3Com turns 25 this June, but the Ethernet pioneer probably won’t spend much time celebrating – it’s too busy fighting to stay relevant. 3Com turns 25 this June, but the Ethernet pioneer probably won’t ...

Networking gear maker 3Com announced on Monday that it plans to begin using a combination of all three Wi-Fi standards in future products. The Marlborough, Mass.-based company introduced access points ...

Among scant details, HP confirmed that 3Com's network switching, routing and security products will become part of HP ProCurve. In a statement, HP also noted that the acquisition of 3Com gives it a ...

Network equipment maker CEO Bob Mao, who speaks fluent English and Mandarin, will be based in China, signifying the company's commitment to the Chinese market. Marguerite Reardon Former senior ...

3Com last month shipped the latest in a line of Ethernet switches that puts a small wiring closet in your wall. 3Com says its IntelliJack (formerly Network Jack) switches fit into standard wall ...

Although Washington scrapped a proposed $2.2 billion buyout of 3Com by Bain Capital Partners and Huawei Technologies to prevent the data network provider from falling partially into Chinese ownership, ...

Hewlett-Packard is putting the robust VCX IP voice and telephony product line it gained through its acquisition of 3Com last year into what it is calling "maintenance mode." Not only that, but the ...

Starting with $200 worth of equipment in a modest office on Lincoln Avenue, Casey Cowell built modem manufacturer U.S. Robotics Corp. into a powerhouse that was worth more than $6 billion when it was ...

Two years ago, 3Com dramatically changed its networking focus, and many commentators thought they had seen the last of it in the enterprise space. At a stroke, it discontinued the big CoreBuilder ...

Now consumed by HP in a $2.7 billion deal announced Wednesday, 3Com has a long and varied history, summarized here. 1979 – 3Com is founded, and it turns out that Bob Metcalfe, the father of Ethernet, ...

Simply sign up to the US & Canadian companies myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday agreed to buy 3Com for $2.7bn in cash, opening the broadest front yet in a ...