Cisco invests in femtocell company
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Cisco Systems has taken a strategic investment in a company that makes devices to boost cell phone signals indoors.
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Cisco said Friday that it had acquired Five Across, a small San-Francisco company that specializes in creating applications that allow companies to easily add social-networking functionality to their Web sites.
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Cisco said it is buying Cognio Inc. to  round out its wireless networking product line to include wireless network spectrum analysis and management.
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NEW YORK - Cisco Systems Inc. said Monday it has agreed to acquire Sunnyvale, California, software developer P-Cube Inc. in a cash-and-options deal Cisco valued at $200 million.
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Cisco&#39;s Tokyo R&amp;D center, which is scheduled to open in February, will represent an initial investment of $12 million over the next five years.
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Cisco Systems has announced its intent to open research and development center in Tokyo. The facility will open in February, 2005, and will represent an initial US $12 million investment over the next five
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Network equipment giant Cisco Systems (Quote, Chart) is buying IP platform specialist P-Cube for $200 million in cash and stock. P-Cube&#39;s technology helps telecom carriers, cable operators and ISPs manage
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Buying USinternetworking lets the telecom giant reach out and touch managed services.
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Cisco makes its first move toward courting big media companies with the acquisition of a small social-networking company.
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Cisco Systems stepped up its commitment to helping partners deliver services with last week&#39;s acquisition of publicly traded managed service provider NetSolve in a deal valued at nearly $200 million.
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Fujitsu and Cisco Systems announced that they have reached a fundamental agreement to enter into a strategic alliance focusing on routers and switches that will enable service providers and enterprises to build advanced Internet Protocol (IP) networks.
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Cisco Systems announced on Monday plans to buy an IP software start-up for $200 million. The company is acquiring P-Cube for its IP control software that&#39;s designed to make it easier for wireless and wired
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Cisco systems announced on Thursday that it has finalized a definitive agreement to acquire privately held BCN Systems. Cisco had been an investor in the Santa Clara, Calif.
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(InfoWorld) - Femtocells, an emerging technology for improving cellular coverage in homes and enterprises, have attracted the interest of none other than Google. The search giant participated in a $25 million round of funding for Ubiquisys, a femtocells vendor based in Swindon, U.K. Technology venture funds Accel Partners, Atlas Venture, and Advent Venture Partners also invested, Ubiquisys announced Friday. Femtocells, named for an order of size in physics that is smaller than "pico" or "nano," are cellular base stations for individual homes or offices. Mobile operators hope to sell them to customers who will install them and immediately enjoy better coverage for data and entertainment services. Weak cellular signals indoors, where most high-speed data services are used, have stunted the growth of those lucrative offerings, according to industry analysts. Google invested in Ubiquisys as part of efforts to help people use the Internet wherever they are with the richest possible experience, spokesman David-John Collins said. "It's about promoting different ways and platforms for people to access the Internet itself," Collins said. Also Friday, theÂ company told the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Â it would bid at least $4.6 billion in an upcoming auction of 700MHz wireless spectrum if the FCC imposes certain conditions. They include letting consumers buy any phone, use it on any network, and download any applications, services or content they want. Google also wants the auction winner to have to sell access wholesale to other service providers. Google's investments in unused optical fiber networks and a free Wi-Fi system for its hometown, plus its planned involvement in a San Francisco Wi-Fi network, have led to theories that it plans to compete with incumbent broadband providers. The company has also invested in Wi-Fi sharing technology vendors Fon Technology and Meraki Networks and powerline broadband provider Current Communications Services, Collins said. Privately held Ubiquisys was founded in 2004 and earlier this year introduced the ZoneGate femtocell system. Many established carrier equipment vendors, including Nokia Siemens Networks BV, Motorola, and Alcatel-Lucent, also are developing and testing femtocell technology. Commercial deployment of the devices is expected to start in earnest next year.
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Cisco Systems decision to acquire NetSolve means that its channel partners will be able to offer real-time monitoring of networks.
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SAN FRANCISCO - Cisco Systems Inc. channel partners will be able to offer real-time monitoring of enterprises' networks after the company agreed to acquire NetSolve Inc., the networking giant said Thursday.
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The Cisco-Fujitsu alliance will benefit from Cisco&#39;s leadership in IP technology and Fujitsu&#39;s edge in networking products.