3Com Corporation
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3Com Template:NASDAQ is a manufacturer best known for its computer network infrastructure products. The company was founded in 1979 by Robert Metcalfe and is headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts.
- Local area network interface cards, switches, firewalls
- Wide area network routers
- Wireless access points, adapters, and connectivity products
- Internet access gateways, both wired and wireless
- Modems
- Network management applications
- Network security platforms
- IP Telephony applications including PBX and CTI solutions. 3Com's Telecommunications solutions utilize VoIP and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).
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History
Founded in 1979 by the inventor of Ethernet, 3Com began making Ethernet adaptor cards for IBM PCs and a range of software and PC-based equipment to provide shared services over a LAN using XNS protocols.
- 3+Share file and printer sharing.
- 3+Mail e-mail.
- 3+Remote for routing XNS over a PC serial port.
- NetConnect for routing XNS between Ethernets.
- (MultiConnect?) was a chassis-based multi-port 10Base2 Ethernet repeater.
- 3Server, a server-grade PC for running 3+ services.
- Etherterm terminal emulation.
- Etherprobe LAN analysis software.
3Com's expansion beyond its original base of PC and thin Ethernet products began in 1987 when it merged with Bridge Communications. This provided a range of equipment based on Motorola 68000 processors and using XNS protocols compatibly with 3Com's Etherterm PC software.
- CS/1, CS/200 commmunication servers ("terminal servers")
- Ethernet bridges and XNS routers
- GS/1-X.25 X.25 gateway
- CS/1-SNA SNA gateway
- NCS/1 network control software running on a Sun2.
They acquired:
- BICC Data Networks in 1992
- Star-Tek in 1993
- Synernetics in 1993
- Centrum in 1994
- NiceCom in 1994
- AccessWorks, Sonix Communications, Primary Access and Chipcom in 1995
- Axon and OnStream Networks in 1996.
- TippingPoint in 2005
They merged with U.S. Robotics in 1997, which included Palm, Inc.
In 2003 3Com sold its CommWorks Corporation subsidiary to UTStarcom, Inc. The CommWorks subsidiary was based in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, and developed wireline telecommunications and wireless infrastructure technologies.
See also
References
- This article was originally based on material from the Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, which is licensed under the GFDL.
External links
- 3Com Corporation (http://www.3com.com/)
- Voice over IP (http://www.3com.com/voip/voice-over-ip.html)
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