Press Release III

August, 1999 - Established as a 3Com Voice Solutions PartnerSan Jose, CA -- Ketchum Integration and 3Com today announced an agreement to provide an end-to-end solution delivering next-generation phones systems to small and medium sized businesses. Under the terms of the agreement, Ketchum Integration will sell and market 3Com's NBX product. The 3Com NBX 100 communications system integrates a robust call processing feature set with standards-based, Ethernet technology in a powerful business telephone system. It's ideal for small to medium-size businesses and remote offices of larger enterprises. Unlike PC-based telephony platforms, the 3Com NBX 100 system is self-contained, LAN-based, and highly reliable. 3Com's NBX 100 Communication System helps growing businesses consolidate both voice and data onto one network, providing a single point of administration and network management via a Web browser. "We are fortunate to have one of the worlds largest and most successful companies as our partner," notes Sam Adicoff, founder and president of Ketchum Integration. "We are confident that we can make a significant contribution to the success of 3Com's NBX product." 3Com compliments Ketchum Integration's offering with an award-winning, pure IP product, designed for the small and medium sized businesses.

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