3Com Corporation named Best Vendor by top US technology retailers

3Com Corporation has announced it received its fourth consecutive "Best Vendor" award at RetailVision Spring '98 in Beverly Hills, Calif. The "Best of RetailVision Awards" are based on the votes of more than 200 of the nation's top computer and software retail executives who review and evaluate state-of-the-art technology from over 250 leading vendors. "This award highlights 3Com's strength in the 56K-modem market with our U.S. Robotics product line and reflects 3Com's strong execution in the hand-held market with Palm Computing products," says Mike Adell, vice president of North American Retail Sales for 3Com. "3Com OfficeConnect small office/home office networking product line and Bigpicture video product line also contributed significantly to the company's success in the retail marketplace." Before votes are cast, executives and buyers from CompUSA, Micro Warehouse, Computer City and other leading retailers examine every aspect of a vendor`s retail program, from product quality to vendor support. Other organisations nominated for the Spring '98 award included Microsoft, Olympus and Corel. "3Com was once again recognised by the 215 retail buying executives at RetailVision Spring '98 as Best Vendor," said Nancy Splain, vice president of RetailVision. "This, most prestigious recognition, and the fourth Event in a row that 3Com has won this category, is clearly a statement from the retail channel expressing their confidence in 3Com's leadership and partnership in the channel." 3Com Corporation enables individuals and organizations worldwide to communicate and share information and resources at anytime from anywhere. As one of the world's preeminent suppliers of data, voice and video communications technology, 3Com has delivered networking solutions to more than 100 million customers worldwide. The company provides enterprises, network service providers and carriers, small businesses and consumers with comprehensive, innovative information access products and systems solutions for building intelligent, reliable and high performance local and wide area networks. For further information, visit 3Com's World Wide Web site at http://www.3com.com, or the press site at http://www.3com.com/pressbox.