3Com sustains leadership in networked telephony for third straight year

Phoenix, Arizona-based Synergy Research Group reported that for the third straight year 3Com Corporation retained the number one market share position worldwide with 31% of total networked telephony system shipments for the first half of calendar year 2001, according to Synergy`s Voice over IP (VOIP) Equipment Worldwide Market Shares report, August 2001.

"Synergy Research Group continues to measure robust quarter-over-quarter growth for LAN telephony with the market well positioned to exceed $500 million in sales in 2001," said Jeremy Duke, founder and principal analyst, Synergy Research Group. "3Com is well positioned to take advantage of this disruptive technology and forge a beachhead in this fast emerging market."

"3Com has proven to be the best in networked telephony, offering business customers feature-rich, easy-to-use telephony solutions that are based on an open, scalable architecture and support a rich application suite," said Ed Wadbrook, director, voice solutions, 3Com`s Business Networks Company. "With the launch of the new SuperStack 3 NBX Networked Telephony Solution earlier this year, we are in an ideal position to penetrate deeper into the enterprise market."

Available in over 50 countries, 3Com NBX Networked Telephony systems provide customers with a powerful IP-based business telephony solution that is easy to own, install and manage. 3Com`s solutions offer administrative simplicity and a rich feature set that enable organisations to manage their operations more efficiently, improve customer relations, economise on costs and enhance overall productivity.