Word: 3com
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...Congress and legislatures in the U.K., Europe, and Japan are faced with whether or not to let key companies in important industries pass into Chines hands. Last year, the Congress effectively blocked a deal for Chinese electronics firm Huawei Technologies to buy 3Com. The reasoning was the U.S. did not want critical telecom equipment intellectual property to be easily accessible to China. (See pictures of the global financial crisis...
...puts the interests of Congress against the interests of shareholders. PetroChina is paying a 24% premium to buy its new stake in Singapore Petroleum. If a Chinese firm offered a similar premium to buy a US-based energy or refining operation, would Congress block the deal? If the 3Com transaction is any indication, potential shareholder profits would be trumped by a government decision that it does not want China to have control of assets that are part of the fabric of American economic and business interests...
...software world, Murray, 42, is something of a turnaround king. After all, he primed three of the ailing companies he once headed--the Learning Company, Stream International and Modus Media--for lucrative buyouts. His newest charge is 3Com Corp., which has not been profitable for five years. He says his first priorities will be to focus on expanding 3Com's China presence and promoting the firm's cybersecurity technology. But is there a sale in 3Com's future? Says a noncommittal Murray: "It's always about driving up value for shareholders. I've had a successful track record...
...competition includes such telephone-equipment makers as Avaya, Citel Technologies, Mitel Networks, NEC, Nortel Networks and Siemens, which are all pitching products to move customers from traditional phone systems to a converged voice-and-data network. On the other side, network-equipment makers like Cisco and 3Com are suggesting that companies dump their phone providers entirely and go with IP-enabled systems and phones. IP start-ups like Pingtel, Shoreline Communications, Sylantro, Veraz Networks and Vertical Networks are pushing both sides to innovate...
...folks at Cisco and 3Com argue, of course, that everyone should get on an IP-based network--at once. Those who wait, they say, will fall behind competitors not only in cost savings but also in learning how to use a converged network as a strategic asset. "There's no question at this point that all communication will ultimately be IP based," says Charles Giancarlo, senior vice president of product development at Cisco. He may be right: most businesses now outfitting new offices for telephony tend to go with VOIP instead of traditional phone lines...