Robert Metcalfe
1946-
American computer engineer who invented the Ethernet system of transmitting data from one computer to another. Ethernet helped make Local Area Networks (LANs) possible by providi...
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Robert Metcalfe is best known for his development of Ethernet and LAN technology as well as for founding the 3Com company.Robert Metcalfe was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1946, although he grew up o...
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Network equipment maker 3Com Corp. is giving up its independence in a $2.2 billion buyout by Bain Capital Partners, but it's gaining freedom from the whims of the market and a chance to expand in C...
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Robert Metcalfe
Robert M. Metcalfe
Bain Capital Partners to buy out 3Com
