Bull HN Information Systems Australia has signed a letter of understanding with 3Com Corp, Santa Clara, California that will allow Bull to manufacture of 3Com’s computer network products in Oz, the first time they have been made outside the US. Bull plans to make 3Com’s 3Station network workstations at its North Ryde manufacturing plant in the Sydney suburbs. The agreement envisages Bull making 20,000 3Stations over the next four years for the Australian Taxation Office and other major customers. Bull will invest $1m in manufacturing equipment for the effort. Terms were not disclosed.
