcement with Siemens Stromberg-Carlson, a subsidiary of Siemens AG, to supply voice over IP solutions for telecom customers, Internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. and cable television operators. "3Com is well positioned to maximize the capabilities of T.120 and H.323 because of the HiPer Access System's flexible architecture," said Dave Panos, vice president of Marketing at DataBeam. "Using DataBeam's toolkits, 3Com is leading the effort to provide standards-based remote access for multimedia-type communications." The Total Control HiPer Access System provides the flexibility to be easily upgraded to new technologies and features. By using programmable DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive technology, 3Com can embed T.120 and H.323 within HiPer DSP cards, integrating remote access and VOIP gateways. "The industry is anxiously awaiting voice over IP gateways, and 3Com's HiPer Access System will provide a carrier class VOIP solution," said Ross Manire, senior vice president, 3Com Carrier Systems. "The HiPer Access System provides 3Com's customers with the highest density platform in the smallest amount of space and the ability to deploy value-added services cost effectively. These are key differentiators in the marketplace today." The new HiPer Access System has a high-density architecture designed for carriers, ISPs and corporate enterprises that need to support hundreds, thousands or millions of remote users or Internet subscribers. The system also contains 3Com's HiPer DSP technology, the industry's first DSP platform with the flexibility to terminate modem, ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. , multimedia and voice calls, all in the same DSP engine. DSP technology has allowed 3Com to align with industry leaders like Siemens to develop multi-service platforms that integrate remote access and voice over IP on the same platform, enabling network service providers the ability to deploy value-added services, and maximizing revenues from investments made in Total Control systems. As a result, Total Control system customers are well positioned to migrate their data networks to also support voice services. The most popular of these services are fax routing and voice calls, which can run over the HiPer Access System for less than the costs associated with standard switch networks. "3Com's flexible Total Control platform supports Siemens' mission of deploying high-availability carrier class systems worldwide," said Chuck Harris, vice president of the Internet Solutions Business Unit at Siemens Stromberg-Carlson. "By partnering with 3Com, we will continue to solidify this position by quickly enabling the latest technology to provide our user base with the value-added necessary in the highly competitive carrier environment." By using DataBeam's H.323/T.120 ITU-T See ITU. ITU-T - International Telecommunications Union protocol stacks, the HiPer Access System also will be interoperable with complementary industry leading products like Microsoft's NetMeeting, a standards-based conferencing client. DataBeam's pioneering role in developing markets and applications around open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced such as T.120 is consistent with 3Com's commitment to delivering standards-based solutions to the market. "These are the types of leading edge solutions that carrier equipment vendors and systems integrators are seeking," Manire added. "In the same way that 3Com led the way with deployment of x2(TM) (56 Kbps) technology, we're also leading the way with VOIP implementation, protecting the investment of Total Control system customers." The H.323/T.120 protocol stacks will be software downloadable to the HiPer Access System, like x2 technology was downloaded to customers early this year. Nearly 800 Internet Service Providers already have deployed x2 technology in more than 7,300 POPs and in nearly 2,500 cities worldwide. Total Control system users were able to easily upgrade their networks to x2 technology through a simple software download and beat to market their 56Kbps technology competitors who use third party hardware-based chipsets. 3Com also will deliver this ease of implementation to its customers using the H.323/T.120 protocol stacks in their VOIP implementations. DataBeam Corp. (http://www.databeam.com), headquartered in Lexington, Ky., is the leading supplier of standards-based collaborative software This is a list of collaborative software (or list of groupware) applications. Wiki software is on a list of wiki software. Open source or free software The following are open source or free software applications. and developers' tools for the Internet, corporate intranets, and telecommunications networks. DataBeam's toolkits have been licensed by over 70 companies to enable communications, networking, telephony, conferencing and gaming products with real-time collaboration capabilities. The company's award-winning application software, FarSite(R) and the neT.120(TM) Conference Server, is used by Fortune 500 companies and major organizations worldwide. DataBeam was founded in 1983 and is privately held. About 3Com Corporation 3Com enables individuals and organizations worldwide to communicate and share information and resources at any time from anywhere. As the world's preeminent supplier of data, voice and video communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry , 3Com has delivered networking solutions to more than 100 million customers worldwide. With global reach and local touch, the company gives enterprises, network service providers and carriers, small businesses and consumers the most 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 13,500 people in 45 countries. For further information, visit 3Com's new World Wide Web site at http://www.3Com.com or call 408-764-5000. 3Com and U.S. Robotics (U.S. Robotics, Inc., Schaumburg, IL, www.usr.com) A modem manufacturer highly regarded for its quality products. The company manufactures its own chipsets (data pumps) and often leads with innovations. Its HST protocol was a high-speed, reliable protocol before V. are registered trademarks, and HiPer, Total Control and x2 are trademarks of 3Com Corporation or its subsidiaries. FarSite is a registered trademark and neT.120 Conference Server is a trademark of DataBeam Corp. NetMeeting is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, . 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 Philip Anast, 847/982-5243 panast@usr.com or DataBeam Public Relations Becky Taylor, 606/425-3517 btaylor@databeam.com |
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