3Com Tops Cisco For High-Speed Network Infrastructure of Fortune 500 Transportation Subsidiary.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. 11, 2001 Jevic Transportation Inc. Chooses 3Com(R) Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. Solution to Bolster Communications and Customer Service 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 that Jevic Transportation, a provider of local, regional, inter-regional, and national motor carrier services with over 2,500 employees, is using an end-to-end Gigabit Ethernet network solution from 3Com to drive its real-time satellite cargo tracking and communications systems In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. in its Delanco, N.J. headquarters. Jevic's 3Com solution is based on the new 3Com Switch 4005 switching solution and 3Com SuperStack(R) 3 Switch 4900 and SuperStack 3 Switch 3300 switches, Jevic Transportation provides a full range of cargo delivery services and supply chain management solutions from 12 locations spanning the east coast through the Midwest. A subsidiary of Yellow Corporation, a Fortune 500 transportation services holding company, Jevic was first in its industry to employ satellite global positioning systems Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. (GPS) to instantly pinpoint customers' shipments. "After looking at the Gigabit Ethernet offerings from Cisco and Enterasys, we decided that 3Com's copper-capable Gigabit Ethernet solution gave us the best performance and value for delivering our GPS system to the desktop and other key business systems across our two-building campus," said Anthony Holden Anthony Holden (born 22 May 1947) is a British journalist, broadcaster and writer, particularly known as a biographer of the British Royal family and of artists including Shakespeare, Tchaikovsky, Lorenzo da Ponte and Laurence Olivier. , senior data communications analyst (job) data communications analyst - A person who installs, maintains, and troubleshoots data networks. A data communications analyst may have knowledge of T1 lines, TCP/IP, fiber optics, SNA, frame relay. , Jevic Transportation. "The 3Com system's scalability and versatile switching capacity also supports our plans to automate our call center and to link our regional facilities with network-based videoconferencing A real time video session between two or more users or between two or more locations. Although the first videoconferencing was done with traditional analog TV and satellites, inhouse room systems became popular in the early 1980s after Compression Labs pioneered digitized video systems ." Renowned for its plug-and-play setup and simple Web management, 3Com Gigabit Ethernet switching products deliver high performance for corporate, healthcare and educational customers. The 3Com Switch 4005, which Jevic selected for its network core, provides a robust, affordable Gigabit backbone with Layer 3 switching capabilities for intelligent routing of bandwidth-intensive multimedia traffic. The SuperStack 3 Switch 4900s and SuperStack 3 Switch 3300s deliver Gigabit Ethernet over copper connections to Jevic's servers and desktops. 3Com 10/100/1000 PCI-X (PCI eXtended) An enhanced PCI bus technology originally developed by IBM, HP and Compaq that is backward compatible with existing PCI cards. PCI and 32-bit PCI-X slots are physically the same, and PCI cards can plug into PCI-X slots. Server Network Interface Cards (NICs) will power Jevic's servers, completing the 3Com solution's end-to-end, high-speed connectivity. End-to-End Reliability Jevic's decision to deploy its 3Com network solution in its 600-employee headquarters emanated from the firm's desire to enhance its customer service applications. Chief among these are the Qualcomm GPS radar screens Jevic call center personnel use to locate cargo in transit and give real-time shipping status to customers calling on the phone. The network will also speed data from Jevic's detailed cargo tracking system to its Web servers in response to online queries from customers. 3Com systems will additionally distribute Jevic's other key business applications, including its Comdata fuel management systems, Informix scheduling and billing databases, ADP (1) (Automatic Data Processing) Synonymous with data processing (DP), electronic data processing (EDP) and information processing. (2) (Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Roseland, NJ, www.adp. payroll and benefits systems, repair data, Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. and Outlook/Exchange e-mail systems. The firm will also rely on its 3Com solution as it begins automating its call center and testing a new videoconferencing system. "Our industry is service driven, and we need to differentiate ourselves with the details to stay competitive," said Holden. "Using 3Com Gigabit Ethernet systems for our core and desktop connections, we now have the scalable bandwidth to exceed our customers' expectations now and for many years to come." About 3Com Corporation 3Com simplifies how people connect to information and services through easy-to-use connectivity products and solutions for people and businesses. The company also provides access infrastructures and IP services platforms for network service providers. For further information, visit www.3com.com or the press site at www.3com.com/pressbox. Note to Editors: 3Com and SuperStack are registered trademarks of 3Com Corporation. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective holders. |
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