3com Corp

3Com Corp., maker of computer-networking equipment, asked a federal court in Texas to let it help joint venture partner Huawei Technologies Co. fight a patent lawsuit filed by Cisco Systems Inc. 3Com and Huawei want the court to rule that gear developed by their venture doesn't infringe Cisco's patents. The new products "are substantially different from those in the dispute between Cisco and Huawei," Santa Clara, Calif.-based 3Com said.

3Com Corp. said it is revising previously reported financial results because of a Securities and Exchange Commission review of its filings after its acquisition of U.S. Robotics Corp. 3Com Chief Financial Officer Chris Paisley said in a statement that the company will also be revising its first- and second-quarter filings for fiscal 1998 as soon as possible. The Santa Clara-based networking company will reduce the restructuring charge for U.S.

3Com Corp. has agreed to buy privately held NBX Corp. of Andover, Mass., for $90 million in cash plus stock options. NBX makes equipment that allows voice and data to be sent over the same computer network. The deal is expected to close in March. 3Com, a Santa Clara, Calif., data communications equipment maker, does not expect to lay off any of NBX's 87 employees, a 3Com spokesman said.

Santa Clara-based 3Com Corp. introduced its first low-cost consumer videophone, a $449 device designed and built by 8x8 Inc. The Bigpicture videophone works with a television and a touch-tone telephone and uses ordinary analog phone lines. It will compete with the $500 ViaTV unit introduced by Santa Clara-based 8x8 in February and the $650 C-Phone Home sold by Wilmington, N.C.-based C-Phone Corp.

Shares of 3Com Corp., the No. 2 maker of computer networking equipment, climbed 6.9% on Thursday to a record amid rising enthusiasm for next week's initial public offering of shares in its Palm Inc. unit. 3Com rose $5.38 to $83, surpassing the previous high of $80.13 on Dec. 9, 1996. The stock traded as low as 20 in April 1999. Shares of Santa Clara, Calif.-based 3Com have tripled since it unveiled plans for the Palm IPO and spinoff in September. The company's 1997 acquisition of modem maker U.

3Com Corp. said its fiscal second-quarter earnings fell slightly and warned that third-quarter profit will be less than expected because customers are delaying purchases over year 2000 concerns, sending its shares down as much as 15% in after-hours trading. The shares had closed up $4.25 at $53.13 on Nasdaq. Separately, 3Com's chief financial officer since 1985, Chris Paisley, 46, said he plans to retire from the company next summer.

Computer networking-equipment maker 3Com Corp. reported fiscal fourth-quarter results that were in line with analyst expectations, saying its ongoing restructuring is on track to be completed by the end of its first fiscal quarter. Santa Clara, Calif.-based 3Com said it had a loss of $146.8 million, or 42 cents a share, contrasted with year-ago net income of $87.5 million, or 24 cents. Sales fell to $763.7 million from $1.

3Com Corp. is expected to report Monday that its fiscal third-quarter profit was little changed as falling sales of computer networking equipment canceled out gains from Palm Inc. electronic organizers, analysts said. Profit in the quarter ended Feb. 25 was 25 cents a share, compared with 24 cents a year earlier, according to First Call/Thomson Financial. Analysts expect revenue of $1.4 billion to $1.46 billion at the No. 2 networking company, compared with $1.41 billion a year ago.

Computer networking company 3Com Corp. said in a filing with federal regulators that it expects to incur restructuring charges of up to $375 million as a result of its merger with U.S. Robotics Corp., a maker of computer modems. The Santa Clara company and Skokie, Ill.-based U.S. Robotics completed their multibillion-dollar merger in June. 3Com said the nonrecurring costs will be charged to operations in its fiscal first quarter, which began June 1.

3Com Corp., a maker of computer networking equipment, lost $59.2 million in its fiscal first quarter on marketing and research costs that the company hopes will help it return to profitability. The loss of 17 cents a share contrasts with net income of $137.5 million, or 38 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. Revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 1 fell 23% to $933.8 million. Excluding acquisition costs, a reorganization charge and investment gains, 3Com said its loss was $41.