There were several options for HP to combat Cisco in the networking arena, including Brocade and Polycom. It looks as though they have chosen to go after Cisco front and center by acquiring 3Com. The latter has done a marvelous turnaround in the past three years. The stock has moved steadily up, and now HP
Yesterday, Cisco announced a strong quarter, and rival Juniper also reported a strong quarter recently, signaling early stages of recovery in the industry. While last month Cisco announced plans to acquire four companies, including Tandberg and Starent, Juniper says that it will focus on organic growth. Let’s take a closer look.