TippingPoint was an American software company with roots back to 1999 focused on network security products, particularly intrusion prevention systems for networks. TippingPoint was acquired by 3Com Corporation in 2005, and was run as an autonomous security-focused division from 2005 to 2010. On 12 April 2010, Hewlett-Packard completed a previously announced acquisition of 3Com. Until September 2011, TippingPoint has been an entity within HP Networking, the networking division of HP; as of today, the entity is under HP Software Division.