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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