3Com Ranks #10 On InformationWeek 500; IT Innovation Amidst Challenging Business Conditions Earn 3Com Place on 2002 List.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 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. 26, 2002 3Com today announced that it was ranked No. 10 on the 2002 InformationWeek 500, a prestigious listing of the largest and most innovative users of information technology. Companies named to this list demonstrate a pattern of technological, procedural and organization innovation. "Seventy-three percent of InformationWeek 500 companies in 2002 ranked on last year's list," said Rusty rust·y adj. rust·i·er, rust·i·est 1. Covered with rust; corroded. 2. Consisting of or produced by rust. 3. Of a yellowish-red or brownish-red color. 4. Weston, editor of InformationWeek Research. "This has provided invaluable insight on how the economy has shaped technology investment over the past 12 months and which IT and business strategies are paying off in an effort to maintain and advance market position." Although IT spending is off, the nation's top technology innovators innovators people who will try new things. early innovators important figures in the farming or client community because they are the leaders in the introduction of new techniques and management systems. are finding creative ways to drive their technology initiatives forward, working to improve the technologies they have, delving deeper into company data stores to parse business results, and squeezing more use from electronic channels to strengthen customer and business partner collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. . "The current economic climate has presented 3Com with a challenge in IT -- not just to cut overall spending, but to radically change our service delivery model from one that was burdened with fixed costs fixed costs, n.pl the costs that do not change to meet fluctuations in enrollment or in use of services (e.g., salaries, rent, business license fees, and depreciation). to one that is flexible enough to efficiently scale up and down with the changes in our business environment," said Ari Bose, 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. , 3Com Corporation. "We were able to achieve this goal through the execution of a multi-threaded transformation plan that focused on strategic and operational improvements in all areas of the organization. Earning the number 10 position on the InformationWeek 500 is a strong acknowledgment acknowledgment, in law, formal declaration or admission by a person who executed an instrument (e.g., a will or a deed) that the instrument is his. The acknowledgment is made before a court, a notary public, or any other authorized person. of the tremendous progress our team has made over the past year." The InformationWeek 500 is the most detailed source of industry-specific IT budget data. The research project gathered in-depth information directly from companies about how they approach and prioritize pri·or·i·tize v. pri·or·i·tized, pri·or·i·tiz·ing, pri·or·i·tiz·es Usage Problem v.tr. To arrange or deal with in order of importance. v.intr. their IT investments. The research identified and ranked the companies following an extensive online and phone study. View the 2002 InformationWeek 500 at: http://www.informationweek.com/907/rank.htm. About 3Com Corporation 3Com is a tier-one provider of innovative, practical and high-value networking products for enterprise customers. 3Com is also a leader in Internet protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (IP) service platforms and access infrastructure for the network service provider market. For further information, please visit www.3com.com, or the press site www.3com.com/pressbox. About InformationWeek InformationWeek helps more than 440,000 Business Technology Professionals who buy, build and manage technology drive business innovation powered by technology. In addition to the weekly magazine, InformationWeek provides a platform of information solutions including www.informationweek.com, InformationWeek Research, InformationWeek Events, which includes the InformationWeek Conference for Business Technology Executives and the InformationWeek Daily, an e-mail news service. In November 2001, the leading IT media brand launched Optimize optimize - optimisation , an InformationWeek Resource for Business Technology Executives. In 2002, InformationWeek was consistently recognized for its commitment to excellence and innovation, receiving several of the industry's top media accolades including top spots in Technology Marketing's Influencers Report, the #1 ranking on Folio's annual list of top trade titles, as well as ASBPE's National Gold Awards for Best Series and Best Web Series. |
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