robotics
RSS roboticsCeBIT Update: Past comes back to haunt US Robotics veterans
News The stand was the first public outing for US Robotics (USR) Europe. Gillian Bower, UK country manager for US Robotics, said: "A lot of 3Com packaging was left over. Since the spin-off of the business... [29 Mar 2001]
3Com settles shareholder suit with $259m pay out
News Shareholders complained that 3Com artificially boosted its share price in the lead up to the merger by falsely inflating its own earnings, and concealing flagging demand for US Robotics' modems. They include Eric... [06 Nov 2000]
3Com leadership grapples with going from good to great
Comment The company's current troubles can be traced to their biggest triumph, the 1997 acquisition of US Robotics. So while Larry Ellison, Scott McNealy and - to lesser extent - Bill Gates vied with each other to deliver the... [29 Sep 2000]
Transatlantic Cable: Greasy Palm
Comment Originally founded in 1992 by Donna Dubinsky and Jeff Hawkins (who now head up the rival PDA company Handspring), it was bought out by modem company US Robotics, who were in turn bought out by 3Com. Scarcely a day goes... [14 Mar 2000]
Patent Office backs Xerox in 3Com Palm dispute
News Xerox originally sued US Robotics before it was taken over by 3Com. Xerox has won the support of the Patent Office in its legal battle against 3Com for patent violation of the handwriting recognition software used in the... [11 Jan 2000]
Warwick and Pittsburgh University unite for e-training
News Carnegie-Mellon University is known for its research into robotics and computer-aided design. The University of Warwick is teaming up with Pittsburgh based, Carnegie-Mellon University, to set up a $42m centre to coach... [19 Nov 1999]
Robotics firm makes US acquisition
News European robotics specialist, Robotic Technology Systems (RTS), has acquired US-based software firm, Enabling Technology for £1.9m. RTS, which specialises in industrial automation and supplies Internet solutions to the... [05 Jul 1999]
Y2K set to curb storage upgrades
News The analyst house claims users not already deploying significant tape subsystem upgrades - including media, transports, robotics and virtual systems - will probably find spending approval limited to tactical upgrades. [27 Apr 1999]
Bob Jones joins Datatec
News John McCartney, former president of US Robotics will also take up an appointment at the firm. Veteran IT guru Bob Jones has joined Datatec, a South African distributor and systems integrator. The two will be joint chairmen. [09 Oct 1998]
Storage Technology wins SNCF contract
News The French Railway, SNCF, has chosen Storage Technology to supply it with robotics machinery. The FF3m deal covers the roll-out of a robotics system at SNCF's data processing centre in Lille. [21 Aug 1998]
Top manufacturers gain by spending less on IT
News He added that "things can escalate to disastrous proportions", citing the problems two years ago at Fiat's manufacturing plant in Turin, Italy, where robotics got so out of control that operations had to be closed down... [14 Jul 1998]
