3Com Opens India Design Center3Com Opens India Design Center

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. -- 3Com Corporation (Nasdaq: COMS) today announced plans to open a design center based in Hyderabad, India, in May that will support its US-based research and development to accelerate the delivery of 3Com's Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) networking solutions.

Tasked with supporting ongoing VoIP programs in 3Com's facilities in Rolling Meadows, Ill., and Marlborough and Andover, Mass., the center will be overseen by 3Com senior engineering managers based in India and will focus on VoIP software features and applications development. 3Com's US-based engineering teams lead VoIP architecture evolution and product platform direction.

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