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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SEGE RONALD   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 3COM CORP [COMS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and COO (Last) (First) (Middle) 350 CAMPUS DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/12/2010 (Street) MARLBOROUGH, MA 01752-3064 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 04/12/2010   D   867,333 (1) D (2) 0 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 2.61

04/12/2010

D

2,000,000

(3)

05/06/2015

Common Stock

2,000,000

(4)

0

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 4

04/12/2010

D

206,000

(5)

08/07/2016

Common Stock

206,000

(6)

0

D

Performance Shares

(7)

04/12/2010

A

103,000

(8)

(9)

Common Stock

103,000

$ 0

103,000

D

Performance Shares

(7)

04/12/2010

D

103,000

(8)

(9)

Common Stock

103,000

(10)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SEGE RONALD 350 CAMPUS DRIVE MARLBOROUGH, MA 01752-3064	X		President and COO

Signatures

/s/ Ronald A. Sege		04/14/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 666,666 shares of restricted stock.
(2)	Pursuant to the Merger Agreement between the Issuer and Hewlett-Packard Company ("HP") dated November 11, 2009 (the "Merger Agreement"), each share of COMS common stock will be exchanged for $7.90 in cash and each share of COMS restricted common stock will be assumed by HP and converted into 98,295 shares of HP restricted common stock.
(3)	The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on May 6, 2009.
(4)	Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the 1,500,000 unvested shares subject to the option will be assumed by HP and converted into an option to purchase 221,164 shares of HP common stock at an exercise price of $17.71 per share, and the 500,000 vested shares subject to the option will be cancelled in exchange for a cash payment for each share equal to the excess of $7.90 over the per share exercise price of the option.
(5)	The option vests on August 7, 2012, subject to performance-based acceleration.
(6)	Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the option will be assumed by HP and converted into an option to purchase 30,373 shares of HP common stock at an exercise price of $27.13 per share.
(7)	Each performance-based restricted stock unit (the "PRSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of COMS common stock. In accordance with the terms of the PRSU agreement, the performance metrics will be deemed met at target levels upon the effectiveness of the merger.
(8)	The PRSUs will be deemed earned at target upon the effectiveness of the merger and will subsequently vest in three equal annual installments beginning on August 7, 2010.
(9)	Not applicable.
(10)	Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the PRSU's will be assumed by HP and converted into 15,186 HP restricted stock units.

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