Corporation Offer Letter, Dated As of May 9, 2007

Exhibit 10.1 May 9, 2007Jay Zager
[PERSONAL INFORMATION OMITTED]Dear Jay:It is my pleasure to extend to you an offer of employment with 3Com Corporation (" 3Com" or the " Company" ) as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. You will work out of the Company' s Marlborough office, reporting directly to Edgar Masri, President and Chief Executive Officer. Your expected start date is to be mutually agreed upon. Subject to the approval of the 3Com Board of Directors, the Company expects to designate you as a Section 16 officer of 3Com, and thus you would be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16 of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the regulations relating thereto.Your annualized base salary will be $400,000, paid bi-weekly in accordance with the Company' s regular payroll practices and subject to applicable taxes and withholding. You will be eligible to participate in the Company' s discretionary bonus program, 3Bonus. Your 3Bonus target amount will be 65% of your base salary, payable semi-annually. Payments under the 3Bonus plan are discretionary and are based on various factors, including Company and individual performance. The Company reserves the right to amend, modify and/or terminate the 3Bonus program and other incentive compensation programs at its discretion, subject to all applicable laws and regulations.3Com also offers a competitive complement of benefits. You will be eligible to accrue 20 days of Paid Time Off per year, subject to the terms and conditions of the Company' s Paid Time Off policy. 3Com also has eleven (11) Company-recognized/assigned paid holidays and provides employees with up to two (2) personal floating holidays, subject to the terms of the 3Com Holiday Policy. In addition, you will be eligible to participate in the Company' s standard benefit plans, including Company-sponsored insurance plans, the Company' s Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and the Company' s 401(k) Plan, subject to the terms and conditions of the policies and/or plan documents governing those benefit programs. The Company reserves the right to amend, modify and/or terminate its benefit programs at its discretion, subject to all applicable laws and regulations.We are pleased to offer you a one-time sign-on bonus of $200,000, payable within thirty (30) days of your start date. By signing below, you agree that if you voluntarily terminate your employment with the Company within one (1) year of your start date, you will reimburse the Company for the gross amount of the sign-on bonus ...