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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 16 Running Cisco Huawei Bruce Claflin, the respected veteran chief executive of 3Com router vendors have a set of Maoist philosophy: the enemy’s enemy is our friend. November 17, this year’s ITU Telecom Asia’s largest international telecommunications exhibition Beijing two days after the end of the first, 3Com and Huawei jointly announced that Huawei-3Com Co., Ltd. was established formally approved and begin operations. The Company and 3Com by Huawei formed a joint venture enterprise registered in Hong Kong, the principal operating agency located in Hangzhou. This collaboration is prudent, from August 2002 Bruce first visit to the park in Shenzhen Huawei started, it had already started co-operation negotiations in March 2003 announced that the last established, after eight months. This cooperation is also risky. Cisco Huawei’s intellectual property litigation has just been settled, Cisco try to ensure that the lawsuit described as good and bad confrontation, Cisco Executive Vice President Charlie Giancarlo said that when he learned that their long-respected competitor to 3Com, and they are prosecuted establishment of a joint venture company, after 3 days nothing. Bruce for its new Chinese partner’s defense was ridicule, he said that Cisco’s Huawei accused of infringement of intellectual property is a ‘funny drama’. Bruce with the firm in cooperation with Huawei shows his position. Huawei-3Com’s English name is 3COM-HUAWEI, Chinese name is Huawei 3Com. Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei as chief executive officer, 3Com CEO Bruce Claflin served as Chairman of the Board. Huawei has a joint venture 51% of the shares, 3Com joint venture company owned 49% of the shares. Two years later, 3Com can choose to buy controlling stake. The new company has nearly 1,500 employees. Ren, the intention is clear, Huawei has not lost the courage to come back. Matter A temporary balance of victory seem more inclined to Cisco. It already is a well-known action: Ja