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3Com: History, Companies, Products & Technology

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…

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3Com topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Companies, Products and Technology as prominent areas in the source structure around 3Com.

Related topics
112
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
115
Extracted relationships
167
Concept neighborhoods
28
Bridge connections
115

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 66 topics
Products · 29 topics
Overview · 17 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Founded
1979; 47 years ago (1979)
Industry
Computer network products
Headquarters
Marlborough, Massachusetts
Defunct
April 12, 2010; 16 years ago (2010-04-12)
Fate
Acquired by Hewlett-Packard
Founder
Robert Metcalfe and others

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Products

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How 3Com connects Entity context

The extracted context around 3Com shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, 3Com → Baseline, CD, China, Computer Telephony Integration, Consumer USB, Dirk Martin, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Fixed, Gigabit, H3C, HomeConnect, Internet Protocol, IP Telephony, Laser Library, Local, Modular Chassis, NBX, Network Storage, OfficeConnect Another extracted example is 3Com → Bill Krause, CEO, DEC LSI-11, DEC VAX-11, Ether-3270, EtherMail, Ethernet, EtherPrint, EtherSeries, EtherShare, Howard Charney, IBM, IBM PC, In, IPO, LAN, Metcalfe, Metcalfe's, PC-based, President. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

3Com

Top relations

related to Products · 42
3Com → Baseline, CD, China, Computer Telephony Integration, Consumer USB, Dirk Martin, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Fixed, Gigabit, H3C, HomeConnect, Internet Protocol, IP Telephony, Laser Library, Local, Modular Chassis, NBX, Network Storage, OfficeConnect
related to Founding and early days (1979–1996) · 24
3Com → Bill Krause, CEO, DEC LSI-11, DEC VAX-11, Ether-3270, EtherMail, Ethernet, EtherPrint, EtherSeries, EtherShare, Howard Charney, IBM, IBM PC, In, IPO, LAN, Metcalfe, Metcalfe's, PC-based, President
related to Acquisitions · 22
3Com → Audrey, Bought, Bridge Communications, Chipcom, Conferencelink, Convergent Technologies, Courier, Data Networks, H3C, Huawei's, Later, March, Megahertz, NBX, Networks, OnStream Networks, Palm, Primary Access, Sonix Communications, Sportster
related to Former subsidiaries · 21
3Com → Alameda, California, Call Technologies, Canada, Carrier Network Business, CommWorks, CommWorks Corporation, Corporation, Illinois, IP, It, LANsource, Ontario, Reston, Robotics, Rolling Meadows, Toronto, Total Control, Unified Messaging, UTStarcom
related to 1997–2000 · 18
3Com → Bruce Claflin, Cisco's AS5200, Commworks, Courier, DSL, In, In August, Inc, Internet, Palm, Sportster, The, This, Total Control, Total Control Hub, USR, USRobotics, UTStarcom
related to 2001 and beyond · 15
3Com → At, Benhamou, CEO, Claflin, H3C, He, Huawei, In January, In May, It, Marlborough, Massachusetts, NICs, Silicon Valley Santa Clara, The
related to Acquisition by HP · 9
3Com → Aruba Networks, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Hewlett-Packard, HP Inc, HP's, HPE, On April, On November, When Hewlett-Packard
Defunct · 1
3Com → April 12, 2010; 16 years ago (2010-04-12)
Fate · 1
3Com → Acquired by Hewlett-Packard
Founded · 1
3Com → 1979; 47 years ago (1979)

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

products company network business ethernet software computer 2000 technology metcalfe commworks acquisition technologies h3c huawei hewlett-packard product networking based market

3Com relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 167 structured relationships around 3Com. Examples in this analysis include 3Com → Defunct → April 12, 2010; 16 years ago (2010-04-12) and 3Com → Fate → Acquired by Hewlett-Packard. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
3ComDefunctApril 12, 2010; 16 years ago (2010-04-12)1.00infobox
3ComFateAcquired by Hewlett-Packard1.00infobox
3ComFounded1979; 47 years ago (1979)1.00infobox
3ComFounderRobert Metcalfe and others1.00infobox
3ComHeadquartersMarlborough, Massachusetts1.00infobox
3ComIndustryComputer network products1.00infobox
3ComParentHewlett-Packard (2009–2010)1.00infobox
3ComTraded asNasdaq: COMS (1984–2010), S&P 500 component (until 2010)1.00infobox
3ComTypePublic1.00infobox
3ComWebsiteOfficial website1.00infobox
Southwestern Bellinstance ofand increased its distribution channel with larger telephony partners0.80text
Metropark Communicationsinstance ofand increased its distribution channel with larger telephony partners0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around 3Com bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Network, Technology and H3c. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • 3Com
    • Network
    • Technology
    • H3c
    • Commworks
    • Business
    • Became
    • Market
    • Computer
    • Products
    • Sold
    • Acquisition
    • Hewlett-packard
  • 3com
    • Network
    • Technology
    • H3c
    • Commworks
    • Business
    • Became
    • Market
    • Computer
    • Products
    • Sold
    • Acquisition
    • Hewlett-packard
  • computer network
    • Network
    • Ethernet
    • Wireless
    • Access
    • Routers
    • Business
    • Software
    • Products
    • Xns
    • Metcalfe
    • Networking
    • Technology
  • network interface controller
    • Wireless
    • Access
    • Routers
    • Business
    • Software
    • Products
    • Xns
    • Technology
    • Also
    • Control
    • Gateway
    • Based
  • wide area network
    • Wireless
    • Access
    • Routers
    • Business
    • Software
    • Products
    • Xns
    • Technology
    • Also
    • Control
    • Gateway
    • Based
  • xerox network systems
    • Wireless
    • Access
    • Routers
    • Business
    • Software
    • Products
    • Xns
    • Technology
    • Also
    • Control
    • Gateway
    • Based
  • local area network
    • Wireless
    • Access
    • Routers
    • Business
    • Software
    • Products
    • Xns
    • Technology
    • Also
    • Control
    • Gateway
    • Based
  • network management
    • Wireless
    • Access
    • Routers
    • Business
    • Software
    • Products
    • Xns
    • Technology
    • Also
    • Control
    • Gateway
    • Based

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For 3Com, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects 3Com with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
3Com — History · splits 49 ⟂ 67
3Com — Products · splits 86 ⟂ 30
3Com — Overview · splits 98 ⟂ 18

Map overview Semantic statistics

3Com

Nodes116
Edges115
Triples167
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017241
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around 3Com to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Companies, Products & Technology, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — 3Com · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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