3com

3Com Corporation was a networking-technology pioneer founded in 1979 by Robert Metcalfe, the co-inventor of Ethernet, and colleagues; its name derived from "Computer, Communication, and Compatibility." 3Com built Ethernet network interface cards, switches, routers, and enterprise networking and security hardware, and at one point owned the Palm handheld computing business. An early Mayfield Fund portfolio investment (seed participation in 1981, alongside NEA, Venrock, and Sequoia), 3Com later operated the 3Com, H3C, and TippingPoint brands before being acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2010 for roughly $2.7 billion, after which the standalone brand was wound down. This record is a historical company profile; 3Com no longer operates an independent developer portal, public API, or live product surface (the 3com.com domain now serves a placeholder page).

3com is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Networking, Ethernet, Hardware, and Enterprise.

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ParentCompany

Source (apis.yml)

aid: 3com
deliveryModel:
  model: unknown
  open_source: false
  commercial: false
  callable_host: false
  label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
  confidence: low
  source:
  - none
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/3com.png
name: 3com
description: 3Com Corporation was a networking-technology pioneer founded in 1979 by Robert Metcalfe, the co-inventor of Ethernet,
  and colleagues; its name derived from "Computer, Communication, and Compatibility." 3Com built Ethernet network interface
  cards, switches, routers, and enterprise networking and security hardware, and at one point owned the Palm handheld computing
  business. An early Mayfield Fund portfolio investment (seed participation in 1981, alongside NEA, Venrock, and Sequoia),
  3Com later operated the 3Com, H3C, and TippingPoint brands before being acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2010 for roughly
  $2.7 billion, after which the standalone brand was wound down. This record is a historical company profile; 3Com no longer
  operates an independent developer portal, public API, or live product surface (the 3com.com domain now serves a placeholder
  page).
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/3com/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- mayfield
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
x-status: defunct
x-acquired-by: hewlett-packard
x-acquired-year: 2010
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-17'
tags:
- Company
- Networking
- Ethernet
- Hardware
- Enterprise
- Network Security
- Defunct
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence
common:
- type: ParentCompany
  url: https://apis.io/providers/hewlett-packard/
  name: Hewlett-Packard
  x-relationship: acquired
  x-evidence: An early Mayfield Fund portfolio investment (seed participation in 1981, alongside NEA, Venrock, and Sequoia),
    3Com later operated the 3Com, H3C, and TippingPoint brands before being acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2010 for roughly
    $2.

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