3Com Wins At Networking Industry Awards 2002; 3Com Wins Both Voice Integration Product of the Year and Web Product of the Year At the Networking Industry Awards.

Business Editors/High Tech Writers

3Com Corporation (Nasdaq:COMS) today announced that the NBX(R) product family and Contact Advantage(TM) solution were awarded the Voice Integration Product of the Year and the SuperStack(R) 3 Webcache the Web Product of the Year respectively, at the prestigious UK Networking Industry Awards 2002.

The Awards presentation was attended by over 800 guests and took place at the Hilton Hotel, NEC Birmingham. The Awards, organised by CMP Europe in association with Network News, recognise the success of those companies leading the way in the voice and data networking market. With more than 300 companies entering in 2002 they are the most respected and sought after awards in networking in the UK.

For the Voice Integration category judges were looking for a product that could demonstrate that it had gone beyond the hype and actually offered reliable, cost-effective integration. This award is a real endorsement of 3Com's position as a leading networked telephony solutions provider. For the Web Product category judges were looking for a product that provided customers with immediate benefits and cost-savings.

"This is recognition of the tallest order," said Paul Malcolm, head of 3Com UK. "Our goal is to make products that are simple to use and bring major benefits to our customers' businesses by providing them with all the latest features at an affordable price. It is great to receive these awards as it provides further validation that our customers have made the right choice choosing 3Com."

About 3Com Corporation

3Com is a global leader in functionally-rich, easy-to-use networking products that connect businesses to their employees, customers and suppliers anytime, anywhere. 3Com is also a leader in Internet protocol (IP) service platforms and access infrastructure for the network service provider market. In 1979, the company was founded by one of the inventors of Ethernet technology on which virtually all local area networks are based. Since then, 3Com has sold more than 360,000,000 Ethernet connections. 3Com has headquarters in Santa Clara, California and offices around the world.

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