NetPrep Is Platform And Vendor Neutral

Students need to develop a foundation in networking and communications technology that will allow them to manage environments that include products from a range of different manufacturers. Why? Because while networking products are often built around the same technology, manufacturers often add unique and valuable features which can make their products more difficult to use with other manufacturers' products. What students need to understand is how to assess the tradeoffs.

While 3Com strives to manufacture both feature rich and standards based products, or products that can be integrated with other vendors products easily, not all vendors take this approach. And with over 15 manufacturers of networking products in any given segment of the networking market (hubs, switches, etc.), networking can become very confusing unless an MIS manager has a strong foundation in the basics and can exercise critical judgement.
As future MIS managers, your students will need to make decisions about products and manufacturers. And they need the tools to do so in a critical manner. NetPrep's goal is to provide this introduction and to help build your students' critical judgement.

NetPrep Offers Outstanding Online Courseware
And Development Tools

For NetPrep, 3Com has partnered with a world leading provider of computer networking curriculum products, WestNet Learning Technologies. Through this partnership, 3Com has relied upon WestNet's expertise in developing the dynamic content for the NetPrep program, some of which can be sampled through the NetPrep Online Demonstration. In addition to this demonstration material, WestNet's line of up-to-date, state-of-the-art training products include CD-ROMs, additional Web-based training, course textbooks and instructor materials. As a leading provider of state-of-the art training content, WestNet has extensive experience working with colleges, universities and corporations, making WestNet an outstanding partner for 3Com and NetPrep. By choosing NetPrep, your students and teachers will gain access to the very best online resources available.