Founded in 1984, Cisco Systems has made the list of Fortune 500 and large exceeded $ 100 billion mark in market capitalization in 1997. Cisco, whose core technology is a router that allows disparate computer networks to "talk to each other," has become a worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Acquisitions have been an integral part of the corporate strategy of Cisco - one analyst estimated that 40% of 1997 revenues came from Cisco acquired business. Cisco undertakes acquisitions that it can quickly develop new market opportunities and offer customers end-to-end networking solutions. The case is considered background Cisco and founders, its philosophy to acquisitions, its strict criteria for the acquisition, and it is well documented and tested approach to the integration of production processes and the organization. Also describes the recent acquisition and raises the question of how to integrate the organization of production of the acquiree. "Hide
by Chuck Holloway, Stephen S. Kolesnik, Nicole Tempest Source: Stanford Graduate School of Business 30 pages. Publication Date: January 1, 1998. Prod. #: OIT26-PDF-ENG
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