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Cisco's Spending Spree: 18 Acquisitions

By Jessica Davis on 2011-04-12



Cisco's CEO John Chambers recently acknowledged what so many in the industry have been saying -- that Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) has lost its focus in the technology industry. The networking giant has been spreading itself thin by dipping into markets such as consumer electronics at the expense of its dominance in markets that really matter to business. Certainly Cisco's recent acquisitions over the past few years have not all followed the straight path of providing networking and infrastructure to business. Here's a look at Cisco acquisitions: 18 over the last 33 months.
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newScale - March, 2011• Software that offers a service catalog and self-service portal for cloud services. • Privately held. Terms not disclosed.

Inlet Technologies - February, 2011• Adaptive Bit Rate (ABR) digital media processing platforms to strengthen Cisco's Videoscape TV platform.• Privately held. Price: $95 million cash

Pari Networks - January, 2011• Network configuration and change management (NCCM) and compliance management solutions. Intended to help Cisco and partners manage the health and stability of customer networks through proactive services.• Privately held. Terms not disclosed

LineSider Technologies - December, 2010• Network management software to securely create and deploy cloud computing infrastructure. • Privately held. Terms not disclosed

Arch Rock Corporation - September, 2010• IP-based wireless network technology for smart-grid applications. • Privately held. Terms not disclosed.

ExtendMedia - August, 2010• Software-based Content Management Systems (CMS) for video content.• Privately held. Terms not disclosed

CoreOptics - May 2010• Digital signal processing (DSP) solutions for high-speed optical networking applications. • Privately held. Price: $99 million in cash.

MOTO Development Group - May, 2010• Design consulting that develops products and product strategies for the consumer industry. • Privately held. Terms not disclosed.

Set-Top Box Business of DVN (Holdings) - November, 2009• Digital cable solutions in China.• Price: up to $44.5 million.

ScanSafe - October, 2009• SaaS Web security solutions for global enterprises to small businesses. • Privately held. Price: $183 million cash.

Starent Networks - October, 2009• IP-based mobile infrastructure solutions targeting mobile and converged carriers. • Publicly held. Price: $2.9 billion.

Tandberg - October, 2009• Video communications, including video endpoint and network infrastructure solutions with intercompany and multi-vendor interoperability. • Publicly held. Price $3.3 billion

Tidal Software - April, 2009• Intelligent application management and automation solutions for the data center.• Privately held. Terms not disclosed

Pure Digital Technologies - March, 2009• Flip Video camcorder creator.• Privately held. Price $590 in stock.

Richards-Zeta Building Intelligence - January, 2009• Intelligent middleware technology for integration of building infrastructure and information technology applications over a common Internet Protocol (IP) network.• Privately held. Terms not disclosed.

Jabber - September, 2008• Presence and messaging software. • Privately held. Terms not disclosed.

PostPath - August, 2008• Email and calendaring software. • Privately held. Price: $215 million.

Pure Networks - July, 2008• Home networking-management software and tools. • Privately held. Price: $120 million

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