CommWorks Corporation
CommWorks Corporation was the subsidiary of 3Com Corporation based in Rolling Meadows, Illinois and sold to UTStarcom, Inc. of Alameda, California in 2003. Many of the remaining employees of US Robotics were transfered with its sale to UTStarcom.
Products and Technology
CommWorks Corporation developed and patented leading wireline telecommunications and wireless infrastructure technologies. Its products included --
- the Total Control® Remote Access Server (RAS) analog modem infrastructure equipment,
- the CommWorks CDMA cellular telephone wireless-data infrastructure equipment, including its Packet Data Serving Node (PDSN), and
- various Voice over IP (VoIP) and softswitch equipment on its TC1000 and TC2000 platforms.
Building Architecture
CommWorks was housed in the famed modern architectural style building that looked ready to tip over any minute. The traffic stopping building with its central interior atrium has tilted concrete rectanges in portions and leaning glass-and-concrete front in other parts. It was built in 1999 and designed by Valerio Dewalt Train Associates as featured in the Sept. 1, 2002 USA Weekend Magazine. The building looked ready to tip over at any minute.
