Riverbed Technology, Inc. (RVBD), a leading provider of wide-area data services (WDS) to companies that utilize wide-area networks (WAN), reported better than expected second quarter results yesterday after the close. Revenues increased 51% year-over-year to $81.6 million vs. analysts’ estimates of $77.0 million. The bottom line swung to a loss of $869,000 vs.

3Com Corp. (Nasdaq: COMS) provides secure, converged voice and data networking solutions. The company announced an agreement with Realtek Group that puts an end to a lengthy patent dispute between the companies and put millions of dollars back in the bank for 3Com.