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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