3Com Leaps Into Wireless LAN Switching

Networking industry veteran 3Com Corp. is jumping into the wireless LAN switching fray through a partnership with Trapeze Networks Inc. that promises to push wireless technology throughout the company's current product line.

3Com, of Marlboro, Mass., later this year will begin reselling a version of Trapeze's Mobility Exchange Switch and management software under the 3Com brand. But long-term plans call for full integration of WLAN switching into 3Com's product line, which should be a boon to current 3Com customers already moving into wireless, company officials said.

Monday, 16 August 2004 15:32 EST

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