Japanese Release

For Immediate Release Fujitsu Limited 3Com Japan K.K.

Fujitsu and 3Com Introduce Network Management Solution

- Integrates Fujitsu's SystemWalker and 3Com's TEM/W -

Tokyo, December 15, 1998---Fujitsu Limited and 3Com Corporation today announced a new network management solution that integrates 3Com's Transcend Enterprise Manager for Windows (TEM/W) with Fujitsu's SystemWalker/CentricMGR. The new solution enables users to move seamlessly between operation and management of network-connected enterprise systems under SystemWalker -- Fujitsu's best-selling integrated system and network management software -- and precise administration of 3Com's networking devices through TEM/W, thereby streamlining overall system and network management, optimizing resource utilization and reducing total cost of ownership.

Fujitsu will market the new solution bundle through 3Com's distributor beginning today, with product delivery scheduled from January 1999. The companies expect to sell 500 solution packages, priced at 750,000 yen each, over the next three years in Japan. The solution will be also offered outside Japan through Fujitsu's overseas affiliates.

Along with the rapid increase in corporate enterprise systems adopting Internet and intranet environments has come growing demand for solutions that effectively combine system-wide management and network administration functions to enable more effective utilization of computer and network infrastructure resources. The new Fujitsu/3Com solution responds to these needs by integrating management of network-connected (TCP/IP) computer systems and 3Com's network equipment. Specifically, it automatically and collectively registers multiple 3Com network devices within the SystemWalker environment, helping to improve credibility and lighten the workload of the system administrator. In addition, by monitoring traffic and providing detailed information on the network devices and their hierarchical structure, it enables the system administrator to quickly isolate and identify network-related problems and devise corrective measures.

The solution bundle announced today is the first concrete result of a wide- ranging collaboration between Fujitsu and 3Com. Based on Internet standards, the two companies will continue to work together to enhance compatibility between SystemWalker and 3Com network management software.

"We are very pleased to be working with Fujitsu," said Kathy Rocha, Vice President and General Manager for 3Com's Network Management Division. "As networks grow more complex, our goal is to simplify management and give network administrators the tools they need to become more productive. Combined, Transcend network management and SystemWalker form a very powerful solution to increase reliability and reduce the total cost of network ownership."

"In enterprise systems, it is important to effectively utilize the resources of the whole system, including networks," said Kimio Miyazawa, General Manager of Fujitsu's Software Division 4. "Now, in cooperation with 3Com, we have achieved the smooth integration of our two companies' management software products to cut the total cost of system ownership and maximize the efficient use of resources within enterprises."

About SystemWalker

Introduced in June 1998, Fujitsu's SystemWalker is an integrated management software based upon a new concept -- Policy-based Systems Management (PSM) -- and a successor to the company's MpWalker integrated management software for distributed systems. Since its launch in December 1995, MpWalker has been deployed in 29,000 servers in 4,000 companies in Japan, and has secured the top share in the Japanese market. Building upon this success, SystemWalker provides the most appropriate system management solution through a comprehensive array of policy management, service management, and lifecycle management modules, including: policy management, network management, traffic management, Internet server management, systems monitoring, software distribution and remote installation, inventory management, help desk, remote operation, license management and user management.

About Transcend Enterprise Manager for Windows

Transcend Enterprise Manager for Windows software is designed to administer 3Com's SNMP-based devices in enterprise networks by using consistent GUIs. It not only provides control of simple devices based on SNMP, but also offers a high level of traffic control using RMON combined with SmartAgent software installed in network devices. In addition, it provides tools to efficiently set up and administer VLANs in a switching environment, including ATM.

About Fujitsu

Fujitsu Limited is a leading provider of information technology products and solutions for the global marketplace. Founded in Japan in 1935 as a telephone equipment maker, the Fujitsu Group had consolidated revenues of $37.7 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31,1998. With over 500 group companies, Fujitsu is one of the world's largest suppliers of computers and information systems solutions, telecommunications and semiconductor products, software and services. The Fujitsu Group has over 180,000 employees worldwide and operations in more than 100 countries.
Homepage: http://www.fujitsu.com/

About 3Com Corporation

With more than 200 million customers worldwide, 3Com Corporation connects more people in more ways to information than any other networking company. 3Com delivers innovative information access products and network system solutions to large, medium and small enterprises; carriers and network service providers; PC OEMs; and consumers. 3Com - More connected?. For further information, visit 3Com's World Wide Web site at www.3com.com or the press site at www.3com.com/pressbox.

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Press Contacts:	Customer Contacts:
Toshiaki Koike, Bob Pomeroy Fujitsu Limited, Public Relations Tel: +813-3215-5236 URL: http://www.fujitsu.com/ Minnie Lee 3Com Corporation, Public Relations Tel: +852-2501-1204 e-mail: minnie_lee@3com.com Homepage: http://www.3com.co.jp	Hideo Hoya Fujitsu Limited Business Development & Marketing Division Tel: +1-81-3-3215-5237 (Tokyo) Fax: +1-81-3-3215-5240 e-mail: soft@sag.fujitsu.co.jp Shunpei Fukushima Fujitsu Software Corporation Vice President of Enterprise Management Products Tel: +1-408-456-7227 (U.S.) Fax: +1-408-456-7050 e-mail: shun@fsc.fujitsu.com