3Com and SIPquest to Deliver SIP-based IP Telephony Multimedia Communications Solutions

Business Wire, Oct 5, 2004

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. & OTTAWA -- 3Com Corporation (Nasdaq:COMS) and SIPquest, a global leader of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-based Internet Protocol (IP) Telephony software components and applications for equipment vendors, today announced an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement that will see 3Com incorporate SIPquest technology to further their development and deployment of SIP-based communications services for enterprises using IP networks.

"3Com is committed to delivering the most advanced IP communication solutions to our enterprise customers. By working with SIPquest, 3Com will be able to deliver SIP-based IP communications products faster," said Sudhakar Ramakrishna, 3Com vice president of product line management. "We are impressed with SIPquest's expertise in developing SIP-based communications applications and look forward to the fruits of our joint development program."

SIPquest has strong technology leadership in the areas of SIP-based server and client applications and modules that spans voice, video and WiFi capabilities. SIPquest allows its partners - the telecom, datacom and wireless equipment vendors - to embed the SIPquest technology into their products to quickly deliver valued multimedia collaboration capabilities to their enterprise customers. SIPquest's existing products provide its partners with a full range of modular SIP-based functionality including: audio conferencing, video conferencing, data conferencing, instant messaging, rich presence, voicemail and auto attendant, a SIP to H.323 signaling converter and an extensible SIP server. It is also expanding desktop communications by delivering a range of WiFi capabilities including a client-only fast handoff solution and mobile collaboration agent.

"This is a part of the on-going validation that SIPquest has the right technology to meet the needs of enterprise equipment vendors seeking to deliver IP Telephony capabilities to their customers," said Alain Mouttham, president & CEO, SIPquest. "SIPquest is pushing the technology boundaries to provide our partners with functionality their market is demanding. SIP-based IP Telephony enterprise communications is being realized and implemented today. Our relationship with 3Com will deliver even more advanced and cost effective IP Telephony services to this market."

About 3Com IP Telephony

3Com has been a major contributor to the convergence industry since the introduction in 1998 of the world's first IP-PBX, the NBX(R) system. The company developed an architecture for a distributed softswitch for AT&T and brought the first commercially deployed carrier softswitch to market in 1999. The 3Com(R) VCX(TM) IP Telephony module was first introduced in 2003 for large enterprises. For further information, please visit www.3com.com/voip.> About 3Com

3Com is a leading provider of innovative, practical and high-value voice and data networking products, services and solutions for enterprises of all sizes and public sector organizations. For further information, please visit www.3Com.com, or the press site www.3Com.com/pressbox.> About SIPquest

SIPquest (www.sipquest.com) is a technology pioneer with specific expertise in Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). By embedding or bundling SIPquest SIP-based software products with their own products, telecom and datacom equipment vendors are able to take advantage of the growing demand for VoIP services and capabilities. IP Telephony is the superset encompassing more than just VoIP. SIPquest's application and component suite also includes IP-based audio conferencing, video conferencing, data conferencing, application sharing, instant messaging, presence, a multimedia collaboration agent, voice mail, auto attendant, a SIP to H.323 signaling converter, an extensible SIP server and mobile WiFi roaming and collaboration capabilities. SIPquest is committed to expanding the use of SIP technologies through an exclusive licensing agreement with Columbia University's Internet Real-Time Lab and Professor Henning Schulzrinne, Chief Scientific Advisor to SIPquest and co-author of SIP. Located in Ottawa, Canada, SIPquest has the most complete and advanced suite of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) software modules and components on the market.

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