Market Computer in recent years knew numerous confluences. For example, ATI company now was integrated in AMD structure , which takes active part in the development of processors with the built-in core, whose first models will appear already in the following half-year. Furthermore, the graphic division AMD, in which was transformed ATI company , is now one of structural units inside AMD and the most successful in the commercial sense.
Associate reports that last Wednesday hewlett-Packard company declared about the intentions to acquire 3Com - one of the oldest and well-known producers of telecommunication equipment. The sum of transaction will compose $2,7 billion, which corresponds to $7,9 for each action of 3Com. This information already produced an increase in the actions of the latter by 5% to $5,69. Transaction on 3Com purchase by HP company will be completed in first half of the following year.
Both sides are interested in this transaction. HP obtains finished division with the developments in the sphere of telecommunication technologies, plus output to China market , where 3Com in the past year obtained half of incomes from operations. For 3Com the transaction with HP is advantageous since it will obtain access to the developed marketable and service network of computer giant - this will to increase the production sales volumes . Since HP and 3Com specialize predominantly in different products, the mutual integration of companies will be made without special complications and within the compressed periods.