In a few recent posts, I mentioned that John Chambers and the management team would be aggressively pursuing companies to acquire. Since March, when Cisco acquired the consumer-based HD video provider, Pure Digital Technologies, Cisco has locked in on 5 additional companies.
- November 2009: Set-Top Box Business of DVN Holdings. DVN markets digital cable solutions in China. This expands Cisco's "Cable" portfolio.
- October 2009: ScanSafe, a SaaS web security provider, compliments Cisco's on-premise content security solution via the IronPort acquisition in 2007. With the ScanSafe aquisition, Cisco has a cloud-based and on-premise-based security solution for customers.
- October 2009: Starent Networks, a provider of IP-based mobile infrastructure solutions and fits nicely into Cisco's focus on Mobility and Mobile Internet via IP-enabled smartphones and other mobile devices.
- October 2009: Tandberg, a major player in the video conferencing space. Tandberg will fall into the Cisco Collaboration Suite which already includes solutions like WebEx, Telepresence, and WebEx Connect. (Subject to close)
- April 2009: Tidal Software, a provider of application management and application performance. Tidal Software will help Cisco and its data center strategy.
We'll have to wait and see how many other companies are acquired in the next few months. I have a feeling it will be at least 5 more companies!
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