3Com Simplifies Deployment of Wireless Mobility at Branch and Remote Office Sites; Investment Protection of Wired and Wireless Assets Increase Value Proposition for Enterprise Customers Advancing their Networks with 3Com.MARLBOROUGH, Mass. -- 3Com Corporation today announced a new enterprise-class wireless mobility solution that simplifies the complexity of deploying secure wireless connectivity at branch and remote offices. The new solution, which features a wireless switch and managed access points, enables business users with laptop computers A portable computer that has a flat LCD screen and usually weighs less than eight pounds. Often called just a "laptop," it uses batteries for mobile use and AC power for charging the batteries and desktop use. Today's high-end laptops provide all the capabilities of most desktop computers. to securely access information databases, e-mail and the Internet with the speed and efficiency needed for a mobile workforce. Enterprises with branch offices, as well as schools, universities, healthcare institutions and government-run public access locations, can use the 3Com(R) branch office wireless products to continue evolving their networks on the path to unified wired/wireless networks with superior security and RF (radio frequency) management. Today, 3Com delivers secure converged solutions that integrate an advanced form of secure wireless roaming The ability to use a communications device such as a cellphone or PDA and be able to move from one cell or access point to another without losing the connection. , rogue Rogue, river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in SW Oreg., in the Cascade Range N of Crater Lake. It flows southwest and west through a fertile valley (noted for its orchard fruits) and then across the Coast Range to the Pacific Ocean at Gold Beach. detection and RF management technology into existing wired networks without disruption disruption /dis·rup·tion/ (dis-rup´shun) a morphologic defect resulting from the extrinsic breakdown of, or interference with, a developmental process. . "3Com is one of the very few major vendors that can supply both wired and wireless products for enterprise customers to advance their networks," said Aaron Vance, Senior Analyst, Synergy The enhanced result of two or more people, groups or organizations working together. In other words, one and one equals three! It comes from the Greek "synergia," which means joint work and cooperative action. Research Group. "The combination of wireless and wired networks, coupled with strong security and convergence applications, will become increasingly important to enterprises of all sizes, as these technologies continue to become more prominent in the workplace." As a company, 3Com is committed to delivering open standards-based solutions. Consistent with this approach, 3Com's wireless solutions, which can scale to support tens of thousands of users worldwide, provide multi-vendor access point support and integration into a wireless mobility domain. Specifically, 3Com's wireless switch system supports models of Cisco access points and Proxim access points. This approach is beneficial for customers, who can now leverage their existing access points from these other vendors and want to re-deploy them as part of a wireless switching system. "We help enterprise customers maintain investment protection, which is a key benefit of open standards-based support," said Rohit Mehra, director of enterprise wireless at 3Com. "We develop our wireless solutions along the lines of converging con·verge v. con·verged, con·verg·ing, con·verg·es v.intr. 1. a. To tend toward or approach an intersecting point: lines that converge. b. telephony Meaning "sound over distance," it refers to electronically transmitting the human voice. In the beginning, telephony dealt only with analog signals in the circuit-switched networks of the telephone companies. and security over wireless and wired networks. By extending our wireless switch-based mobility systems to branch and remote offices, we are giving customers the benefits of wireless switching similar to the wireless capabilities of a headquarters office, yet without the higher cost or higher degree of complexity." The new products that are the cornerstone cornerstone Ceremonial building block, dated or otherwise inscribed, usually placed in an outer wall of a building to commemorate its dedication. Often the stone is hollowed out to contain newspapers, photographs, or other documents reflecting current customs, with a view to of the branch / remote office solution are the following:
3Com WXR100 Remote Office Wireless LAN Switch -- The WXR100
wireless switch has a Web Quick Start function that allows
small office installations to be up and running without
needing more complex configuration tools often needed with
other vendors' products. It supports one to three managed
access points per site and can be "drop-shipped" to branch
offices or remote sites with no pre-configuration needed. The
product also provides quality of service for delay-sensitive
IP traffic through WiFi Multi-media (WMM), offers Power over
Ethernet (PoE) and provides secure remote administration from
centralized IT administration via the Wireless Switch Manager
application at the central site. The result: IT staff can
control wireless across the geographically distributed
enterprise.
3Com Wireless LAN Managed Access Point 3750 -- The MAP 3750 is
a dual-radio managed access point - also known as a "fit"
access point - that supports 802.11a and 802.11b/g
simultaneously with Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
security - one of the highest degrees of wireless encryption
security. Supporting redundant Ethernet ports in a unique
"smoke detector-style" design, the MAP 3750 joins 3Com's line
of enterprise access points, including the 2750, 7250, 8250
and 8750 models, as well as 3Com's wireless PC cards and
building-to-building wireless bridges.
Pricing and Availability The 3Com WXR WXR Weather WXR Weather Radar WXR WordPress extended RSS (XML format used to export blog or website content) 100 Remote Office Wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area Switch is priced at $999 (US list price) and is now available. The 3Com Wireless LAN Managed Access Point 3750 is priced at $499 (US list price) and is now available. About 3Com Corporation 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) ) is a leading provider of secure, converged voice and data networking solutions for enterprises of all sizes. 3Com offers a broad line of innovative products backed by world class sales, service and support, which excel at Verb 1. excel at - be good at; "She shines at math" shine at excel, surpass, stand out - distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math" delivering business value for its customers. Through its TippingPoint division, 3Com is the leading provider of network-based intrusion prevention See IPS and IDS. systems that deliver in-depth application protection, infrastructure protection, and performance protection for corporate enterprises, government agencies, service providers and academic institutions. For further information, please visit www.3com.com, or the press site www.3com.com/pressbox. Copyright (C) 2005 3Com Corporation. 3Com and the 3Com logo are registered trademarks of 3Com Corporation. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective holders. |
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