3Com news from Network World http://www.networkworld.com/news/financial/3com.html The latest 3Com news and analysis from NetworkWorld.com. Network World, Inc. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2009 Network World, Inc. HP/3Com deal faces shareholder lawsuit http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/111609-hp-3com-shareholder-lawsuit.html A shareholder lawsuit seeks to block HP's $2.7 billion bid for 3Com, claiming the deal undervalues 3Com. Jim Duffy 2009-11-16T12:00:00-04:00 HP not all about 3Com: OEMs Voltaire 10G Ethernet switch http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/111609-hp-voltaire.html On the heels of its $2.7 billion bid to acquire 3Com and its data center switching portfolio , HP this week entered into an OEM arrangement to resell Voltaire's 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch, 40 Gbps QDR InfiniBand director switch and management software. Jim Duffy 2009-11-16T12:00:00-04:00 HP's 3Com acquisition: An inside look http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/111309-hp-3com-haas.html HP ProCurve GM Marius Haas reveals the behind-the-scenes story of how HP and 3Com came together in a $2.7 billion merger that combines Ethernet switching, security and other data center gear. Jim Duffy 2009-11-13T12:00:00-04:00 3Com customers welcome HP http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/111209-hp-3com-customers.html 3Com customers contacted in the wake of this week's blockbuster HP-3Com buyout news were generally positive, but did voice some concerns on product direction and customer relations. Jim Duffy 2009-11-12T12:00:00-04:00 HP and 3Com: A good fit, but not without overlap http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/111209-hp-3com-overlap.html HP and 3Com fit remarkably well together when considering the target markets that drove them together in this week's blockbuster $2.7 billion deal: core Ethernet switching and China. But most of the rest – low-end, SMB and edge switching, plus wireless networking – faces considerable overlap. Jim Duffy 2009-11-12T12:00:00-04:00 HP's history of billion-dollar technology buys http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/111209-hp-deals-history.html HP's news that it would lay down $2.7 billion to acquire network switch maker 3Com not only causes industry watchers to look ahead at what could come of such a deal, but also reminds many of the IT vendor's long history of billion-dollar acquisitions. Denise Dubie 2009-11-12T12:00:00-04:00 Wall St.: HP-3Com union a real Cisco threat http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/111209-hp-3com-wall-street.html Financial analysts see HP's pending purchase of 3Com as a threat to Cisco because it means 3Com Ethernet switches that are inexpensive and very popular in China will have better access to U.S. businesses via well-established HP sales channels. Tim Greene 2009-11-12T12:00:00-04:00 HP buying 3Com in $2.7 billion blockbuster http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/111109-hp-buys-3com.html HP has announced it is buying 3Com for $2.7 billion in a deal that combines leaders in switching, routing, security and more. It also should boost HP's presence in China, where 3Com is strong. Jim Duffy 2009-11-11T12:00:00-04:00 3Com co-founder Metcalfe’s quick take on HP-3Com buyout http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/111109-hp-3com-metcalfe.html Ethernet inventor Bob Metcalfe co-founded 3Com in 1979 with three others, and now that company is about to be acquired 30 years later by HP.  Bob Brown 2009-11-11T12:00:00-04:00 3Com: one of the longest running shows in networking http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/111109-3com-history.html Now consumed by HP in a $2.7 billion deal announced Wednesday, 3Com has a long and varied history, summarized here. Tim Greene 2009-11-11T12:00:00-04:00