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		<title>(HPQ) Hewlett-Packard to Acquire 3Com</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hewlett Packard Company (HPQ) is planning to take over networking gear maker 3Com Corporation (COMS). The acquisition, valued at $2.7 billion, enables HP to challenge networking leader Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) on its own turf. HP’s current networking products, sold under the ProCurve brand, generate around $1 billion in annual sales (less than 1% of the company’s total revenue). The product line lacks competitive data center switches, which makes it hard to take market share from well-entrenched Cisco. 3Com&#8217;s expertise is in networking products for data centers, which supports HP&#8217;s ProCurve networking equipment. Although the company has seen better times, it has been beefing up its portfolio by utilizing its design capabilities in low-cost China. The company is, therefore, in a position to compete aggressively on price. 3Com’s challenges include ]]></description>
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