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Network Break 159: Cisco Buys BroadSoft; Gigamon Gets Sold
Category: Technology
Duration: 00:00:00
Publish Date: 2017-10-30 14:04:17
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Take a Network Break! Cisco spends almost $2 billion to acquire SaaS-based unified communications provider BroadSoft, and enters a cloud partnership with Google. Gigamon agrees to a $1.6 billion buyout from Elliott Management.

The Trump Administration wants more scrutiny of work visas, including the H-1B; Kaspersky Lab announces a transparency initiative to win back trust; and Microsoft has a stellar quarter.

Juniper struggles with lumpy sales in its recent financial quarter. Amazon rakes in big money from AWS, and pushes the envelope of customer trust by asking for physical access to people’s homes.

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Show Links:

Cisco Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire BroadSoft – Cisco

Cisco Announces Agreement to Acquire BroadSoft, a Leader in Cloud Calling and Contact Center Solutions – Cisco

Cisco and Google Find Mutual Interest in Cloud Computing – The New York Times

Cisco and Google Partner to Deliver New Hybrid Cloud Solution – The Network

Cisco and Google partner on a new open hybrid cloud solution spanning on-premises environments and Google Cloud Platform – Google

Gigamon Enters into Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by Elliott Management – Gigamon

Gigamon Reports Third Quarter 2017 Financial Results – Gigamon

Activist investor to take Gigamon private in $1.6B deal – Silicon Valley Business Journal

Trump deals another blow to H-1B visa holders – Axios

‘We’ve nothing to hide’: Kaspersky Lab offers to open up source code – The Register

Trust First: Kaspersky Lab launches its Global Tranparency Initiative – Kasperky Lab

Earnings Release FY18 Q1 – Microsoft

What just counted $24bn in receipts, and rhymes with psycho loft? – The Register

Juniper Networks Reports Preliminary Third Quarter 2017 Financial Results – Juniper

Juniper Networks Realigns its Workforce after Q3 2017 Earnings – SDX Central

Amazon.com Announces Third Quarter Sales up 34% to $43.7 Billion – Amazon

Amazon s stock price is soaring after its financial results crushed third-quarter expectations  – Recode

Introducing Amazon Key, a New Level of Delivery Convenience for Prime Members – Amazon

Amazon s New Plan for Home Deliveries: Hand Over the Keys – Wall Street Journal

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