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3Com bets before HP bid said to trigger SEC probe
...inadequate’’ and that 3Com’s directors...fundamentally failed to exercise sound and proper business judgment...does not explicitly accuse 3Com of making illegal trades. Hiawatha Bray of the Globe staff contributed... (Page B11, 267 words)Date: Nov 17, 2009
Recent deals
...server, storage, networking, and virtualization products. The...potent rival to Hewlett-Packard and other large computer vendors...Marlborough networking company 3Com for $2.7 billion. The purchase...for high-end networking gear and helps HP match the offerings... (Page B7, 98 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Nov 13, 2009
High-tech firms in high demand in Bay State
...signature companies are left, and are they targets for takeovers...end data storage gear. And this week, the huge computer...would buy Cisco competitor 3Com Corp. of Marlborough...deNey, head of mergers and acquisitions at Needham...attractive strategy. Hiawatha Bray can be reached at bray... (Page B5, 758 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Nov 13, 2009
3Com to be sold to HP for $2.7b
...the Chinese government and worried that Huawei might...apart early last year, 3Com focused on developing a new line of core switches and routers that it claims...workers will exclusively use 3Com gear for networking needs. Hiawatha Bray can be reached at bray... (Page B7, 789 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Nov 12, 2009
Net widens in Galleon investigation
...inside information about the 3Com acquisition and deals involving other clients...8217; Both Bain and 3Com declined to comment on...8217;t need the money, and the risks are huge.’’ Hiawatha Bray can be reached at bray... (Page B7, 976 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Nov 6, 2009
Recession gives 3Com chance to market product
...in Boston. In 2000, 3Com abandoned its CoreBuilder...States. One reason for 3Com's earlier problems...laboratory. "It's MIT, and I have a need for speed...product. In addition, 3Com offers a lifetime warranty...he said. Hiawatha Bray can be reached at bray... (Page B5, 521 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: May 26, 2009
Business in brief: ExtendMedia, AT&T link for Net content delivery
...teaming up with ExtendMedia and other companies that produce software to package and distribute online content...include the websites for the NBC and Showtime TV networks. (Hiawatha Bray) 3Com 4th-quarter loss widens on... (Page C2, 690 words)Date: Jun 25, 2008
3Com gets a CEO - and hitches its wagon to China
...engineering talent, he said. 3Com has already offered lavish...Indeed, Evenson thinks 3Com would be better off selling...network security gear, and another US-based operation...weeks after a bid to take 3Com private was blocked by...transaction. Hiawatha Bray can be reached at bray... (Page E1, 598 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: May 1, 2008
Security concern sinks 3Com deal
...government data networks. In October, Bain, 3Com, and Huawei asked the Committee on Foreign Investment...originally structured. Last month Bain, 3Com, and Huawei withdrew their petition. Hiawatha Bray can be reached at bray@globe.com. (Page C2, 343 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Mar 21, 2008
Security issue tied to Chinese investor may derail Bain-3Com deal
...said TippingPoint is one of 3Com's strongest businesses, and spinning it off would have made...that the deal gets resurrected, and 3Com's got to figure out what to...close at $2.87. Hiawatha Bray can be reached at bray@globe... (Page E1, 621 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Feb 21, 2008
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