Network Neighborhood to Partner with 3Com in Education

Melbourne, 5th August 2009 -  Network Neighborhood has been appointed as a key partner of 3Com for the Education sector in Victoria. The appointment comes as part of Network Neighborhood’s strategy to expand its services solutions in the space.

“At Network Neighborhood, we have seen that 3Com’s product portfolio provides best-inclass performance, efficiency and reliability. Very importantly in the current climate, 3Com also delivers unparalleled return on investment,” said Hugh Marquis, Managing Director of Network Neighborhood.

“Network Neighborhood’s knowledge of customer requirements in the education sector, coupled with our extensive experience in the provision of services, means that our partnership with 3Com will offer a comprehensive solution covering both wired and wireless requirements in schools.”

The full range of Enterprise Switches, Transceivers and Wireless products as well as

Workgroup and Desktop products are available. Network Neighborhood will work closely with 3Com-certified product consultants and installation services to provide the highest level of industry service.

“The education sector is one that is extremely important to 3Com in Australia. We’re thrilled with the new partnership and will be working closely with Network Neighborhood to expand our offerings further into this space in the coming months,” said Leisha Micallef Southern Region Channel Manager, 3Com Australia.

About Network Neighborhood

Network Neighborhood is an innovative and dynamic services organisation with many years experience in providing services to customers and vendors. A large network of specialist technicians, service personnel, service desk provisioning, web development capabilities, and other services, allows Network Neighborhood to tailor service solutions to almost any requirement. For further information, please visit our site www.nn.net.au

About 3Com Corporation

3Com Corporation is a $1.3B global converged networking solutions provider that enables organizations to improve the performance, management and security and of their networks, at an exceptional value. The company’s H3C enterprise networking portfolio provides best-in-class performance, efficiency and reliability and delivers unparalleled return on investment. 3Com’s TippingPoint Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) and network security management solutions lead the industry in application, infrastructure, and performance protection. For further information, please visit our press site www.3com.com/pressbox.