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From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 10:05:35 -0400
from "Dewayne-Net Technology List" <dewayne-net () warpspeed com>
CISCO STRATEGIST NOT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE SHORT TERM Posted at July 25, 2001 01:56 PM Pacific IT IS NOT enough to make great routers -- gear has to be able to provide a revenue stream for a buyer, and fast, said Cisco Systems' strategist in a Webcast discussion about high-end routing Wednesday. The economy has taken its toll on Cisco, said Mike Volpi, Cisco's chief strategy officer. "I used to be doing a hundred things, and now I can't do that anymore," buyers of routing technology say, according to Volpi. Businesses are focusing on single ideas and single strategies, and Cisco's high-end routers will have to accommodate those needs. For the full story: <http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/07/25/010725hnciscogrowth.xml?0726tham>
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