<font color="000000">3COM

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

• Growth fueled by RAS sales
• Carrier, commercial and consumer key focus areas

Restructuring paid dividends for 3Com during fiscal1999-2000.

The company decided to exit from the high-end enterprise business and focuson the high growth areas of carrier and commercial, and consumer segments. Ofthe total estimated revenue of Rs 140 crore, its carrier business clocked aboutRs 50 crore. Also, the company made impressive gains in the newcable internet market. It sold close to 5,000 cable modems. Its major customersincluded Satyam, VSNL andCaltiger. However, the star was the RAS segment, which accounted for 34% oftotal revenues, jumping from a meager 8% in 1998-99.

CEOs: Vijay Yadav (Carrier Systems Group), Ram GopalVallath (Commercial and Consumer Division) START-UP YEAR: 1995 PRODUCTS ANDSERVICES: Networking products EMPLOYEES: 18 ADDRESS: 1116-1120, 11th Floor,International Trade Towers, Nehru Place, New Delhi 110 019 TEL: 629 3177-78 FAX:623 6509, 629 3179 WEBSITE: www.3com.com