etown.com Delivers Consumer Electronics Channel For New 3Com Internet Appliance

23-Oct-00

etown.com announced it will provide comprehensive consumer electronics information, buying advice and more to users of Audreyô, the new Internet appliance from 3Com Corporation (NASDAQ: COMS). Audrey enables intuitive communication, organization and time-saving access to online content through specific themed channels. The etown.com consumer electronics (CE) channel will offer access to comprehensive information on a full range of CE products and also allow consumers to purchase items directly through the site. etown.com will give Audrey consumers access to the most complete product profiles on more than 7,000 CE products, including price and feature comparisons, reviews and information on where to purchase products - both online and in stores. With its core competency in the content that etown.com's product library houses, it gives consumers a place to turn to make sense of the complex array of technologically advanced consumer electronics products. Now in its fifth year, etown.com has consistently ranked as one of the top two best overall consumer electronics sites by GÛmez.com.""We chose to collaborate with 3Com because of Audrey's obvious appeal to our customers,"" said Robert Heiblim, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, etown.com. ""Now Audrey users can visit etown.com with just a single button, to aide them in getting the latest information or purchase consumer electronics - all from their kitchen, living room or wherever the 'nerve centers' of their homes may be.""""When it came time to choose a CE channel for Audrey, there was no other choice than etown.com,"" said Ray Winninger, Senior Director of Product Development, Internet Appliance Division, 3Com. ""With etown.com's all-inclusive catalog of consumer electronics products and all kinds of 'how-to's, reviews and background information, coupled with on-demand customer service, we are able to offer our customers access to the most comprehensive CE resource anywhere.""For more information about 3Com Corporation, visit www.3com.com.

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