Conflicts of national interest caused the World War II alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union to be replaced by a Cold War that lasted 45 years.
This is the second acquisition in Ciscoâs most recent course of action. A few weeks ago, the network titan announced that it is acquiring an Internet security company, OpenDNS, for $635 million.
17 Comments. Cisco Systems (s CSCO) of San Jose, California, says it is buying Meraki Networks of San Francisco for around $1.2 billion in cash. The news of the deal leaked on Twitter, when Cisco accidentally posted the news on its blog and swiftly removed it, but it was too late.