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Acquisitions
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 ExiO
Communications, Inc.
Dec. 14, 2000 -- ExiO is a leading developer of in-building,
wireless technologies for corporate networks based on standard, Code
Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technologies. ExiO's wireless telephony
solution builds on Cisco's existing wireless technology that enables
enterprise customers to add the convenience of mobility to voice-over-IP
(Internet Protocol) services. This acquisition further strengthens
Cisco's commitment to the development of a fully converged network,
which supports multiple wireless standards, including GSM and CDMA
for integrated mobile voice and data services.
Market Opportunity: Wireless Networks |
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 Radiata,
Inc.
Nov. 13, 2000 -- Radiata is a leading supplier of chipsets
for high-speed wireless networks. This acquisition strengthens Cisco's
New World strategy by expanding its ability to deliver next generation
wireless networks using the IEEE 802.11a standard for faster data
rates. Radiata provides Cisco with leading semiconductor technology
and extensive radio and modem systems expertise for developing next-generation
wireless networks, which will operate in the unlicensed 5 GHz frequency
range, will enable wireless communications between devices at speeds
up to 54Mbps, which has previously only been possible with wired connections.
Market Opportunity: Wireless LAN |
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 Active
Voice Corporation
Nov. 10, 2000 -- Active Voice, Corp.is a leading provider
of IP-based Unified Messaging solutions for the enterprise and small/medium
business customer. Unified Messaging consolidates voicemail, e-mail,
and fax messages on a single IP network, accessible independent of
location, time or device. Unified Messaging (UM), a key component
of Unified Communications (UC), is an important initiative for Cisco
that paints a very compelling picture for the future of communications
applications and supports our direction with the Architecture for
Voice, Video, and Integrated Data (AVVID) for the corporate enterprise.
Cisco also delivers UC solutions for the service provider market through
its uOne software platform/technology.
Market Opportunity: Unified Messaging |
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 CAIS
Software Solutions
Oct. 20, 2000 -- CAISsoft offers software applications
that enable service providers to provide and manage high-speed, broadband
Internet services in the multi-unit building market (MxU). CAISsoft's
suite of server-based software applications complements Cisco's existing
in-building DSL, Ethernet, cable, wireless and VPN network solutions.
It enables broadband service providers to deploy, market and operate
services for the multi-family, multi-tenant and hospitality markets.
CAISsoft's application, the IPORT Broadband Provisioning System, provides
security, authorization, accounting, billing, reporting, policy, and
management functionality.
Market Opportunity: Broadband Service Management Solutions |
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 Vovida
Networks, Inc.
Sept. 28, 2000 -- Vovida is a communications software
provider and supplier of networking protocols. The Vovida Open Communication
Application Library (VOCAL) is a family of packet telephony networking
software. Their open source software license allows developers to
use the code royalty-free while benefiting from the improvements contributed
by a global development community.
Market Opportunity: Voice over IP (VoIP) |
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 IPCell
Technologies, Inc.
Sept. 28, 2000 -- IPCell provides software for broadband
access networks combining IP and telephony services. IPCell has developed
an interface between the call control and service layers for voice
over packet applications. It has also developed Opticall, a call agent
for legacy-free "greenfield" broadband access packet-based
telephony networks.
Market Opportunity: Voice and Data Integrated Access Services |
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 PixStream,
Inc.
Aug. 31, 2000 -- PixStream Corporation is a provider
of hardware and software solutions that enable network service providers
and enterprises to reliably distribute and manage digital video and
streaming media across broadband networks. PixStream's carrier class
products will allow Cisco to provide a single end-to-end solution
for the delivery and management of video and streaming media across
broadband networks. Their products are complementary with Cisco's
V-Bits technology and fits well into Cisco's Architecture for Voice,
Video and Integrated Data (AVVID). PixStream provides Cisco a strong
foundation of video networking expertise, including senior management
and engineering. The acquisition of PixStream signals Cisco's commitment
to enable IP-based entertainment services over broadband (e.g., broadcast
video, VOD, multi-player games, etc.).
Market Opportunity: Distribute and Manage Digital Video |
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 IPmobile,
Inc.
Aug. 1, 2000 -- IPmobile is a leading provider of software
systems that enable service providers to build the next generation
IP-based wireless infrastructure known as third generation or '3G'
networks. 3G networks will allow the creation of the Mobile Wireless
Internet, which refers to the convergence of Internet-related data
services and mobile wireless services. 3G networks will be based on
the Internet Protocol (IP) and will seamlessly merge with the Internet
that exists today. IPmobile is a leading developer of IP Radio Access
Networks (IP-RAN) that will connect wireless base stations to the
Internet in 3G networks. RANs control and manage the radio networks
between the user devices and the base stations, while providing access
to data and voice services.
Market Opportunity: Mobile Wireless Internet |
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 NuSpeed
Internet Systems, Inc.
July 27, 2000 -- NuSpeed Internet Systems' technology
connects storage area networks and Internet Protocol networks. NuSpeed
Internet Systems technology will be implemented in Cisco solutions
to interconnect storage area networks with metropolitan area networks
(MANs), wide area networks (WANs) and local area networks (LANs).
NuSpeed Internet Systems is a leading company in implementing the
iSCSI protocol that provides a way for the two disparate networks
to communicate. Customers benefit by managing a single, common network
infrastructure as opposed to two separate and distinct environments.
Market Opportunity: IP-enable Storage Area Networking Technology |
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 Komodo
Tehnology, Inc.
July 25, 2000 -- Komodo Technology is a leading developer
of Voice-over-IP (VoIP) devices that allow analog telephones to place
calls over IP-based networks. This acquisition strengthens Cisco's
service provider solutions by offering a smooth transition path from
traditional circuit-switched networks to new packet-based networks.
Komodo's VoIP devices are cost-effective solutions that will help
service providers meet the growing demand for IP telephone services
by supporting customers with analog telephones. An analog phone can
be connected directly to Komodo's product, which connects via an internal
modem to a standard telephone line or via an Ethernet jack to a broadband
(DSL, cable or wireless) access device.
Market Opportunity: Voice-over-IP (VoIP) Devices for Analog
Phones |
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 Netiverse,
Ltd.
July 7, 2000 -- Netiverse is a leading provider of
content acceleration technology that enhances the performance and
functionality of networking devices. This acquisition strengthens
Cisco's content networking solutions by offering its customers added
performance capabilities for meeting the growing demands of distributing
web content and managing large amounts of Internet traffic. Netiverse's
technology was developed specifically for use across multiple product
lines and will be integrated into Cisco's existing content networking
solutions.
Market Opportunity: Content Aware Switches |
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 HyNEX,
Ltd.
June 5, 2000 -- HyNEX, a subsidiary of Elbit, Ltd.
(Nasdaq: ELBTF), is a leading developer of intelligent access devices
for ATM network providers. HyNEX's products strengthen Cisco's solution
for service providers in international markets by accelerating the
deployment of IP+ATM networks. This enables service providers to deliver
an expanded range of data, voice and video services as well as provide
large enterprises with managed network services and service level
agreements. HyNEX's products complement the Cisco 3800 family of access
routers as a higher end network convergence product for customer premises.
Market Opportunity: ATM and IP solutions |
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 Qeyton
Systems
May 12, 2000 -- Qeyton is the developer of Metropolitan
Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (MDWDM) technology. The acquisition
of Qeyton Systems expands Cisco's optical networking capabilities
and enables Cisco to provide a comprehensive end-to end optical networking
solution for service providers' metropolitan networks. Qeyton's Metro
DWDM technology links carriers points of presence (POPs) and customer
sites with an optical ring and enables Cisco to offer service providers
increased capacity without needing to add or lease new fiber in the
metropolitan areas. Qeyton Systems optical technology will be seamlessly
integrated with optical products and technology in Cisco's Optical
Networking Solutions (ONS) 15000 family of products.
Market Opportunity: Metropolitan DWDM Technology |
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 ArrowPoint
Communications, Inc.
May 5, 2000 -- ArrowPoint Communications is a leading
provider of content switches that optimize the delivery of web content.
ArrowPoint's products will provide a new level of intelligence that
will enable ISPs, Web hosting companies and other customers to create
a faster, more reliable Web experience, and its services can direct
traffic based on information such as the content being requested and
the frequency of the content request.
Market Opportunity: Content Networking Technology |
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 Seagull
Semiconductor, Ltd.
April 12, 2000 -- Seagull is a leading developer of
silicon technology. The subsidiary of Seagull which Cisco acquired
is comprised of Seagull’s core technology development team. Seagull’s
development team has high-speed silicon expertise which will allow
Cisco to accelerate the development of terabit performance routers,
and also strengthens Cisco's New World strategy by enhancing its ability
to provide next generation IP networking infrastructures to service
providers.
Market Opportunity: High-speed Silicon for Terabit Routers. |
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 PentaCom
Ltd.
April 11, 2000 -- Pentacom is a leading provider of
products implementing Spatial Reuse Protocol (SRP) which allows IP
based metropolitan networks to offer the same protection and restoration
benefits as SONET-based networks while doubling bandwidth efficiency.
Pentacom's technology provides fiber management and hubbing for IP
transport networks. This acquisition underscores Cisco's New World
strategy to deliver end-to-end IP based solutions for service providers
to deploy advanced data, voice and video services.
Market Opportunity: Metro IP Networks. |
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 SightPath,
Inc.
March 29, 2000 -- SightPath is a leading provider of
appliances for creating intelligent Content Delivery Networks (CDN's).
Cisco is acquiring SightPath to give its customers the ability to
create CDNs using existing Internet and Intranet infrastructure.
Market Opportunity: Content Delivery Optimizers |
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 infoGear
Technology Corp.
March 16, 2000 -- InfoGear is a leading provider of
Internet appliances and software used to manage information appliances
for Internet access. This acquisition increases Cisco's ability to
provide the service providers, consumer-based businesses and vertical
markets with a complete end-to-end solution for the deployment of
advanced data, voice and video services.
Market Opportunity: Software to Manage Information Appliances
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 JetCell,
Inc.
March 16, 2000 -- JetCell is a leading developer of
standards-based, in-building wireless telephony solutions for corporate
networks. JetCell's open, standards-based wireless technology will
extend Cisco's AVVID architecture into the wireless domain, integrating
New World IP telephony solutions with traditional PBX systems.
Market Opportunity: In-building Wireless Telephony |
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 Atlantech
Technologies Ltd.
March 1, 2000 -- Atlantech is a leading provider of
network element management software, which is designed to help configure
and monitor network hardware. It provides service providers and ecosystem
partners with a single integrated platform for enabling network management
functionality across multiple diverse networks.
Market Opportunity: Network Element Management Software |
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 Growth
Networks, Inc.
February 16, 2000 -- Growth Networks is a market
leader in Internet switching fabrics, a new category of networking
silicon. Growth Networks’ technology will allow service providers
to deploy advanced systems with switching capacities that scale
from 10’s of gigabits per second (Gbps) to 10’s of terabits per
second (Tbps), meeting customers’ critical requirements for scalability,
flexibility, multi-service support and quality of service.
Market Opportunity: Internet Switching Fabrics
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 Altiga
Networks
January 19, 2000 -- Altiga is a market leader
in integrated VPN solutions for remote access applications.
Its product suite will complement Cisco's existing family of
VPN routers and security appliances. Altiga's integrated VPN
client, remote access gateway and management solutions will
extend Cisco's broad VPN portfolio, providing enhanced VPN scalability,
manageability and performance for enterprise edge applications
including service provider-managed remote access.
Market Opportunity: Enterprise
VPN Solutions |
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 Compatible
Systems Corp.
January 19, 2000 -- Compatible is a leading
developer of standards-based, reliable and scalable VPN solutions
for service provider networks. Its industry-leading platform
enables service providers to deploy robust, IPSec architectures
for VPN services.
Market Opportunity: Service Provider VPN Solutions |
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