IP: CISCO STRATEGIST NOT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE SHORT TERM

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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> 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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