3Com: one of the longest running shows in networking

12.11.2009
Now , 3Com has a long and varied history, summarized here.

1979 – 3Com is founded, and it turns out that , the father of Ethernet, is the father of 3Com, too. He holds the post of CEO for three years.

1981 – The company ships its first product, an Ethernet adapter.

1984 – Its initial public offering yields $10 million in stock revenue.

1986 – The company relies on , servers and its network operating system 3+ for most of its sales.

1988 – 3Com ships 3+Open, the first network operating system based on Microsoft’s LAN Manager.