3Com strengthens commitment to PCMCIA market; Network leader offers aggressive pricing to accelerate PCMCIA technology growth.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)--March 15, 1995--The market leader in Ethernet adapters, 3Com Corporation, is strengthening its commitment to the PC Card (formerly called PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. ) market and taking a lead position to propel the use of PC Cards beyond portable PCs to include desktop units. As an initial step, the Company has reduced the price of its EtherLink III PC Card by $40, a move that makes PC Card technology more affordable and encourages widespread use in the growing home and small office markets. Although historically used for notebook and other portable computers, PC Card technology is becoming a standard for traditional desktop PCs as well. A recent U.S. government RFP (Request For Proposal) A document that invites a vendor to submit a bid for hardware, software and/or services. It may provide a general or very detailed specification of the system. 1. (business) RFP - Request for Proposal. 2. for more than 350,000 laptop and desktop systems required that all the PCs had the capability to simultaneously use two Type II PC Cards. "We've been seeing leading PC vendors," said Samuel May Samuel May was born on September 12 1797. Because he studied at a grammar school with children of diverse backgrounds, May felt as though it helped him to not relate to "racial, creedal and class-based prejudice. , senior analyst with The Yankee Group (the Yankee Group, Boston, MA, www.yankeegroup.com) A major market research, analysis and consulting firm founded in 1970 by Howard Anderson. It provides general consulting and strategic planning in the computer and communications field. . "PC Card technology is ideal for both the PC vendor and the end user. For the PC manufacturer, it's a relatively inexpensive feature. The end user benefits by being able to experience the ease-of-use for add-ons that only PC Card technology offers. PC Card technology will increase the utilization of PC peripherals." "The growing number of consumers and home and small office professionals using PCs do not want to open their PCs any more than they do their VCR VCR: see videocassette recorder. VCR in full videocassette recorder Electromechanical device that records, stores on a videotape cassette, and plays back on a TV set recorded images and sound. or CD player," said Doug Spreng, general manager and vice president of 3Com's Network Adapter Division. "Yet, they want to increase the capabilities of their PCs, and with this technology they can easily add on peripherals such as 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. connections and memory cards. Inserting a PC Card into a PC is as simple as putting a videotape in the VCR." Market Leading Adapters 3Com's EtherLink III family of adapters are purchased by more than a third of the market for Ethernet connections. The Company has successfully grown its network connection marketshare by offering high-performance, easy to use, reliable network adapters at the best price/performance. "We lead the adapter market in low-cost, high-volume manufacturing, and this uniquely positions us to offer the best price/performance as well as drive down the price of PC LAN connections," said Spreng. As with all other EtherLink III adapters, the PC Card offers superior Parallel Tasking performance. Independent tests from LANQuest Labs verify that the adapter performs from 12 percent to 110 percent faster than the leading competition. Other EtherLink III features include, the industry's easiest installation process -- less than three minutes with 3Com's Autolink software -- SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. manageability and an industry-leading lifetime warranty. 3Com's proven hot swap capabilities allow users to remove the card from its slot and replace it, even in a different slot, without losing the network connection. The 3Com PC Card consumes less than half the power of the leading competitor, significantly extending battery life for notebook computers, still the largest market for PC Card technology.3Com's EtherLink III PC Card has a suggested price of $178 for a single TP adapter in a five pack; and $234 for a single COMBO (TP and Coax) in a five pack. All 3Com EtherLink III products are available through the company's worldwide network of resellers and distributors. For more information call 1-800-Net 3Com. Founded in 1979, 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) ) pioneered the data networking industry. Today, 3Com offers customers a broad range of ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9000-compliant global data networking solutions that include routers, hubs, switches and adapters for Ethernet, Token Ring and high-speed networks. Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., 3Com, a Fortune 500 company, has worldwide research and development, manufacturing, marketing, sales and support capabilities. -0- Note to Editors: EtherLink and Parallel Tasking are registered trademarks of 3Com Corporation. CONTACT: 3Com Corp. Valerie Bellofatto, 408/764-6194 Elizabeth Cardinale, 408/764-5303 |
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