3Com attains leadership position in switched network management according to study by The Registry Inc.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)--Dec. 24, 1996--Global data networking leader 3Com Corp. (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) ) was identified as the leading switch vendor in providing comprehensive management of switch network infrastructures according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. recent results of an in-depth cost-of-ownership study by The Registy Inc. (NASDAQ:REGI REGI Raptor Education Group Inc (Wisconsin) ). The study, which polled reference customers of the major switch vendors (including 3Com, Bay Networks, Cabletron Systems and Cisco), found that in particular 3Com was the leader in the areas of self-management of switches and breadth of network management functionality. "We are very pleased with the results of the Registry study, which highlight 3Com's long-standing investment in providing intelligent, embedded agents within our wide range of high-function and boundary switches," said Deb Curtis, senior product marketing manager, 3Com Systems. "These findings show that 3Com is meeting network managers' needs for a comprehensive, agent-centric, automated network management solution, including robust management applications." The Registry study also compared network cost of ownership differences between LAN switch A network device that cross-connects clients, servers and network devices. Also known as a "frame switch," stand-alone LAN switches are common in all Ethernet networks. A four-port switch is also typically built into a wired or wireless router for homes and small business (see wireless management and router management. It was found that switch-based networks reduced levels of help desk support (as much as 43 percent less) and increased the time available for activities such as performance trend analysis (nearly 30 percent more time) over router infrastructures. Copies of the Registry report are available on 3Com's Web site -- www.3com.com -- and from the Registry (617-527-6886). About Transcend(R) Networking 3Com's three-part Transcend Networking framework makes networks easy-to-use, or "transparent" to users, as well as simpler and more cost effective to design and manage. The Transcend Networking framework includes hardware and software solutions for: (1) scaling the performance; (2) extending the reach; and (3) managing the growth of enterprise networks. About 3Com 3Com Corp. has helped more than 42 million people gain access to critical information through high-speed networks. Designed to serve large enterprises, service providers, small offices and homes, 3Com products provide a scalable architecture to meet the present and future connectivity needs of today's users. With research and development on three continents, 3Com is one of the data networking industry's largest and fastest growing companies. 3Com's innovative manufacturing, marketing, sales and support simplify communication, optimize network reliability and protect customer investments. -0- 3Com and Transcend are registered trademarks of 3Com Corp. CONTACT: 3Com Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Dan Foley Dan Foley is the County Commissioner of Montgomery County, Ohio. He was previously the Clerk of Courts. Elected to his current role in the 2006 election, he took office in January 2007. Foley is a member of the Democratic Party. , 508/264-1768 dan_foley@3mail.3com.com |
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