3Com Intros Platform

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. -- 3Com Corporation, a leading provider of secure, converged voice and data networking solutions for enterprises of all sizes, today announced a significant milestone in its innovative 3Com® Open Services Networking (3Com OSN) strategy with the introduction of several new OSN applications delivered on its new MSR Series Multi-Service Router platform. Launched in January 2007, 3Com OSN is the industry's first open platform to integrate best-of-breed and open-source applications into the fabric of the network infrastructure, enabling organizations to drive operational simplicity, reduce capital expenditures and operating costs, and achieve lasting investment protection while addressing ever-changing business needs.

3Com OSN enables end users to run open-source, third-party and 3Com-developed applications and solutions that deliver intelligence, flexibility, performance and control directly inside the network with the ease of use, support and economy of an integrated solution. OSN is a key element of the company's next-generation Secure Converged Networking strategy to drive even greater application integration directly into the network infrastructure.

The Multi-Service Router with OSN, introduced today, is designed for deployment at enterprise branch and regional offices and by managed service providers seeking to enhance business continuity, security and operational efficiency. In this feature-rich IP router platform, applications run on Open Services Modules (OSM), which makes it easy for enterprises and services providers to deploy a variety of enhanced services while eliminating the need to deploy numerous single-task appliances that complicate network management, take up valuable facility space and consume excessive power. The MSR Series also supports 3Com's commitment to developing green technologies by needing less energy to operate than comparable solutions that require deploying additional appliances or devices at each location.

"3Com Open Services Networking on the MSR Series platform gives us the unique ability to maintain and enhance our existing open-source network performance monitoring investments, while upgrading our infrastructure to achieve better performance and reliability," said David de Weerdt, president and CEO of wireless internet service provider Everus Communications Inc., a 3Com customer in Ontario, Canada. "3Com OSN also will give us the flexibility to quickly deploy new services to create additional value for our customers."

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