3Com Ships Its First Fiber Ethernet Network Interface Cards, Extending Award-Winning Performance, Intelligence and Manageability to Fiber Networks.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)--July 13, 1998-- Networking Leader Also Reaffirms Commitment to Small Business Networks, Adding Parallel Tasking(R) II Performance to its EtherLink(R) XL PCI Cards A circuit board that plugs into the computer's PCI bus and contains the control electronics for a peripheral device. Starting in the latter half of the 1990s, PCI became very popular. See PCI. With the growth of fiber to the desktop and in server area networks, 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 introduced its first fiber network interface cards (NICs) for 10Mbps and 100Mbps Ethernet networks. Building on the industry's best-selling best·sell·er also best seller n. A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers. best line of high performance NICs, 3Com's new EtherLink(R) and Fast EtherLink(R) XL PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). Fiber NICs feature the company's proven solutions for increased network performance, intelligence and manageability, while offering network administrators the extended reach and reduced interference benefits of multimedia-ready fiber networks. 3Com today also reaffirmed its commitment to the small businesses 10Mbs Ethernet market by incorporating its patented Parallel Tasking(R) II technology into the company's 10Mbps-only EtherLink XL PCI NICs. "3Com's focus is to bring reliable, intelligent and manageable connections to many different types of network environments," said Jim Jones For other persons named Jim Jones, see Jim Jones (disambiguation). James Warren "Jim" Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was the American founder of the Peoples Temple, which became synonymous with group suicide after the November 18, 1978 mass murder-suicide by , director of marketing for 3Com's Ethernet Products Division. "The EtherLink and Fast EtherLink XL PCI Fiber NICs and the EtherLink XL PCI 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. further enhance our NIC portfolio and cater to the specific networking requirements our customers have for quality connectivity." New Fiber NICs Extend Network Access, Connectivity Operating over multi-mode fiber See multimode fiber. , 3Com's new EtherLink and Fast EtherLink XL Fiber NICs are ideal for desktop-to-network 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. connectivity over longer distances, helping network administrators extend the reach of the campus network. With the convergence of voice, video and data signals, fiber provides a future-proofed network that has the available bandwidth to transmit all of these signal types over one wire. 3Com's fiber NICs offer users network access from as far as two kilometers away, operating at full-duplex (simultaneous send and receive) transmissions. In addition, fiber offers more flexibility in network designs, delivering a highly available, secure network that is immune to outside electrical signals and interference. This makes fiber particularly suitable for unusually noisy environments and for secure areas where copper-based signals can be disrupted or degraded de·grad·ed adj. 1. Reduced in rank, dignity, or esteem. 2. Having been corrupted or depraved. 3. Having been reduced in quality or value. , such as in the manufacturing, government and financial industries. Fiber NICs Feature Latest 3Com Technology, Performance Gains Delivering the industry's most advanced performance features for fiber 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. networks, 3Com now offers the industry's broadest array of Ethernet-based NICs for all standardized standardized pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures. standardized morbidity rate see morbidity rate. standardized mortality rate see mortality rate. cable environments - 100BASE-TX and 100BASE-T4 for UTP UTP (uridine triphosphate): see uracil. (Unshielded Twisted Pair) See twisted pair. UTP - unshielded twisted pair cables and 10BASE-FL and 100BASE-FX for fiber cable. Supporting the company's total Ethernet/Fast Ethernet solution of NICs, hubs, switches, modems and network management software, 3Com's new fiber cards were designed using the company's latest NIC technology and innovations. Like the award-winning 3Com Fast EtherLink XL PCI 10/100 NIC, 3Com's new fiber NICs feature: -0-
-- Parallel Tasking II performance - Reduces CPU utilization and
eliminates PCI bus bottlenecks by bursting full packets across
the PCI bus. Results in improved application response time for
users, including high-bandwidth multimedia and imaging transfers.
-- Reduced TCO through Manageability - Fully manageable fiber NIC
provides Remote Wake Up for after-hours PC administration.
Features DMI 2.0 compliance and Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA) for
centralized systems planning, configuration and management, and
disaster recovery.
-- DynamicAccess(R) software - Features standards-based Traffic
Prioritization, allowing network administrators to specify levels
of priority for mission-critical or multimedia applications and
dRMON SmartAgent(R) software for collecting and reporting network
performance and Fast IP for eliminating router bottlenecks in
high-traffic IP networks.
Parallel Tasking II Performance Added to EtherLink XL PCI NIC
Driving the migration towards the higher-performing, easy-to-use
PCI bus and continuing to help make 10Mbps NICs affordable and
available to small businesses and 10Mbps-only corporate networks, 3Com
is pleased to announce the addition of Parallel Tasking II technology
(see description above) to the existing EtherLink XL PCI NIC.
Initiating the networking shift to PCI with an aggressive 46 percent
price reduction in April, 3Com has lowered the price of its premier
PCI 10Mbps-only NIC down to ISAbus NIC prices, helping price sensitive
and legacy customers benefit from the company's latest NIC
developments and realize the performance gains of the PCI bus.
Pricing and Availability
3Com's EtherLink XL PCI NIC with Parallel Tasking II technology
is currently shipping for as low as $51/unit in multi-packs in the
U.S. (Please call 1-800-NET-3Com for additional pricing information).
3Com's EtherLink and Fast EtherLink PCI fiber network interface cards
are now available worldwide through traditional 3Com channels. U.S.
list pricing is as follows:
EtherLink XL 10BASE-FL PCI Fiber NIC
-- 3C900B-FL(ST) $199/unit
-- 3C900B-FL(ST)-5PK $945 or $189/unit
-- 3C900B-FL(ST)-20PK $3,580 or $179/unit
Fast EtherLink XL 100BASE-FX PCI Fiber NIC
-- 3C905B-FX(SC) $299/unit
-- 3C905B-FX(SC)-5PK $1,445 or $289/unit
-- 3C905B-FX(SC)-20PK $5,580 or $279/unit
-0- About 3Com 3Com Corporation enables individuals and organizations worldwide to stay more connected by communicating and sharing information and resources anytime, anywhere. As one of the world's preeminent pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent adj. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted. [Middle English, from Latin prae suppliers 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 nearly 200 million customers worldwide. The company provides large enterprise, small and medium enterprise, carriers and network service providers, and consumers with comprehensive, innovative information access products and system solutions for building intelligent, reliable and high performance local and wide area networks. For further information, visit 3Com's World Wide Web site at http://www.3com.com or the press site at http://www.3com.com/pressbox. Note to Editors: 3Com, EtherLink, DynamicAccess, Parallel Tasking and Smart Agent are registered trademarks of 3Com Corporation.
CONTACT: 3Com Corporation
Cindy Cooper, 408/326-1742
cindy_cooper@3com.com
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