CompuServe Selects 3Com For Expanding Dial Access To Online Services And
The Internet

February 20, 1996 -- SANTA CLARA, CALIF. -- Global data networking leader
3Com Corporation has been selected by CompuServe Incorporated to provide
high-speed dial access into the CompuServe network. CompuServe's network
serves millions of consumers and hundreds of companies worldwide by
providing access to the Internet, the CompuServe Information Service and
CompuServe's value-added network services for business.

3Com Primary Access, a 3Com division providing access products to network
service providers, will supply CompuServe with its AccessBuilder 8000
(formerly the Aperture II) remote access platform integrating V.34 modem
and digital T1 capabilities. CompuServe will deploy AccessBuilder 8000
platforms containing approximately 20,000 V.34 modem ports in various
points of presence (POPs) throughout the United States.

"Demand for high-speed access to the Internet and online services continues
to grow rapidly and we are very pleased that CompuServe will expand its
use of 3Com equipment to provide the dial access platform at its POPs,"
said William Stensrud, president of 3Com Primary Access.

The AccessBuilder 8000 is a scalable system that can provide up to 240
ports on a single system and is well-suited for large networks deployed by
network service providers. AccessBuilder 8000 access functions are
software-defined on high-performance digital signal processor (DSP) cards.
The AccessBuilder 8000 can be upgraded to ISDN through software downloads
to the DSPs. The result is an extremely flexible system that can be
configured to provide a variety of access functions at network service
providers' POPs.

CompuServe is an H&R Block company.

Founded in 1955, H&R Block is a diversified services company and the
world's leader in tax preparation and online information services. H&R
Block Tax Services handled almost one in every seven returns filed with
the Internal Revenue Service in 1995, serving 17.1 million taxpayers in
more than 9,500 offices worldwide. CompuServe operates the most
comprehensive online network in the world, providing services to more than
900 corporate accounts and more than 4.2 million users in more than 140
countries.

3Com Corporation has helped more than 25 million people gain access to
critical information through high speed networks. Designed to serve large
enterprises, small offices and homes, 3Com products provide a scalable
architecture to meet the immediate and long term connectivity needs of
today's user. With research and development on three continents 3Com is
one of the data networking industry's largest and fastest growing
companies. The company' s innovative marketing, sales and support simplify
communication, optimize network reliability and protect customer
investments.
 
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