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3Com Corporation was an American digital electronics manufacturer best known for its computer network products. The company was co-founded in 1979 by Robert Metcalfe, Howard Charney and others. Bill Krause joined as President in 1981. Metcalfe explained the name 3Com was a contraction of "Computer Communication Compatibility", with its focus on Ethernet technology that he had co-invented, which enabled the networking of computers.

Key facts

Company.name
3Com Corporation
Company.logo
3com logo.svg
Company.logo_caption
last logo designed by Interbrand from 2000 to 2010
Company.type
Public
Company.traded_as
(1984–2010) S&P 500 component (until 2010)
Company.fate
Acquired by Hewlett-Packard
Company.founder
Robert Metcalfe and others
Company.parent
Hewlett-Packard (2009–2010)
Company.hq_location
Marlborough, Massachusetts
Company.industry
Computer network products

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
enterprise
Founded by
Robert Metcalfe
Headquarters
Marlborough
Parent organization
Aruba Networks
Employees
6000
Legal form
public company
Country of origin
United States
Followed by
Hewlett-Packard
Official website
www.3com.com
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MAC Address Block Large ID
00104B
Commons category
3Com
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
2010-04-12
inception
1979-00-00
product or material produced
software
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