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eWeek (Free subscription) | yesterday
Even as it prepares to get bought by Hewlett-Packard, 3Com is rolling out new products, most recently its H3C UNA portfolio, which gives businesses a common platform and operating system to support their wired and wireless access points. 3Com officials say the offering helps differentiate the company from Cisco Systems, which is forced to support multiple operating systems gained from acquisitions...
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Liquidmatrix Security Digest (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ah, yes. The shareholders. Landmines aplenty. Pesky creatures It turns out that there are some folks that are less than amused with the announced proposal of the HP acquisition of 3COM. From Worchester Business Journal: Computer giant Hewlett Packard’s proposed $2.7 billion acquisition of Marlborough-based 3Com Corp. has hit some roadblocks, including a handful of [...]
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
One area where Hewlett-Packard Co. is expanding aggressively is computer networking, the home turf of market leader Cisco Systems Inc. Earlier this month HP announced plans to buy Cisco competitor 3Com Corp. for $2.7 billion to supplement HP's own line of... Cisco Systems - 3Com - Hewlett-Packard - Computer networking - HP
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
One area where Hewlett-Packard Co. is expanding aggressively is computer networking, the home turf of market leader Cisco Systems Inc. Earlier this month HP announced plans to buy Cisco competitor 3Com Corp. for $2.7 billion to supplement HP's own line of networking gear.
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Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Blog (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
more images more images On The Call: HP CEO on 3Com acquisition SAN FRANCISCO — One area where Hewlett-Packard Co. is expanding aggressively is computer networking, the home turf of market leader Cisco Systems Inc. Earlier this month HP announced plans to buy Cisco competitor 3Com Corp. for $2.7 billion to supplement HP's own line of networking gear. The .... Source article : On The Call: Hewlett-Packard...
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The Register (Free subscription) | yesterday
Hurd hails 3Com 'convergence' Comment Well, it looks the enterprise slammed on the server spending brakes a lot quicker and a lot harder than smaller outfits this fall.…
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Knowledge@Wharton (Free subscription) | yesterday
If the past month is any indicator, acquisitions are not only thawing but heating up. In October, Comcast made a bid to merge its operations with NBC Universal to create a cable programming giant. In early November, Kraft Foods announced a $16.5 billion bid for U.K.-based chocolate maker Cadbury -- also being sought by confectioners Hershey and Ferrero. The activity spans several sectors, including...
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Financial Skeptic (Free subscription) | yesterday
Hewlett Packard (HPQ) released numbers and maintained it’s claim as the world’s largest technology company. The market cap is around $120 Billion. They have purchased EDS and 3Com so it’s up up and away. The question becomes one of capital management. (By the way I love most of their products) The dividend yield is less than 1% and dividend payouts seem to be an after thought. They...
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The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Hewlett-Packard reported an 18 percent jump in profit for its fiscal fourth quarter, thanks to cost-cutting efforts and the strength of its services business. HP's profit for the quarter ended Oct. 31 was US$2.4 billion, or $0.99 per share, up from $2.1 billion, or $0.84 per share, in the same quarter last year, the company announced Monday. Revenue fell 8 percent to $30.8 billion. HP had already...
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VentureBeat (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Hewlett-Packard reported better than expected earnings for its fourth fiscal quarter ended Oct. 31, but its sales were a mixed bag as the company dealt with falling prices for consumer PCs and printers. The world’s largest tech company is a bellwether for the overall tech economy, and while pricing pressure has been tough, HP’s performance should give the industry hope that a recovery...
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Silicon Alley Insider (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Despite declines to pc, server, and printer sales, HP had nice quarter, thanks to solid cost-cutting and profits from the tech services division, the AP reports. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hewlett-Packard Co.'s profit jumped 14 percent in the latest quarter, helped by cost-cutting and better results from its technology services division. Read the rest of this story » See Also: Hewlett Packard...
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gaofiberoptics1 | 11/04/2009
?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Toronto,Canada - GAO Fiber Optics ( www.GAOFiberOptics.com ), a leading supplier of transceivers, has added the 3Com compatible transceivers to its product collection.The 1000BASE-SX SFP transceiver modules are used for MMF at an 850nm wavelength.The affordable transmission and receiver modules are fully compatible with original
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gaotek | 12/02/2008
GAO Offers Bi-Di Optical Transceiver series Toronto, Canada - GAO Tek Inc. , a leading, worldwide supplier of fiber optic testers, measurement instruments, transceivers and other fiber optic devices, announces the release of its Bi-Directional Optical Transceiver line. GAO’s Transceiver series are high performance, cost-effective...