3Com Marks its 30 Year Anniversary

This week, 3Com is celebrating 30 years since Ethernet-inventor Bob Metcalfe incorporated the company.

The company noted a number of achievements. Starting with the first commercial TCP/IP for UNIX, and then the introduction of the first “Thicknet” Ethernet Transceiver, the 3C100, 3Com’s 30-year timeline is dotted with customer-driven technology innovations such as:

The world’s first Ethernet adapter card for the PC
The world’s first commercial network operating system, Etherseries
Commercialization of Ethernet bridging which later evolved into Ethernet switching
Use of Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) to lower the cost and complexity of networking
The Ethernet stackable hub and switch
The invention and commercialization of Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Creation of IRF (XRN) virtual chassis stacking technology
Commercialization of voice-over-IP

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