3Com has a long heritage of being a company that promotes and lives by strong values; values that are defined and promoted throughout the company. These include putting customers first, competing aggressively but fairly, forming mutually beneficial partnerships, and of particular note, acting with complete integrity in everything we do. Our 3Com Values and Code of Conduct underscore our commitment to manage our business effectively and win in the marketplace while maintaining high ethical standards.

Values 

Customers first!
Customers are the business reason for our existence. We will relentlessly serve their needs.

Compete to win.
Customers have choices. We must be their first choice. In everything that we do, we will be superior to our competitors.

Innovate with purpose.
Through constant innovation in all aspects of our business, we will have the courage to lead with superior products, services, solutions, and support. We will never be satisfied with the status quo; change will always be a way of life.

Develop strong partnerships.
We will strongly collaborate with colleagues across boundaries inside our company, and partners outside our company, to increase the value we bring to our customers and to the communities in which we live and work.

Motivate our people.
All the assets of our company are insignificant when compared to the capabilities of our employees. We will hire only the best, create an environment where we can thrive, and above all else, respect each individual's unique contributions.

Manage for results.
We are accountable for the results of our business; we will act with a sense of urgency to complete key tasks, make decisions, and will use metrics to measure performance. We will set deadlines and meet our commitments.

Reward our shareholders.
All 3Com employees are shareholders. The results of all our efforts will create increasing shareholder value.

Act with complete integrity.
We will treat customers, suppliers, partners, our communities and our employees as we would want to be treated--with the highest standards of respect, truthfulness and integrity.

3Com will remain a special place to work. These values will set a direction for all our activities. Sometimes tradeoffs must be made for which the values may seem in conflict. When this occurs, integrity will never be broken and customers first will be our primary guide.