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News3Com names China-based CEO, U.S. COO
3Com has named a new CEO who will be based in China and a new COO who will be based in the U.S. This intriguing development comes not long after 3Com withdrew from U.S regulatory consideration an Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: 3Com posts $7.8 million quarterly loss
Amid the wreckage of failed acquisition, 3Com announced a $7.8 million net loss for its fiscal third quarter. However, revenue for the quarter was up about 4 percent to $336 million, and the Read more...
3Com shareholders approve dead deal
3Com shareholders voted to accept a $2.2 billion acquisition offer from Bain Capital and Huawei. Too bad the offer was already off the table. Last week, 3Com said it would press ahead with the vote Read more...
3Com buyout uncertain, but headed for vote
3Com still plans to vote tomorrow on a standing $2.2 billion offer from Bain Capital and Huawei Technologies to acquire the firm, even though 3Com previously withdrew the deal from consideration by Read more...
ALSO NOTED: 3Com looks to save deal; Google revs UC engine; and much more...
> Stop asking 3Com what's next--it still wants to save its deal with Bain Capital and Huawei Technologies. Read more...
3Com pulls buyout from federal review
3Com has withdrawn the $2.2 billion acquisition offer it received from Bain Capital and China's Huawei Technologies from regulatory consideration by the federal Committee on Foreign Investment in the Read more...
3Com update: Huawei ownership mystifies
Following up on some news from last week, Congress' Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States reportedly is set to extend its review of the proposed acquisition of 3Com by Bain Capital and Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Netgear recalls Ethernet adapter; Fed committee eyes 3Com deal; and much more...
> Netgear recalls powerline Ethernet adapter targeted at European market. Article > The Committee on Read more...
Huawei can boost 3Com stake
Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies is a supporting partner in Bain Capital $2.2 billion proposal to acquire 3Com (Huawei would end up owning 16.5% of 3Com if the deal is completed). However, Read more...
Price, performance cloud 3Com deal
3Com announced last Friday that it had agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Bain Capital and vendor Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies for about $2.2 billion. The deal is being led by Bain, Read more...
| Press ReleasesPolycom, 3Com Partner to Deliver Joint Enterprise VoIP Solutions Globally
PLEASANTON, Calif. and MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Polycom, Inc. and 3Com Corporation today announced a strategic co-branding agreement for 3Com to OEM and jointly market Polycom's wired IP desktop and conference phones. The companies also intend to include future integration in areas such as voice over wireless LAN (VoWLAN), mobility and integration of other popular business applications such as CRM and VoIP security. Today's announcement augments Polycom's distribution channels to Read more... |