3Com Corporation

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French Postal Service Operator, DISIT, Chooses 3Com For 7000 Post Offices Across The Country [Press Release]
Business Wire | 19 days 3 hours 11 minutes ago
3Com Corporation (Nasdaq: COMS) today announced that DISIT, the operator for various parts of La Poste group, selected 3Com and its H3C enterprise networking solutions as part of the DSL rollout in its Post Offices. DISIT will deploy H3C® MSR 20-13 and 20-15 multi-service routers in 7000 of La Poste’s post offices.


Brazil s Airport Administration Selects 3Com and its H3C Enterprise Networking Solutions to Modernize Local Networks of Brazil's Main Airports [Press Release]
Business Wire | 24 days 4 hours 11 minutes ago
3Com Corporation (Nasdaq: COMS) today announced that Infraero, the government-run airport administration for Brazil, selected 3Com and its H3C enterprise networking solutions to provide the network infrastructure for its network upgrade project for 11 of the main airports in the country. The aim of the initiative is to increase the performance and security of the airport’s wired and wireless networks to support the increasing demand of passengers and employees.


3Com Corporation Honored with Licensing Executives Society (USA & Canada) Licensing Achievement Award [Press Release]
Business Wire | 25 days 3 hours 26 minutes ago
3Com Corporation has been honored with the prestigious Licensing Achievement Award from the Licensing Executives Society (USA & Canada).


TippingPoint Introduces Groundbreaking Network Security Platform Designed for Data Center and Core Network Deployments [Press Release]
Business Wire | 26 days 4 hours 11 minutes ago
TippingPoint, a 3Com subsidiary and a leader in network security solutions, today announced the TippingPoint® N-Platform, a new intrusion prevention system (IPS) platform with a newly-designed Threat Suppression Engine (TSE) that adds significant capacity for deep packet traffic inspection. The N-Platform enables the integration of multiple network protection services and provides organizations with the security automation required to help reduce total cost of security and ensure business con...


TippingPoint N-Platform Receives JITC Certification [Press Release]
Business Wire | 19 days 2 hours 11 minutes ago
TippingPoint, a 3Com subsidiary and a leader in network security solutions, has achieved Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) certification for its intrusion prevention system (IPS) platform and management solution. Both the TippingPoint 2500N and 5100N IPS models, and the Security Management System (SMS), were tested and certified for IPv6 Capability under the JITC certification, one of the highest levels of accreditation granted by the U.S. Department of Defense.


TippingPoint to Showcase N-Platform at EDUCAUSE Annual Conference [Press Release]
Business Wire | 21 days 17 hours 11 minutes ago
TippingPoint, a 3Com subsidiary and a leader in network security solutions, will demonstrate its product portfolio to key technology leaders in higher education at the EDUCAUSE conference held November 3-6 in Denver.


Virtual, Inc. Expands Staff to Serve Growing Needs of Association Clients [Press Release]
Business Wire | 3 days 2 hours 13 minutes ago
Virtual, Inc. (http://www.virtualmgmt.com), a technology-focused association management company, has hired a number of new employees and promoted several senior staff members, reflecting both recent growth in its client roster and the expansion of activities at established clients.


Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges 14 Defendants With More Than $20 Million in Insider Trading [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 15 days 15 hours 7 minutes ago
...following acquisitions: Avaya, Inc. (Avaya); 3Com Corporation (3Com); and Axcan Pharma, Inc. (Axcan). Cutillo provided...stock symbols of four companies and disclosed that 3Com was going to be acquired. Drimal told that individual...


Government Security News Names TippingPoint IPS as a Finalist for Inaugural Homeland Security Awards Competition [Press Release]
Business Wire | 38 days 23 hours 15 minutes ago
TippingPoint, a leader in intrusion prevention, announced that Government Security News (GSN) has selected the TippingPoint® Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) as a finalist for the Homeland Security Awards competition. A panel of independent judges evaluated hundreds of entries and selected TippingPoint as a finalist in the IPS/IDS category.


HP to buy 3Com for $2.7 billion US
Canada.com | 9 days 17 hours 1 minute ago
FRANCISCO â?? U.S. computer giant Hewlett-Packard announced on Wednesday that it has agreed to buy networking company 3Com for $2.7 billion US.


Dynasil Announces Mr. Ken Morse as Commercialization Advisor [Press Release]
Business Wire | 24 days 3 hours 18 minutes ago
Dynasil Corporation of America (OTCBB: DYSL.OB) today announced that Mr. Kenneth P. Morse, founding Managing Director of the MIT Entrepreneurship Center has signed an agreement to assist in the commercialization of Dynasil’s extensive research and technology portfolio.


AMD, 3Com gains lead early tech advance - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 9 days 38 minutes ago
Under terms of the deal, the two companies will put an end to antitrust litigation and patent cross-license disputes. Intel will pay $1.25 billion to AMD, and the two companies will enter into a new, five-year cross license agreement.


Hewlett-Packard to Acquire 3Com for $2.7 billion (HPQ,COMS)
Investor's Business Daily | 9 days 17 hours 41 minutes ago
Nov 11, 2009 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- 11/11/2009-Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) and 3Com Corporation (COMS) announced Wednesday that they entered into a definitive agreement under which HP will acquire 3Com at $7.90 per share in cash, or approximately $2.7 billion.


Reportlinker Adds World Routers Market Report [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 72 days 2 hours 6 minutes ago
...players worldwide such as 2Wire, 3Com Corporation, ADTRAN Inc., Alcatel-Lucent...Technology (USA), Inc., Ciena Corporation, Cisco Systems Inc., D-Link...and ZyXel Communications Corporation. Market data and analytics are...


Storwize CFO Mary Henry to Address More Than 500 CFOs and Financial Executives at 2009 MIT Sloan CFO Summit [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 4 days 20 hours 36 minutes ago
...times." Henry joined Storwize from Oracle Corporation, where she was VP of finance responsible...accounting management while in various roles for 3com, U.S. Robotics and Caremark Corporation. The Summit's opening keynote session...





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Company Overview


Company: 3Com Corporation
Industry: Routing & Switching Equipment
Website: http://www.3com.com

3Com got down to business. 3Com sells networking hardware and software, including LAN-level infrastructure gear (switches, routers, gateways), Internet telephony systems, network intrusion prevention systems, and wireless networking equipment for enterprises. The company also provides services ranging from technical support to high-end consulting and systems integration. 3Com sells directly and through resellers and distributors. Once active in the consumer and telecommunications carrier markets, 3Com is now focused primarily on enterprise customers. The company gets more than half of its sales in China.


Key Numbers

Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 1,317 (2009)
One-year % Growth in Sales 1.7 (2009)
Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 114.7 (2009)
One-year % Growth in Net Income 0.0 (2009)
Number of Employees 5,868 (2009)
One-year % Growth in Number of Employees -3.9 (2009)
Fiscal Year-End May