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Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire Viptela
and architecture as well as existing Cisco Intelligent WAN (IWAN) and Meraki SD- WANsolutions. TheacquisitionofViptela also supports Cisco’s strategic transition toward software-centric solutions that deliver predictable, recurring revenue.
The Viptela team will join the Enterprise Routing team within the Networking
and Security Business led by senior
vice president David Goeckeler. After
the acquisition closes, Viptela and Cisco engineering teams will be working closely together to enhance Cisco’s SD-WAN offering and ensure continued support for our customers.
Cisco will acquire Viptela for $610 million in cash and assumed equity awards. The acquisition is expected to close in the second half of calendar 2017, after having completed all of the customary closing conditions and regulatory review.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements, which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding Cisco’s ability to deliver a comprehensive portfolio of comprehensive on-premises, hybrid, and cloud-based SD-WAN solutions, Cisco’s ability to accelerate the path to developing next generation SD-WAN solutions, by combining Viptela’s cloud
rst network management, orchestration
and overlay technologies with industry- leading routing platforms, services, and SD-WANcapabilitiesfromCisco,ensuring continued support for customers, the expected completion of the acquisition and the time frame in which this will occur, the expected bene ts to Cisco and its customers from completing the acquisition, and plans regarding Viptela personnel. Readers
are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events
or results due a variety of factors, including, among other things, obtaining regulatory approval of the acquisition or that other conditions to the closing of the transaction may not be satis ed, the potential impact on the business of Viptela due to the uncertainty about the acquisition, the retention of employees of Viptela and the ability of
Cisco to successfully integrate Viptela and
to achieve expected bene ts, business and economic conditions and growth trends in the networking industry, customer markets and various geographic regions, global economic conditions and uncertainties in
the geopolitical environment and other risk factors set forth in Cisco’s most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. Any forward- looking statements in this release are based on limited information currently available to Cisco, which is subject to change, and Cisco will not necessarily update the
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Cloud-based SD-WAN Solution Offers Flexibility to Global Enterprises and Telecom Carriers
SAN JOSE, CA - Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) has announced its intent to acquire Viptela Inc., a privately held software-de ned wide area network (SD-WAN) company based in San Jose. Viptela will expand Cisco’s SD- WAN portfolio with increased functionality and simplicity delivered through the cloud.
Managing the network is becoming more complex as applications move to the cloud, employees become more mobile and billions of Internet of Things (IoT) devices are added to the network. For businesses, this means how branch of ces are connected must evolve. Customers are turning to SD-WAN solutions to help manage and orchestrate their WAN deployments, to cost effectively improve access to both the cloud and their corporate network.
Viptela provides a compelling SD-WAN solution that simpli es management, increases agility and reduces costs of interconnecting dispersed enterprise networks. Its network management, orchestration and overlay technologies
make it easy to deploy and manage SD- WAN. This cloud- rst approach also aligns with Cisco’s Digital Network Architecture (DNA) transition to software-driven, automated networks that are more exible, responsive and dynamic.
“Viptela’s technology is cloud- rst, with a focus on simplicity and ease of deployment while simultaneously providing a rich set of capabilities and scale. These principles are what today’s customers demand,”
said Scott Harrell, senior vice president
of product management for the Cisco Enterprise Networking Group. “With Viptela and Cisco, we will be able to deliver a comprehensive portfolio of comprehensive on-premises, hybrid, and cloud-based SD- WAN solutions.”
With this announcement, Cisco will be able to accelerate the path to developing next generation SD-WAN solutions, by combining Viptela’s cloud rst network management, orchestration and overlay technologies with industry-leading routing platforms, services, and SD- WAN capabilities from Cisco. Cisco is committed to Viptela’s product offering
Cisco Appoints Brenton L. Saunders, Chairman, President and CEO of Allergan plc, to Board of Directors
Westcon-Comstor Adds Servion Contact Center-as-a-Service Solutions to Cloud Portfolio
ServCloud brings enterprise-class security, scalability, and enhanced customer experience opportunity to Cisco solution providers
TARRYTOWN, NY - Westcon- Comstor has signed an agreement to carry Servion’s ServCloud hosted Contact-Center-as-a-Service (CCaaS), available through its BlueSky marketplace. BlueSky is
an innovative cloud and service management platform that includes a marketplace, analytics and
other capabilities to help partners promote and grow their cloud businesses.
Powered by Cisco Systems’ Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution, ServCloud is the only enterprise- grade CCaaS offering end-to-end capabilities across voice and multi- channel interactions.
Cloud-based contact center solutions are expected to increase 23.6% compounded annually, reaching $15.67 billion in total market size by 2021, providing solution providers with a high- growth, high-demand solution to take to their customers.
The addition of Servion’s ServCloud enables Comstor solution providers to add a recurring revenue opportunity in a high- growth market to their services portfolio, further solidifying their reputation as trusted business and IT advisors with customers.
“Businesses are moving towards more omnichannel communications by engaging customers in a variety of ways — voice, email, chat, social
media and more. It’s the perfect time for solution providers to talk to customers about better managing all the incoming data and analyzing the customer journey,” said Matt Karst, senior director of Cloud at Westcon-Comstor. “As a hosted solution, ServCloud allows solution providers to enter the CCaaS space with minimal investment and ramp- up time.”
Accelerate Cloud Sales with Next-Gen Customer Experience Management
Westcon-Comstor’s BlueSky platform and cloud capabilities help solution providers transform their businesses while promoting and delivering a wide variety of private, public and hybrid cloud solutions, including a number of Cisco-branded and Cisco-powered services including Servion.
“We strongly believe in Comstor’s distribution leadership and expertise in the contact center market,” said Ashish Koul, senior vice president and general manager, Americas, Servion Global Solutions.
“ServCloud presents an excellent new-business opportunity for Westcon-Comstor’s large network of channel partners and we will work closely with them to identify and enable solution providers focused on strengthening customer experience strategies.”
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SAN JOSE, CA - Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) has announced the appointment of Brenton L. Saunders, Chairman, President and CEO of Allergan plc, to its board of directors. The appointment is effective immediately.
“I’m thrilled that Brent is joining Cisco’s board at such an exciting time for our industry,” said Chuck Robbins, CEO, Cisco. “Brent is a natural innovator and leader with a deep understanding of business transformation and I’m looking forward
to his many contributions in shaping the future of Cisco.”
He holds a JD and MBA from Temple University and a BA from the University of Pittsburgh.
“With his years at the helm of companies undergoing massive transformations, Brent has the vision and foresight needed to help Cisco realize the business potential of the biggest digital transition in history,” said Cisco Executive Chairman John Chambers.
The appointment of Saunders brings Cisco’s board to 12 members, including: John T. Chambers, executive chairman, Cisco; Carol A. Bartz, former CEO,
With his years at the helm of companies undergoing massive transformations, Brent has the vision and foresight needed to help Cisco realize the business potential of the biggest digital transition in history
Saunders, 47, has a long history
of leadership in business and in the healthcare industry in particular. He was elected Chairman of Allergan plc in 2016, and has served as CEO and President since July 2014. He previously served as CEO and President of Forest Laboratories, Inc. from October 2013 until July 2014 and had served as a Director of Forest beginning in 2011. In addition, Saunders served as CEO of Bausch + Lomb Incorporated, a leading global eye health company, from March 2010 until August 2013.
Saunders serves on the board of directors at RWJBarnabas Health and is a member of the Business Council and PhRMA.
Yahoo! Inc.; M. Michele Burns, former chairman and CEO, Mercer LLC; Michael D. Capellas, founder and CEO, Capellas Strategic Partners; Amy L. Chang, founder and CEO, Accompany, Inc.; Dr. John L. Hennessy, director of the Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program and former president, Stanford University; Dr. Kristina M. Johnson, CEO, Cube Hydro Partners, LLC; Roderick C. McGeary, former vice chairman, KPMG, LLP; Charles H. Robbins, CEO, Cisco; Arun Sarin, KBE, former CEO, Vodafone Group Plc; and Steven M. West, founder and partner, Emerging Company Partners LLC.
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