3Com Expands Intranet Solution Set of Products with New Line of Small Office Routers.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)--Nov. 11, 1996--Global data networking leader 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) ) today announced the expansion of its remote office router Intranetworking solutions with the arrival of the OfficeConnect NETBuilder line of multi-protocol routers. The OfficeConnect NETBuilder routers, which have been developed for small, remote office environments, bring enterprise-level WAN functionality to the existing OfficeConnect line of stackable routers, hubs, switches and servers. The OfficeConnect NETBuilder routers have been designed to meet the challenges of companies looking to extend the boundaries of the corporate Intranet infrastructure by supporting all WAN services and bringing enterprise-level software functionality to remote offices. 3Com's newest Intranet extension solution complements 3Com's existing line of WAN routing solutions that include the NETBuilder II, SuperStack II NETBuilder and OfficeConnect Remote platforms. The NETBuilder II and SuperStack II NETBuilder Remote Office solutions are intended for large corporate sites and remote offices where a rack mount or stackable solution is sufficient. For small businesses or small remote offices that normally require an intermittent connection or access to the Internet, the Internet, the, international computer network linking together thousands of individual networks at military and government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, industrial and financial corporations of all sizes, and commercial enterprises OfficeConnect Remote products provide an efficient, cost-effective solution. The new OfficeConnect NETBuilder routers offer the functionality required at larger remote offices but with a price and form factor associated with remote access products. "Companies are conducting more of their business over corporate Intranets and part of building an effective Intranet involves ensuring that remote offices are not treated as a second-class information citizen," said Joe Furgerson, 3Com Director of Marketing. "Instead, the information flow between headquarters and remote sites is typically among the most important within the intranet and these customers need a robust, remote branch office routing solution that meets these Intranet needs. The 3Com OfficeConnect NETBuilder routers provide an easy to use high performance routing (networking) High Performance Routing - (HPR) Routing designed to work in conjunction with APPN Intermediate Session Routing (ISR) network nodes. HPR nodes perform many of the same functions as ISR nodes. solution, in a form factor and cost appropriate to smaller offices." Newest OfficeConnect NETBuilder Router Completes WAN Solution at Remote Sites Distinguished form access routers which provide basic connectivity over dial WAN links, the OfficeConnect NETBuilder brings enterprise-level routing features at access routing prices. To meet the diverse requirements of remote offices, 3Com's newest WAN routing solution will be available in two hardware platforms Each hardware platform, or CPU family, has a unique machine language. All software presented to the computer for execution must be in the binary coded machine language of that CPU. Following is a list of the major hardware platforms in existence today. See platform. , each comprised of four variants, in order to meet the demands of remote offices. All OfficeConnect NETBuilder routers include one Ethernet 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. port, one FlexWAN serial port and either one ISDN BRI ISDN BRI Integrated Services Digital Network Basic Rate Interface (also seen as ISDN-BRI) port (both U and S/T S/T Such That S/T Self-Titled (also seen as ST) S/T Short Ton(s) versions) or one DDS (1) (Digital Data Storage) See DAT. (2) (Data Dictionary System) See QuickBuild and OpenDDS. (3) (Dataphone Digital S port with integrated CSU/DSU See DSU/CSU. CSU/DSU - channel service unit/digital service unit (56/64kbps and T1/FT1 variants). Each of these hardware platforms also has several software options available depending on routing protocol A formula used by routers to determine the appropriate path onto which data should be forwarded. The routing protocol also specifies how routers report changes and share information with the other routers in the network that they can reach. requirements. The software loads shipping with the OfficeConnect NETBuilder routers include 3Com's exclusive Boundary Routing 3Com's trade name for remote office routing, which it pioneered. See remote-office router. architecture, IP/IPX routing. Boundary Routing for SNA (Systems Network Architecture) IBM's mainframe network standards introduced in 1974. Originally a centralized architecture with a host computer controlling many terminals, enhancements, such as APPN and APPC (LU 6. , and a complete protocol suite which includes IP, IPX (Internetwork Packet EXchange) The network layer protocol in the NetWare operating system. Similar to the IP layer in TCP/IP, it contains a network address and allows messages to be routed to a different network or subnet. , AppleTalk and IBM/Legacy. OfficeConnect NETBuilder Complements Existing Remote Access and Routing Platforms Like the other OfficeConnect products, the OfficeConnect NETBuilder router comes in a "clippable", desk-top form factor which is ideal for small offices where space is limited. The features found in the OfficeConnect NETBuilder routers complements the current line of OfficeConnect Remote routers which are optimized to manage remote user/LAN dial in connections where traffic is more intermittent in nature. The OfficeConnect NETBuilder routers introduce a suite of bandwidth management features designed to optimize permanent links such as Frame Relay and leased lines that exist between Intranet connections. These permanent links provide an Intranet extension to remote office users who need universal access and control of corporate resources. And, unlike remote access, dial-up solutions, the OfficeConnect NETBuilder offers a fully upgradeable memory and software component, providing the customer with investment protection as their corporate network expands. In addition to the access and control that the OfficeConnect NETBuilder router affords the end user, 3Com's newest remote office routing solution offers users the enhanced suite of software features found in all 3Com NETBuilder platforms. These include an extensive suite of Bandwidth Grooming features that allow users to aggregate their WAN bandwidth and provide a scaleable WAN infrastructure in order to minimize costs and network down time through improved WAN quality of service. Additionally, the OfficeConnect NETBuilder includes an NCSA (1) (National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Urbana-Champaign, IL, www.ncsa.uiuc.edu) A high-performance computing facility located at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. certified firewall which aids in controlling information access to the Intranetwork and securing the integrity of the data network. The OfficeConnect NETBuilder router also offers 3Com's exclusive Boundary Routing architecture which lowers deployment and management costs by providing a plug-and-play routing solutions at the remote site. "With the addition of the OfficeConnect NETBuilder router, 3Com now offers a complete WAN routing solution for all remote office environments," said Kevin Adams, Technical Specialist/Communications Architect at Compuware. "This product offers the features and functionality of an enterprise routing solution while maintaining a price structure associated with a dial-up solution. The OfficeConnect NETBuilder provided such an impressive routing solution that we have standardized on it for our remote office connectivity needs." The OfficeConnect NETBuilder begins shipping December 1996, starting with a base price of $1,495. 3Com Corporation has helped more than 36 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 a scalable architecture to meet the present and future 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. 3Com's innovative marketing, engineering, sales and support simplify communication, 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, Boundary Routing and NETBuilder are registered trademarks of 3Com Corporation. OfficeConnect and SuperStack are trademarks of 3Com Corporation. CONTACT: 3Com Rich Black, 408/764-8486 Richard_Black@3Mail.3Com.com |
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