Bridge Communications, Inc. was an American technology company founded in 1981 by Judy Estrin and Bill Carrico in Mountain View, California.
[2] Bridge Communications was founded in June 1981, when Judy Estrin and Bill Carrico left Zilog to address the growing demand for devices that could connect computers running different network protocols.
Early on, the company recruited technical leaders who helped develop multi-protocol routing and bridging products.
According to co-founder Judy Estrin, the company’s shipments included some of the earliest commercial routers,[2] anticipating the move toward the open-standards Internet Protocol (IP).
After the acquisition, many of Bridge Communications’ technologies and personnel were integrated into 3Com, which continued to expand its network product portfolio.