3Com enhances IP telephony for business with new phones

3Com Corporation has announced a comprehensive enhancement to its Internet
Protocol (IP) telephony software, to help small and medium-sized enterprises
reduce costs, increase employee productivity and strengthen customer
interactions.

Key features in this new, fifth generation release of the NBX IP Telephony
system include new automatic call distribution (ACD) option, support for silent
monitor/whisper/barge-in, account code dialing and verification, support for the
3Com 3103 Manager large screen. Other features are Gigabit-speed phone with
personal directory and call logs, support for the 3Com 3100 Entry and support
for two cordless IP phones for retail and small office applications.

With this release, 3Com offers a total of eight IP phones to complement the
3Com NBX system, including a Gigabit phone, the new 3Com 3103 Manager IP phone,
which increases user productivity by managing up to 12 simultaneous calls.

New 3106C and 3107C cordless IP phones offer an in-building communications
solution for mobile enterprise users. Both models allow mobile workers the
opportunity to roam up to 1,000 feet or 305 meters from the base unit giving
them greater freedom while conversing within an organization's IP-based
network.

The NBX 5.0 IP Telephony system upgrade is available immediately for an
end-user list price of 1,000. The 3100 Entry IP Phone, 3103 Manager IP Phone,
3106C and 3107C Cordless IP Phones are available immediately and have end-user
list prices of $100, $365, $415, and $515, respectively.

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