Stories about: 3Com

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    Dell's Q3 profit slides 54 percent 20/11/2009 08:34:00

    Dell reported third-quarter profits on Thursday that were down 54 percent from this time last year, though the company said it was encouraged by a slight uptick in sales from the prior quarter.
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    10G in data centers driving Ethernet switch market 20/11/2009 07:41:00

    The Ethernet switch market grew for the second consecutive quarter during the third quarter of this year, driven by continued strength in data center deployments, according to Dell’Oro Group.
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    Shareholders sue 3Com directors over HP merger 19/11/2009 06:03:00

    3Com's board of directors is facing a lawsuit over the proposed acquisition by Hewlett Packard Development Company, but a financial analyst who studies Ethernet switching argued if approved, both vendors would benefit from the deal.
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    Taiwan’s biggest tech deal ever sends stocks soaring 16/11/2009 20:39:00

    Technology shares in Taiwan soared on Monday after LCD monitor maker Innolux Display announced its intention to buy Chi Mei Optoelectronics, the biggest acquisition ever on the island and one that will reshape Taiwan's display industry.
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    HP's 3Com acquisition: An inside look 16/11/2009 07:02:00

    It started with a cup of coffee between 3Com COO Ron Sege and HP ProCurve chief Marius Haas a year ago.It ended with this week's $US2.7 billion blockbuster acquisition of 3Com by HP. In between were regular dialogue and updates, a demonstration at Interop last May, a technology bake-off in HP labs, and then an offer.
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    AMD and Intel patch things up, HP buys 3Com 14/11/2009 08:49:00

    We had a blockbuster deal this week, with Hewlett-Packard saying it plans to buy 3Com, and a blockbuster settlement, with Advanced Micro Devices and Intel ending a long-running legal dispute. By midnight tonight, Google, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers are supposed to file a revised book-search settlement proposal, which could add to our top stories list for the week. For now, though, what follows are our top IT headlines of the moment.
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    Weekly Tech News Update: 13th November, 2009 13/11/2009 09:58:00

    On this week’s World Tech Update Intel and AMD settle all antitrust litigation and patent disputes, CEA holds its annual CES preview in New York, Australian iPhones get Rick Astley wallpaper, Fujitsu breaks a phone in two, HP plans to acquire 3Com, the European Commission issues a formal statement of objections over Oracle’s planned acquisition of Sun, Nokia recalls mobile phone chargers, Intel launches a new e-reader and an MIT robot acts as driving companion.
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    HP's history of billion-dollar technology buys 13/11/2009 05:13:00

    HP's news that it would lay down $US2.7 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.
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    HP-Cisco battle spreads to China with 3Com deal 12/11/2009 20:46:00

    Hewlett-Packard's acquisition of networking gear vendor 3Com will unlock a major new market for the company, taking its growing rivalry with Cisco Systems to China, analysts said Thursday.
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    HP to buy 3Com in networking, data center bid 12/11/2009 11:18:00

    Hewlett-Packard has agreed to buy 3Com for about US$2.7 billion, pushing forward the giant IT vendor's strategy for combining computing, storage, services and networking under one roof.
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    HP to buy 3Com in $US2.7bn networking, data center bid 12/11/2009 08:12:00

    Hewlett-Packard has agreed to buy 3Com for about US$2.7 billion, pushing forward the giant IT vendor's strategy for combining computing, storage, services and networking under one roof.
 
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