Editing 3Com (section)

===Acquisitions===
3Com came close to merging with computer maker [[Convergent Technologies (Unisys)|Convergent Technologies]], abandoning the pact just two days before a vote was scheduled in March 1986.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pollack |first1=Andrew |title=CONVERGENT, 3COM FAIL IN MERGER PLAN |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/27/business/convergent-3com-fail-in-merger-plan.html |access-date=17 May 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=27 March 1986 |archive-date=7 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007083554/https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/27/business/convergent-3com-fail-in-merger-plan.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Later, 3Com went on to acquire the following:<ref>{{foldoc|3Com}}</ref>
* [[Bridge Communications]] in 1987
* [[BICC Data Networks]] in 1992
* [[Star-Tek]] in 1993
* [[Synernetics]] in 1993
* [[Centrum Communications|Centrum]] in 1994
* [[NiceCom]] in 1994
* [[AccessWorks]], [[Sonix Communications]], [[Primary Access]], and [[Chipcom]] in 1995
* Axon Networks and OnStream Networks in 1996
* [[USRobotics]] merger/acquisition in 1997 (included product lines: Sportster, Courier, Palm, [[Megahertz Corporation|Megahertz]], Conferencelink, Audrey, and more)
* NBX in 1999
* [[Kerbango]] in 2000
* [[TippingPoint]] in 2005
* Huawei-3Com (H3C) in 2007 (Bought out [[Huawei]]'s 49% stake for US$882 million from a 2003 joint venture)