"3Com is focused on delivering products and solutions for converged secure networks, in which voice is an application that can be readily integrated with many others," Bob Dechant, 3Com senior vice president and general manager, said in a news release. "We chose to partner with Digium because of the company's position as the Asterisk leader, its commitment to open standards and the ease of use of the appliance."

3Com, based in Marlborough, Mass., is a global company that provides secure and converged networking services that enable customers to manage voice, video and data in a secure network environment. 3Com last week announced a deal to be acquired by private-equity firm Bain Capital Partners for $2.2 billion.

"Digium pioneered Asterisk and is now working to bring the software's power and rich feature set to a broader array of customers," Bill Miller, Digium vice president of product management and marketing, said in a news release. "3Com's selection of our new appliance to offer to its own customers validates our strategy of opening new markets to Asterisk by making it user-friendly."

Source: Huntsville Times