3Com tapped R. Scott Murray as its new president and CEO, taking over immediately for retiring chief executive Bruce Claflin.Murray was the CEO of Modus Media International, a provider of hosted supply chain management services, based in Westwood, Mass.“After meeting with a number of highly qualified candidates, we found Scott extremely well-suited to lead 3Com into the future,” said 3Com chairman Eric Benhamou in a statement.Murray will also take over Claflin’s role as chairman of the Huawei-3Com joint venture, through which 3Com produces many of its large-scale enterprise products for the U.S. market. Claflin, who announced his retirement plans Jan. 11, served as 3Com’s CEO and president since 2000. He led the network vendor through several shifts in its enterprise strategy, an exit from the carrier market, a joint venture with Chinese network gear maker Huawei, and the acquisition of IPS vendor TippingPoint.3Com is giving Claflin a $3.3 million severance package, equal to two years of his base pay and projected bonuses. Related content news Cisco CCNA and AWS cloud networking rank among highest paying IT certifications Cloud expertise and security know-how remain critical in building today’s networks, and these skills pay top dollar, according to Skillsoft’s annual ranking of the most valuable IT certifications. Demand for talent continues to outweigh s By Denise Dubie Nov 30, 2023 7 mins Certifications Certifications Certifications news Mainframe modernization gets a boost from Kyndryl, AWS collaboration Kyndryl and AWS have expanded their partnership to help enterprise customers simplify and accelerate their mainframe modernization initiatives. By Michael Cooney Nov 30, 2023 4 mins Mainframes Cloud Computing Data Center news AWS and Nvidia partner on Project Ceiba, a GPU-powered AI supercomputer The companies are extending their AI partnership, and one key initiative is a supercomputer that will be integrated with AWS services and used by Nvidia’s own R&D teams. By Andy Patrizio Nov 30, 2023 3 mins CPUs and Processors Generative AI Supercomputers news VMware stung by defections and layoffs after Broadcom close Layoffs and executive departures are expected after an acquisition, but there's also concern about VMware customer retention. By Andy Patrizio Nov 30, 2023 3 mins Virtualization Data Center Industry Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe