3Com
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.
Basic Information
- Category: telecommunications
- Founded: 1979
- Headquarters: Marlborough
- Website: http://www.3com.com/
Documented Facts
- Founded: 1979 (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Dissolved: 2010 (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Employees: 6,000 (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Website: http://www.3com.com/ (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Headquarters: Marlborough (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Founded by: Robert Metcalfe (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Industry: telecommunications (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Parent company: Aruba Networks (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Country: United States (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
Evidence and Sources
- 3Com — Wikipedia (reference)
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- Data status: Partial
- Profile completeness: Source-backed profile (71/100)
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- Recorded profile date: 2026-04-21
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AI summary
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.
Available profile information
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