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Cisco To Acquire Tandberg For US$3.0 Billion: Videoconferencing Moves Closer To Becoming A Mainstream Reality

October 6th, 2009
Dane Anderson, SVP, Intl Research & Product
Dane Anderson SVP, Intl Research & Product
Bryan Wang, null
Bryan Wang
Michael Barnes, null
Michael Barnes

Summary

This document provides vendor strategists with highlights of Cisco acquiring Tandberg, a key global player in the videoconferencing and communication market. A $3.0B deal will provide Cisco with a broad range of video endpoint and network infrastructure solutions to strengthen its position in the collaboration market. The document gives key facts about the two companies and five main observations about the deal, including video becoming a more tightly integrated component of enterprise collaboration solutions and Cisco moving video closer to mainstream adoption.

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