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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Cisco's tidal wave of deals continues]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/10/cisco-s-tidal-wave-of-deals-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/10/cisco-s-tidal-wave-of-deals-continues/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/10/cisco-s-tidal-wave-of-deals-continues/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/deals/" rel="tag">Deals</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/msft/" rel="tag">Microsoft (MSFT)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/csco/" rel="tag">Cisco Systems (CSCO)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/orcl/" rel="tag">Oracle Corp (ORCL)</a></p><p><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/04/csco.jpg" align="right" vspace="4" border="1" />With billions in the bank and a broad technology platform, <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/cisco-systems-inc/csco/nas">Cisco</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/cisco-systems-inc/csco/nas">CSCO</a>) has been fairly clear that a big priority is M&amp;A. And this week, we got another deal: the $105 million <a href="http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2009/corp_040909.html?POSITION=LINK&amp;COUNTRY_SITE=us&amp;CAMPAIGN=NewsAtCiscoLatestNewsfromCDCHP&amp;CREATIVE=LINK1&amp;REFERRING_SITE=CISCO.COMHOMEPAGE">purchase</a> of Tidal Software.<br /><br />Tidal develops sophisticated data center software solutions -- helping to manage diverse applications, such as from <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/oracle-corporation/orcl/nas">Oracle</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/oracle-corporation/orcl/nas">ORCL</a>), <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/sap-aktiengesellschaft/sap/nys">SAP</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/sap-aktiengesellschaft/sap/nys">SAP</a>) and <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/microsoft-corporation/msft/nas">Microsoft</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/microsoft-corporation/msft/nas">MSFT</a>).<br /><br />Of course, Tidal's business is a nice complement for Cisco, which is getting aggressive in the server market.</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/10/cisco-s-tidal-wave-of-deals-continues/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Cisco's tidal wave of deals continues</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/10/cisco-s-tidal-wave-of-deals-continues/">Cisco's tidal wave of deals continues</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/10/cisco-s-tidal-wave-of-deals-continues/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1513343/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/04/10/cisco-s-tidal-wave-of-deals-continues/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>csco</category><category>inthenews</category><category>mergers and aquisitions</category><category>MergersAndAquisitions</category><category>msft</category><category>orcl</category><category>sap</category><category>servers</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Taulli]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
