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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

3Com Teams with SAP™ to Launch Mobile Enterprise Resource Planning Initiative at SAPPHIRE® 98

Santa Clara, California --September 14, 1998--Palm Computing, Inc., a 3Com company (Nasdaq: COMS) will join SAP to launch one of the first mobile computing initiatives for enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems at SAPPHIRE® 98, the SAP North American annual user conference Sept. 13-18 in Los Angeles, Calif.

SAP will demonstrate solutions based on the market-leading Palm Computing® platform that provide low-cost mobile access points to ERP business processes, enabling realtime two-way communication for mobile workers and reducing the total cost of ownership for ERP customers.

"This first-of-its-kind mobile initiative has the power to put 3Com's easy-to-use mobile hardware devices into the hands of an entire workforce, empowering large numbers of employees at the point of activity to have real-time integration with their R/3 business backbone," said Richard Pitts, director, complimentary software partner programs for SAP. "This solution enables our customers to further streamline important business areas such as inventory, warehouse and material management, or transportation and field services."

Earlier this summer, 3Com, SAP, Symbol Technologies and Ábaco International Group announced a strategic alliance to create mobile ERP solutions based on Com's market-leading Palm Computing platform. The companies have jointly developed a mobile solution to access information resident in the SAP R/3™ system via Palm Computing platform devices including the Palm III™ organizer, Symbol's SPT 1500 device and the IBM WorkPad PC Companion. The remote access to R/3 is made possible by Ábaco, which spearheaded the solution development. Ábaco's software, The Bridge for R/3, connects Palm Computing platform devices to information resident in SAP R/3 applications.

The mobile access solution is ideal for applications such as sales force automation, help desk automation and warehousing, and in industries for which portability is crucial such as retail, transportation, parcel and post a delivery, manufacturing and health care.

"The Palm Computing platform enables SAP customers to realize significant productivity gains, cost savings, efficiency and time savings by integrating handheld devices with R/3, the backbone of the SAP ERP systems," said Mark Bercow, vice president of strategic alliances and platform development for Palm Computing, Inc. "These devices offer SAP customers a revolutionary and cost-effective option for accessing R/3 that requires very little training to get end users up and running."

At SAPPHIRE, SAP will demonstrate applications providing mobile access to ERP modules, including: purchasing, goods delivery, receipt and purchase request, sales order, travel expenses, inventory picking, fixed assets and service management.

Fernando Alvarez, president of Ábaco International Group said, "This mobile initiative has created an extremely attractive option for technology decision makers to increase company-wide efficiency. Since we announced our relationship with 3Com and SAP in June, we've seen tremendous customer interest in the concept of accessing ERP data from a handheld device."

Kimberly Hutchings, project manager, SAP Labs, will introduce a Palm Computing platform-based mobile computing initiative during presentations today at 12:30 PM and Tuesday at 10:30 AM at the conference. In addition, SAP will demonstrate this mobile computing solution in one of seven stops in "A Day in the Life of an R/3 User."

About 3Com

3Com Corporation enables individuals and organizations worldwide to stay more connected by communicating and sharing information and resources anytime, anywhere. As one of the world's preeminent suppliers of data, voice and video communications technology, 3Com has delivered networking solutions to nearly 200 million customers worldwide. The company provides large enterprise, small and medium enterprise, carriers and network service providers, and consumers with comprehensive, innovative information access products and system solutions for building intelligent, reliable and high performance local and wide area networks. For further information, visit 3Com's Web site at www.3Com.com, the press site at www.3Com.com/pressbox, or Palm Computing's web site at www.palm.com.

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