There will also be investment in customer support. In the Middle East this year we opened a call centre in Dubai, and will continue to invest here.

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Based on our market intelligence we are going to dedicate more people than 3Com in Russia in 2006.

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We expect the 5400 and 3500 series will fuel our continued industry leadership.

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This will mean a tripling of investment in Russia and a doubling of investment in South Africa, and will continue over the next two years to gain the critical mass necessary for supplying customer needs.

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Recruitment of resellers has advanced our opportunities by allowing us to go into much bigger accounts, especially in Scandinavia. Currently we hold a 50 percent market share in Finland, and that is partly due to a combination of working in channels for many years, and recruiting new resellers.

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