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- Ding dong: 3Com, Bain, Huawei deal is dead
- Ding dong: 3Com, Bain, Huawei deal is deadSend Huawei and Co back to ChinaI'm completely happy. We should not allow any companies that are tied to / controlled by a foreign national government to purchase assets in the US. Maybe now that they won't own 3COM they can concentrate on...
- Tags: Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., DING DONG, 3Com Corp., Bain
- Discussion threads 2008-03-19
- Ding dong: 3Com, Bain, Huawei deal is dead
- 3Com on Wednesday officially declared its plan to be acquired by Bain and Huawei dead, saying that it was unable to allay U.S. national security concerns. 3Com, Bain and Huawei, a Chinese networking firm, had filed an application for the merger with Committee on Foreign Investment in...
- Tags: Bain, 3Com Corp., Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-19
- Proposed 3Com buyers aim to allay U.S. security concerns (again)
- Bain Capital and Huawei will resubmit its bid for 3Com to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. in hopes of closing a deal. A $2.2 billion buyout of 3Com has been hung up over concerns that China's Huawei would have access to critical U.S. security...
- Tags: U.S., Bain, 3Com Corp., Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Security, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-29
- TippingPoint tips balance in withdrawal of CFIUS application
- I met Mike Rothman last night for drinks. He was on a once in a lifetime pass through Southfield, Michigan. I found myself acting like many people do in the presence of a knowledgeable industry analyst. I asked questions. One of them was: "What about this 3Com mess?"...
- Tags: Bain, 3Com Corp., TippingPoint Technologies, Government, Ethernet, Vertical Industries, Food & Beverage, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software, Manufacturing, Richard Stiennon
- Blog posts 2008-02-22
- 3Com, Bain, Huawei pull filing with U.S. foreign investment committee
- 3Com, Bain, Huawei pull filing with U.S. foreign investment committeeIf the Pentagon is the issue then they should bail them out...If the biggest hurdle to having a foreign government purchase 3COM (which I personally don't like the idea) is because 3COM supplies equipment to the Pentagon then it would only...
- Tags: Pentagon, 3Com Corp., Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Bain
- Discussion threads 2008-02-21
- 3Com, Bain, Huawei pull filing with U.S. foreign investment committee
- The proposed 3Com takeover has hit another snag with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States CFIUS. In a statement Wednesday, 3Com said Bain Capital Partners and Huawei Technologies have withdrawn their filing with the CFIUS regarding their proposed merger. As background, the proposed takeover...
- Tags: Huawei Technologies, Bain, 3Com Corp., Business Structures, Mergers & Acquisitions, Security, Finance, Investment, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-20
- Bain to buy Texas Instruments unit
- Bain to buy Texas Instruments unithttp://rfid.bongomedia.comFor full RFID coverage check out http://rfid.bongomedia.com
- Tags: RFID, Bain, Texas Instruments Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-01-16
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- News to know: Open Office; Google; Security metrics; IT jobs
- Notable headlines: Dana Blankenhorn: What could Open Office do with a business model? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: First look at Ubuntu 8.10 - Intrepid Ibex. Gallery right Paul Murphy: Internet abuse and Cloud Computing An IT productivity horror story ...
- Tags: Job, Security, Google Inc., Power Management, Information Technology, Photograph, OpenOffice, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-07
- LinkedIn raises $53 million
- LinkedIn has raised another $53 million in venture capital to give the company a rough valuation of $1 billion. The social networking company said in a post that its latest round was led by Bain Capital Ventures, which joins...
- Tags: LinkedIn, Social Networking, Venture Capital, Investment, Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Finance, Financing Startups, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-18
- 3Com names new CEO; Eyes China expansion
- 3Com said Tuesday that it has appointed Robert Mao to replace Edgar Masri as CEO. The networking firm also brought on Ronald Sege as president and chief operating officer. The shakeup isn't entirely unexpected given the 3Com's inability to sell itself to a group of investors led...
- Tags: 3Com Corp., Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-29
- Fox Interactive reshuffles: Social media and making money tough
- Fox Interactive confirmed Friday that it has reshuffled its management and ad operations--a sign that problems monetizing Myspace persist. First, the generic headline from the statement that confirmed a lot of coverage. Fox Interactive named Adam Bain to be president of Fox Interactive Media Audience Network. Key...
- Tags: Revenue, Fox Interactive Media, Social Media, Rupert Murdoch, News Corp., MySpace, FIM, PaidContent, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-04
- News to know: HTC Shift; Airport firmware; Microsoft mesh; Novell; VoIP
- Notable headlines: David Morgenstern: Apple's security update breaks printer drivers, Instant Hijack component Airport firmware update enables AirDisk backups Mary Jo Foley: Whatever happened to Microsoft's 'other' mesh projects? Paula Rooney: Novell's SUSE Linux 11 to come in...
- Tags: Google Inc., Novell Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Firmware, E-mail, Telephony, Hd Dvd, Printers, Productivity, VOIP, Open Source, Online Communications, Networking, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Peripherals, Telecommunications, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-20
- News to know: Black Hat; VoIP design flaws; Vista SP1; Apple
- Notable headlines: Nate McFeters: Black Hat, Day 1: Cracking GSM and skimming ATMs George Ou: Design flaw in wireless VoIP handsets endanger the enterprise Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft fleshes out small-, mid-size Windows server plans Microsoft suspends distribution of Vista SP1...
- Tags: Black Hat, VoIP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Flaw, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-21
- 3Com may divest TippingPoint to seal takeover with Feds
- Bain Capital, the private equity firm trying to engineer a takeover of 3Com with Huawei Technologies, is reportedly offering to divest security software firm TippingPoint to win U.S. approval. According to Reuters, Bain offered up TippingPoint and other proposals to safeguard national security interests. ...
- Tags: 3Com Corp., TippingPoint Technologies, Intrusion Detection, IPO, Network Security, Security, Financial Services, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-13
- eBay CEO Whitman steps down; execs shuffled amid weak outlook
- eBay said Wednesday that CEO Meg Whitman will step down as president and CEO as of March 31. She will be replaced by John Donahoe, president of eBay's marketplace unit. The move was expected as reports leaked out that Whitman was leaving. Donahoe joined eBay in 2005...
- Tags: President, Earnings, eBay Inc., Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-23
- U.S. committee remains wary of 3Com takeover deal
- 3Com's takeover by Bain Capital and Huawei Technologies continues to get close scrutiny by the U.S. According to the Financial Times, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. is expected to extend a probe of the 3Com deal with Bain and Huawei. Under the deal, Bain and Huawei...
- Tags: U.S., Huawei Technologies, 3Com Corp., U.S.-China Economic Security Review Commission, Intrusion Prevention, Government, Security, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-02
- 3Com-Huawei deal 'in trouble' over China connection
- A proposed $3 billion cash deal between 3Com, Bain Capital and China's Huawei has been deemed a legitimate threat to U.S. national security, according to a report by Bill Gertz in the Washington Times. "The deal is in trouble," the paper an unnamed official as...
- Tags: U.S., China, Huawei Technologies, 3Com Corp., National Security, Gertz, Mergers & Acquisitions, Intrusion Prevention, Telephony, Investment, Finance, Security, Networking, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-12-03
- 3Com: China connection no risk to national security
- As I predicted two weeks ago, the 3Com/Bain Capital/Huawei transation has raised eyebrows in national security quarters. 3Com, which sells networking hardware and software and runs a side business that buys advance access to zero-day vulnerabilities, has voluntarily agreed to subject the $2 billion cash deal to...
- Tags: BainCapital LLC, 3Com Corp., National Security, Sales Strategy, Security, Investment, Sales, Finance, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-10-12
- 3Com (and TippingPoint) head to China in $2B cash deal
- Computer networking giant 3Com has been sold for $2 billion in cash to Bain Capital and Chinese telco equipment group Huawei Technologies. Bain, a private equity firm with headquarters in Mass., partnered with Huawei to offer $5.30 a share for 3Com (a 44% premium over the Sep....
- Tags: 3Com Corp., Connection, TippingPoint Technologies, IPO, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Financial Planning, Investment, Government, Security, Networking, Financial Services, Finance, Business Operations, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-09-28
- Why is Google afraid to buy Clear Channel?
- Google’s announcement of its radio ad sales brokerage agreement to resell less than 5% of number one radio station operator Clear Channel’s inventory came at a bad time, just days after Google declared its $3.1 billion all cash intended takeover of the Internet display business via DoubleClick.How so? While Google...
- Tags: Wall Street, Video, Radio, Google, Advertising, YouTube, Venture Capital, VC, Microsoft
- Blog posts 2007-04-17
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