3Com's sale to China outfit may be security threat
Critics worry that 3Com's networking technology could let China readily eavesdrop on U.S. domestic conversations.
FORTUNE Magazine
By Jon Fortt, Fortune
September 29 2007: 12:30 PM EDT
(Fortune) -- When does a Chinese company's strategic technology investment become a national security risk?
Lawmakers were starting to ask that question Friday after 3Com (Charts), a struggling manufacturer of networking equipment, announced plans to sell itself to private equity firm Bain Capital Partners, and Chinese networking giant Huawei Technologies in a $2.2 billion cash deal.
