3Com announces Y2K 10/100 trade-up programme

3Com Corporation has announced a new trade-up programme in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) to enable organisations to migrate to the latest 3Com technology in time for the new millennium. The programme, which commenced on the 1 October 1999, will run until 31 December 1999 in South Africa, with the help of 3Com SA`s local distributors.

According to 3Com SA`s product marketing manager, Gavin Levin, 3Com will accept any Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) manageable hub or switch with 12 or more ports in exchange for one of three models from 3Com`s market leading 10/100 SuperStack II series of 12 and 24 port switches.

Levin says that 3Com will accept units made by 3Com or any competitor. "Products must be at least six months old and will be exchanged on a unit by unit basis," he says. "In addition to hubs and switches, the programme will include chassis and modules with more than 12 ports."

"This new trade up programme gives IT managers a cost-effective opportunity to upgrade their networks and take advantage of the latest technology," says Levin. "We are very excited about this programme and have every confidence that everyone that takes part will see the benefits our pioneering switching technology can make in their organisation."

The 3Com products available in the trade up programme:

.         3Com SuperStack II 3300 12 port switch - model number: 3C16981

.         3Com SuperStack II 3300 24 port switch - model number: 3C16980

.         3Com SuperStack II 3300 XM 24 port switch - model number: 3C16985

Further information about this programme can be obtained from 3Com SA local distributors Westcon, LAN Design and QDD. Round the clock support on these and other 3Com products is available via 3Com`s Knowledgebase Web service http://knowledgebase.3com.com.