Thu, November 12, 2009 - HP's news that it would lay down $2.7 billion to acquire network switch maker 3Com not only causes industry watchers to look ahead at what could come of such a deal, but also reminds many of the IT vendor's long history of billion-dollar acquisitions.
Thu, November 12, 2009 - Amazon Web Services will expand its footprint to Asia-Pacific during the first half of 2010, the cloud-computing infrastructure vendor said Thursday.
Wed, November 11, 2009 - The gloves are off now in the fight for the data center. Cisco has operated largely unchallenged in providing routing and networking equipment for data centers, but with the purchase of 3Com, HP is poised to go head-to-head with Cisco.
Wed, November 11, 2009 - Ethernet inventor Bob Metcalfe co-founded 3Com in 1979 with three others, and now that company is about to be acquired 30 years later by HP.
Wed, November 11, 2009 - Now consumed by HP in a $2.7 billion deal announced Wednesday, 3Com has a long and varied history, summarized here.
Wed, November 11, 2009 - Hewlett-Packard has agreed to buy 3Com for about US$2.7 billion, pushing forward the giant IT vendor's strategy for combining computing, storage, services and networking under one roof.
Wed, November 11, 2009 - Hewlett-Packard has agreed to buy 3Com for about US$2.7 billion, pushing forward the giant IT vendor's strategy for combining computing, storage, services and networking under one roof.
Wed, November 11, 2009 - Hewlett-Packard will acquire networking vendor 3Com in a deal valued at $2.7 billion, the companies announced Wednesday.
Wed, November 11, 2009 - Microsoft's Bing is stepping up its assault on Google with bevy of new features available Wednesday that include the addition of Wolfram Alpha search results, enhanced previews of Web sites within results, improved presentation of weather forecasts, and limited Facebook integration.
Wed, November 11, 2009 - Fujitsu has unveiled a 10Gbps Ethernet switch designed to handle important applications in an energy efficient way.
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