Cisco acquires 4% of Akamai for $49 million
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Cisco Systems Inc. has reached an agreement to acquire a 4% share of Akamai Technologies Inc. for $49 million. The price of the transaction give Akamai a value of approximately $1.2 billion. Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Akamai is a developer of technology which improves the operational speed of Web sites. The deal represents a major infusion of capital for Akamai.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 1999
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Cisco to acquire AuroraNetics
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Cisco Systems Inc. has reached a deal to acquire AuroraNetics Inc. for up to $150 million (174.5 million euros). The acquisition is Cisco's first over the last seven months.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2001
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Cisco says Pirelli purchase rounds out product line
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Stock prices went up for both companies when Cisco Systems of San Jose, Calif., announced its purchase of Milan, Italy's Pirelli SpA for its fiber-optic equipment business.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 1999
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