3Com Corp. (COMS) – A Green Leader
3Com Corporation (NASDAQ: COMS) yesterday announced that its local area network (LAN) switches are about 60 percent more efficient than its competitors, making 3Com a green network and allowing 3Com customers to save money and help the environment by using less electricity to power high-performance networks. The report was done by independent research firm In-Stat. This report, "Green Networking Equipment: Who Leads and Who Lags," says there are "significant differences in the energy efficiency of similarly equipped switch equipment" and that "as many businesses develop 'green' initiatives... IT managers will be forced to absorb some degree of responsibility for their…