3Com Introduces New Enterprise Core Infrastructure Solution for Voice, Video and Data Applications on a 10 Gigabit-Ready Communications Platform.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 2004 3Com's Highly Resilient Switch 7700R Delivers Industry-leading Price/Performance; Larger Businesses Can Scale Up Networks with Better TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. and Less Complexity 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 the highest-performance LAN switch A network device that cross-connects clients, servers and network devices. Also known as a "frame switch," stand-alone LAN switches are common in all Ethernet networks. A four-port switch is also typically built into a wired or wireless router for homes and small business (see wireless the company has ever offered to the enterprise market, broadening 3Com's portfolio of enterprise communications infrastructure solutions. As the newest addition to 3Com's expansive portfolio of LAN switches, the 3Com(R) Switch 7700R offers the enterprise-class resiliency required by the most demanding customers for campus-wide core applications. "At Prudential Northwest Properties, we are setting up the new 3Com Switch 7700R as our core switch for managing our most critical application servers, WAN links and all of the 3Com VCX VCX Virtual Component Exchange VCX Voice Core Exchange VCX Virtual Channel Crossconnect (TM) V7000 IP Telephony The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. components," said Sean McRae, CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. , Prudential Northwest Properties. "I trust 3Com to provide high-performance core infrastructure solutions of the highest quality. In addition, they are backed by 3Com's global service and support. I can go to 3Com for virtually all my enterprise communication needs." "The 3Com Switch 7700R enhances our ability to offer end-to-end solutions. 3Com's enterprise customers are assured business continuity, scalability and investment protection in buying 3Com's products. 3Com will continue to provide and support extensive network communications solutions above and beyond what most competitors can offer," said Mehmet Balos, vice president of global marketing, 3Com Corporation. "Not only does the Switch 7700R deliver advanced Quality of Service and bandwidth management Controlling the traffic flow in a network. See bandwidth manager. for converged voice/video/data applications, but the delivery of this new product also signifies reaching a milestone on 3Com's aggressive roadmap of higher-performance, feature-rich infrastructure products." The Switch 7700R is part of the modular 3Com Switch 7700 family that was first introduced into the enterprise market in June 2003. With one second fail-over to a redundant switch fabric, the Switch 7700R offers significantly higher availability that is critical for sophisticated enterprise customers with campus backbones supporting many thousands of users. The Switch 7700 family strengthens 3Com's core offerings for larger organizations that can leverage the 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. infrastructure, along with WAN solutions, for end-to-end convergence, reliability and security. "Through intensive technical testing, The Tolly Group has verified the outstanding performance of the new 3Com Switch 7700R, which gives 3Com a new competitive edge against comparable products in core switch solutions," said Kevin Tolly, president, The Tolly Group. "The standards-based 3Com Switch 7700R delivers the high switching performance that network managers at medium- and large-sized organizations require." Also being announced is advanced feature software for the Switch 7700 family switches. BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) The routing protocol that is used to span autonomous systems on the Internet. It is a robust, sophisticated and scalable protocol that was developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). 4 and IS-IS (Intermediate System to Intermediate System) An ISO protocol that provides dynamic routing between routers. IS-IS is an interior gateway protocol (IGP) and was the first comprehensive link state protocol. 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. support will give greater scalability for service provider solutions across a metropolitan area network (MAN). SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. version 3 will further secure remote management, while IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol Based on an algorithm invented by Radia Perlman while working for Digital Equipment Corporation[1][2], Spanning Tree Protocol Is an OSI layer-2 protocol which ensures a loop free topology for any bridged LAN. enhances standards-based resilience across a network. The local switching on each blade along with a high-performance switch fabric provides up to 96Gbps of performance to address the switching requirements at the core of the network. The Switch 7700 provides campus aggregation that enables 3Com's XRN XRN - A newsreader program for Usenet news running under the X Window System. (TM) solutions to scale to many thousands of users. 3Com has been shipping XRN technology for more than a year, resulting in significant customer deployments worldwide. As a 3Com innovation to provide more value to business communications and minimize network outage, XRN technology offers a unique pay-as-you-grow approach to adding more resiliency to a network infrastructure as the business needs more capacity and assured system availability. Switch 7700 management is a function of 3Com Network Administrator, which began shipping in November. Addressing the needs of larger enterprise customers, 3Com Network Administrator is an enhanced plug-in to the HP OpenView open management platform. Pricing and Availability The 3Com Switch 7700R 8-slot Gigabit Starter Kit is priced at $25,995 (US list) and is expected to start shipping in late January. The 3Com Switch 7700R Redundant Fabric, also available in January, is priced at $9,995 (US list). Advanced feature software, available in February, will be priced at $4,995 (US list). 3Com and its authorized resellers provide expert assessment and implementation services to fill resource gaps and assist customers in deploying their wireless networks. Guardian and Express maintenance service packages are also available to extend and enhance product warranty benefits. For more technical information about the new Switch 7700R, please visit 3com.com. About 3Com Corporation 3Com is a leading provider of innovative, practical and high-value voice and data networking products, services and solutions for enterprises of all sizes and public sector organizations. For further information, please visit www.3com.com, or the press site www.3com.com/pressbox. 3Com and the 3Com logo are registered trademarks, VCX and XRN are trademarks, and Guardian and Express are service marks of 3Com Corporation. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective holders. |
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