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Cisco: Tandberg offer is 'a very good price' (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Following weeks of speculation about how Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) might react to Tandberg ASA shareholders who are carping about the networking giant's $3 billion offer for the company, Cisco's strategy chief Ned Hooper came out with a blog post Monday with a bit more detail as to why...

Posted on November 2, 2009 4:14 PM

Cisco, one of 2008's 'most admired,' buys yet again (from Corporate Dealmaker)

At any given moment it's a safe bet that Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) is either thinking about doing a deal or getting one done. So it wasn't surprising to hear that the San Jose, Calif., tech giant is spending $3 billion to acquire Norwegian video communications company Tandberg ASA. Snapping...

Posted on October 1, 2009 9:57 AM

Cisco's Chambers on the 'tipping point' (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) chief executive John Chambers believes that for his company the most recent quarter may have been the "tipping point" of the downturn. He delivered that upbeat message late Wednesday when announcing the company's latest quarter earnings, which were off 46% to $1.1 billion. Still, that beat...

Posted on August 5, 2009 8:21 PM

Cisco's Hooper takes top strategy job (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Cisco Systems Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CSCO) Ned Hooper is taking on more of a leadership role at the company. Hooper, who is president of corporate development and head of the consumer business, is adding the new title of chief strategy officer. In addition to his existing responsibilities, he'll also oversee acquisitions.That's a...

Posted on July 8, 2009 10:32 AM

Cisco promises stream of acquisitions, new products (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Looks like hyper-acquisitive Cisco Systems Inc. is on the hunt with a keen interest in video targets. During a presentation at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Cisco chief executive John Chambers (pictured) said to expect a "stream of acquisitions" and new products from the company as often as...

Posted on January 8, 2009 10:10 AM

Information technology: Cisco Systems (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Cisco Systems Inc. does deals at a pace few companies can match: five so far in 2008 and more than 125 since 1993. Under John Chambers, who has been CEO since 1995, the company has executed a string of transactions that have moved it from the world of network backbones...

Posted on December 1, 2008 9:34 AM

Video: Cisco Systems wins Most Admired Corporate Dealmaker Award, IT sector (from Corporate Dealmaker)

The Deal unveiled the winners of the Most Admired Corporate Dealmakers Awards at the M&A Outlook 2009 conference Wednesday afternoon. Ned Hooper of Cisco Systems Inc. accepted the award for information technology. Hooper couldn't attend the event, but he did give an acceptance speech via video. ...

Posted on November 12, 2008 2:33 PM