3Com
Sign in to save3Com Corporation was an American digital electronics manufacturer best known for its computer network products. The company was co-founded in 1979 by Robert Metcalfe, Howard Charney and others. Bill Krause joined as President in 1981. Metcalfe explained the name 3Com was a contraction of "Computer Communication Compatibility", with its focus on Ethernet technology that he had co-invented, which enabled the networking of computers.
Key facts
- Company.name
- 3Com Corporation
- Company.logo
- 3com logo.svg
- Company.logo_caption
- last logo designed by Interbrand from 2000 to 2010
- Company.type
- Public
- Company.traded_as
- (1984–2010) S&P 500 component (until 2010)
- Company.fate
- Acquired by Hewlett-Packard
- Company.founder
- Robert Metcalfe and others
- Company.parent
- Hewlett-Packard (2009–2010)
- Company.hq_location
- Marlborough, Massachusetts
- Company.industry
- Computer network products
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Wikidata facts
- Employees
- 6000
- Official website
- www.3com.com
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- MAC Address Block Large ID
- 00104B
- Commons category
- 3Com
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2010-04-12
- inception
- 1979-00-00
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Xerox PARC (1972–1979)
- Founding and early days (1979–1996)
- 1997–2000
- 2001 and beyond
- Acquisition by HP
- Products
- Acquisitions
- Former subsidiaries
- See also
- References
- External links
3Com Corporation was an American digital electronics manufacturer best known for its computer network products. The company was co-founded in 1979 by Robert Metcalfe, Howard Charney and others. Bill Krause joined as President in 1981. Metcalfe explained the name 3Com was a contraction of "Computer Communication Compatibility", with its focus on Ethernet technology that he had co-invented, which enabled the networking of computers.
3Com provided network interface controller and switches, routers, wireless access points and controllers, IP voice systems, and intrusion prevention systems. The company was based in Santa Clara, California. From its 2007 acquisition of 100 percent ownership of H3C Technologies Co., Limited (H3C) —initially a joint venture with China-based Huawei Technologies—3Com achieved a market presence in China, and also sold products in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. 3Com products were sold under the brands 3Com, H3C, and TippingPoint.