3Com Israel Ltd. has completed a $2.5 million computerization project for Turkey’s Ministry of Defense. The project included the installation of a regional network linking the ministry’s 450 offices via routers, which provide secure high-speed access; upgrading the wireless network at 680 sites; and integrating advanced switches, designed for large enterprises, at the ministry’s headquarters.
3Com Israel, Middle East and Eastern Europe general manager Shimon Amouyal said that this was one of the company’s largest projects executed in the past year. He hopes that it will be a breakthrough for the company in the Turkish market. 3Com has won several computerization projects for Turkish public agencies and institutions in recent months, including public transport companies in Istanbul, a regional hospital in Izmir, universities, and television networks. These projects have paved the way for project with government ministries.
3Com Israel is a business center for 3Com Corp. (Nasdaq:COMS). The Israeli office is responsible for the company’s activity in Israel, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. It markets 3Com’s products in 13 countries: Israel, Cyprus, Turkey, Greece, Slovenia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Serbia and Montenegro.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes.co.il - on July 26, 2007
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