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March 03, 2021 03 Mar'21
Cisco completes $4.5 billion Acacia deal

Cisco said it will sell and support Acacia's optical networking products separately. Cisco will also continue selling the technology with its switches and routers.
February 19, 2021 19 Feb'21
News briefs: Cisco investigates embezzlement scheme in China

Cisco has started an investigation of employees in China who allegedly made payments to workers at state-owned enterprises. Cisco disclosed the probe in an SEC filing.
February 10, 2021 10 Feb'21
Cisco expects revenue to grow as people return to offices

Cisco forecasts revenue growth between 3.5% and 5.5% this quarter, driven by increased sales of wireless networking products and video conferencing hardware and software.
February 04, 2021 04 Feb'21
Arista launches zero-trust security with a Forescout option

Arista's zero-trust security framework segments devices into groups and sets policies for network access. Forescout integration is available for dynamic device identification.

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