Cisco Plays Nice With Regulators To Avoid Conflicts

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Learning from Microsoft's mistakes, Cisco cooperates with anti-trust regulators.

Government domestic functions, Management, Laws, regulations and rules, Antitrust law

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Cisco's second-quarter results fell short of analysts' targets

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Cisco Systems Inc. posted lower-than-expected results for the fiscal second-quarter ending January 27, 2001. The company posted $874 million in net income. This came out to 12 cents per share, compared to the expected 19 cents.

Sales, profits & dividends, Finance

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Cisco invests $1.5 billion to bolster ties with Softbank

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Cisco Systems Inc. is acquiring a minority share in Softbank Corp. for $200 million and repurchasing the latter's share in Cisco's Japanese unit for $275 million. Cisco, which is purchasing 1% of Softbank, will also make a $1.05 billion investment for a Softbank-managed venture capital fund.

Japan, Asset sales & divestitures, Acquisitions & mergers, Foreign operations, Periodicals, Periodical Publishers, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Investments, Periodical publishing, Venture capital, Softbank Corp.

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