3Com Corporation has brought to the Middle East the industry’s first stackable local area network (LAN) switch designed specifically to address small-to-medium enterprise customers’ growing need for robust security and support of Voice over IP (VoIP) and other convergence applications. The new 3Com Switch 4500 family combines standards-based security for user authentication; support for the new TippingPoint X505, the first integrated security platform built upon Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) technology; and dynamic “plug-and-play” support for multiple vendors’ VoIP services.
Designed using open industry standards to avoid burdening customers with the restrictions of proprietary features, the 3Com Switch 4500 is a cost-effective, easy-to-use, managed 10/100 switch — available in 26-port and 50-port models. The Switch 4500 starts at $695 for 26-ports.