Form 4 Ho David H Y For: Oct 07 (10K)

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Ho David H Y

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

350 CAMPUS DRIVE

(Street)

MARLBOROUGH

01752-3064

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/07/2009

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	10/07/2009		A		18,716 ⁽¹⁾	A	$ 0	18,716	D

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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Non-Derivative shares were awarded pursuant to 3Com Corporation's 2003 Stock Plan in accordance with a Compensation Committee policy to make annual grants to all non-employee directors on the fifth trading day of each October. These shares cannot be sold until vesting requirements have been met. The shares become vested on the first anniversary of the grant date.

	Hing Yuen Ho	10/08/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

By this limited Power of Attorney, the undersigned
hereby constitutes and appoints Neal Goldman, Julie
Petrini, Jeff Held, Keith Farris or Stacy 
Romain-Bishop, acting jointly or severally, his true
and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned
a Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Form 3
initial statement of beneficial ownership or Form 4
indicating any changes in the undersigned's beneficial
ownership of 3Com Corporation common stock reportable
on such form;

(2)execute for and on behalf of the undersigned a
SEC Form 5 indicating any changes in the undersigned's
beneficial ownership of 3Com Corporation common stock
reportable on such form for the fiscal year in which
such change occurs;

(3)do and perform any and all acts for and on
behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or
desirable to complete the execution of any such 
Form 3, Form 4, or Form 5 and the timely filing of
such forms with the SEC and any other appropriate
entity or authority; and 

(4)take any other action of any type whatsoever 
in connection with the foregoing which, in the 
opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit 
to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, 
the undersigned, it being understood that the 
documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf 
of the undersigned, pursuant to this Limited Power of 
Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain
such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact 
may approve in his discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such
attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and
perform all and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary and proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or do if personally present, with
full power of substitution or revocation, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact or his substitute or substitutes,
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this Limited Power of Attorney and the rights and
powers herein granted. 

Unless terminated in writing by the undersigned, the
authority granted under this Limited Power of Attorney
shall expire at such time as the undersigned ceases
to be an affiliate of 3Com Corporation.

IN WITHNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this 
Limited Power of Attorney to be executed as of
this 21 day of Nov, 2008.

/s/ DAVID H.Y. HO
_______________________
Signature

DAVID H.Y. HO
_______________________
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