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• Re: 3Com sold ?
  True 3Com has been shredded, trimmed and still for the last
  several quarters they have been bleeding.
  The company still has some cash in hand, a good (ok) presence
  in the SMB market, security market etc. Their switching and
  their core H3C is still have to come out and prove itself.
  All said and done there is value for Bain Capital. The fact is
  there are many companies in the east that lack the expertise and
  The power to reach the customers here in the US and EMEA.
  Take a look at some of the best know companies like Huawei,
  UTStarcom, Lenova
  you name it and they have issues. Quality problems, brand
  name and recognition problem. 3Com brand is well known, this
  gives a Huawei a good conduit to reach customers.
  The issue at 3Com has always been Strategy ? They have plenty
  of Strategy. None that last for more than 3 months. Each time
  they come up with one just to change it 3 months down the
  road.
  
  Bain I am sure would be make some significant changes and
  would see how to explore the brand name and 3Com?s reach
  and promote products from Huawei to the west.
  3Com also has a good quality process and procedures which
  could help Huawei to produce better products. As a former
  employee of 3Com I think this is a good move for 3Com
  and if Bain makes good changes at the top and integrates
  products from Huawei Cisco, Juniper and Extreme would have to
  watch out. In reply to: "3Com sold? You're joking, right?"

  September 28, 2007

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