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  • 3Com seeks $66m divorce money over failed merger

    Networking vendor 3Com will chase private equity firm Bain Capital Partners for a US$66 million merger break-up fee after its proposed suitor pulled the plug on their merger deal late last week citing regulatory concerns.

  • Improving CRM implementation

    Customer relationship management tools can pay for themselves quickly if they can reduce customer churn, but they will only succeed with good management and clear objectives.

  • 3Com sold for US$2.2bn

    Networking company 3Com has announced it will be acquired by private equity company Bain Capital and former joint-venture partner Huawei Technologies, in a US$2.2 billion cash deal.

  • 3Com takes a SIP of VoIP

    The networking vendor has launched two telephony platforms and an open-source-based VoIP appliance, all aimed at smaller businesses.

  • Michael Dell back as CEO, Rollins resigns

    Michael Dell is back in charge of the company he founded after a terrible year for the PC maker.

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    Telstra's BT coat doesn't fit

    The vision of the future BT portrayed this week at an Australian conference was so far removed from how Telstra's David Quilty has described the British telco that I wonder if they were talking about the same UK.

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