After years spent battling obstruction of justice charges in an investigation of Credit Suisse First Boston, former investment banker Frank Quattrone is back with an investment firm of his own. Qatalyst Group, launched Monday by Quattrone and some former colleagues, is a technology-focused merchant ...
A $2.2 billion deal 3Com had been planning involving a private equity group and a Chinese telecommunications firm apparently fell apart Wednesday over security concerns. 3Com, a Marlborough, Mass.-based network equipment manufacturer, had agreed in September to accept an offer of $5.30 per share fro...
Cisco on Thursday unveiled a long-term plan meant to significantly expand its presence in China, saying it would spend as much as $16 billion -- nearly double the $8.5 billion it has spent in the past five years -- to build out the footprint it started there nearly 14 years ago. Cisco laid out a thr...
Virtual Private Networks, a staple in enterprise settings, are starting to gather momentum as a way to connect remote users and branch offices securely to the networks of small and medium-sized businesses. Smaller companies are finding VPNs cheaper to operate than more costly dedicated T1 phone line...
After a summertime lull, the private equity buyout trend returned to the tech sector Friday with networking systems maker 3Com agreeing to be bought by Bain Capital, with a minority stake going to China's largest networking company. Marlborough, Mass.-based 3Com -- which was at the forefront of the ...
Shareholders approved last week the merger of Lucent and Alcatel, a deal first announced in March. The pairing is one of a handful that has taken place in the telecommunications equipment market since the year began. The changes underscore the diminishing vitality of the telecom equipment market and...
Cisco sealed a deal this week to buy another consumer-oriented technology company, this time acquiring video-on-demand player Arroyo Video Solutions for US$92 million. The Arroyo buy is representative of the dominant networking gear maker's overall effort to connect to homes the way it has to busine...
Apple computer users have long been immune from the Internet nasties that infect users of Microsoft Windows PCs, but that's beginning to change, according to a report released Monday by the SANS Institute. The institute said in a statement that in light of recent attacks on Apple's Safari browser, S...
Hundreds of technology patents from Fortune 500 companies will go to the highest bidders on Thursday in what could be the first live, multi-lot technology patent auction in the United States. Sellers in the auction include Siemens, BellSouth, AT&T, Kimberly Clark and 3Com, as well as mid-sized ...
IBM and 3Com have announced an agreement to complement 3Com's VCX IP telephony with System i, IBM's all-in-one mid-market computing platform. The partnership allows businesses with 100 to 2,000 users to have an integrated VoIP and systems solution complete with hardware, software, storage and securi...
Expect an unprecedented tsunami of excitement.
Look for a bigger surge of enthusiasm compared to recent Apple events.
Anticipate the typical level of interest sparked by a wave of Apple news.
With only a mild ripple of interest.
WWDC, yawn.
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