He continued his studies in Paris and graduated with a "diplôme d'Ingénieur" from École nationale supérieure d'arts et métiers (Ai.

Benhamou nurtured the integration of Palm Computing into 3Com following its acquisition as part of U.S. Robotics in 1997.

Benhamou's leadership at 3Com helped Palm Computing grow further, leveraging its success and positioning it as a leading brand in the emerging personal digital assistant (PDA) market.

[1] Considered an outstanding entrepreneur, Benhamou won the Nessim Habif prize in 1997 from École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers.

After his tenures as CEO of 3Com and of Palm, Benhamou continued to serve as chairman of both companies until their acquisition by Hewlett-Packard in April 2010.