Corporate Development

Dedicated to innovation as the path to growth and sustainability of market leadership, Cisco takes a broad approach that includes multiple strategies. Corporate Development, led by Ned Hooper, plays an important role in fueling the strategy of innovation for growth.

Acquisitions		Investments and Partnerships		Technology Management
The companies we acquire bring Cisco great talent and technology, mature products, or new business models.		Investments and investment partnerships help Cisco gain experience in new technologies and markets.		Corporate Development helps evaluate and shape new technologies into the right fit for Cisco.

Key Markets

Collaboration

In today’s global business environment, companies that move quickly to embrace collaborative processes and tools will thrive.

Consumer

Consumer focused technologies will enable people to live a connected life that is more personal, more social, and more visual.

Global

The emergence of developing countries and markets as centers of innovation, economic growth, and talent presents major growth opportunities.

Video

Video is becoming the most important means by which we communicate and share information.

Virtualization

Virtualization in the data center represents a huge market opportunity as virtualization moves to the desktop and the home.

What's New

Cisco Announces Agreement to Acquire DVN Set-Top Box Business
2009 Nov 02: Acquisition Furthers Cisco's Vision of the Global Connected Home.

Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire ScanSafe
2009 Oct 27: Will Broaden Existing On-Premise Web Security Offering and Expand Cloud-Based Service Opportunities.

Cisco Announces Agreement to Acquire Starent Networks
2009 Oct 13: Acquisition of Starent Networks expands Cisco's mobile internet offerings for Service Providers.

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