3Com has been working to streamline secure network solution making them cost effective and power efficient. The company has now decided to integrate its interruption technology by introducing appliances and switch modules based on VPN (virtual private network) technology from H3C.

The company will introduce blades with the TippingPoint IPS from the first quarter of 2010 besides starting a single management platform from TippingPoint's Security Management System (SMS)

The European Commission has approved Hewlett-Packard's US$2.7 billion takeover of 3Com without attaching conditions.

"The Commission's investigation confirmed that the merged company would continue to face a number of global and effective competitors giving customers the choice from a range of alternative providers for switches and routers," the Commission said in a statement.