Comments on: Cisco buys into corporate e-mail

By: Robert, Denver, CO

Robert, Denver, CO — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:19:04 +0000

we are a MS and Cisco shop and like MS has VOIP and VM technology they cant touch Cisco and VMWare, in the same way Cisco wont compete in the email space. As a matter of fact their new licensing model CUWL has become difficult to navigate in that Tech and Software support are both separate and often difficult to upgrade form older contracts etc.. Cisco is becoming MS in some ways and that has shown up in the lack of understanding of the network environment and how good their products are, which is declining. Ciscos ability to deliver has been affected as they become more of a software company and I personally have experienced the difficulties with Cisco recently. and their linux platforms have not been all that solid.

By: Srinivas, VA

Srinivas, VA — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:35:04 +0000

Cisco has history of doing too many acquisitions with too little success rate. I sometimes wonder if they approach acquisitions like buying shares – with a belief that the game plays off on and average.

By: Eric, SLC Utah

Eric, SLC Utah — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:41:17 +0000

Bad idea Cisco, focus on what you’re good at. There is still so much more to do in the world of data and voice networks. For example, why didnt you purchase Network General when they were up for sale? Now email…. to much of a tangent if you ask me.

By: Russell, Raleigh, NC

Russell, Raleigh, NC — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:28:36 +0000

I’m sorry I think you got your companies mixed up. “cloud computing” isn’t the same thing as hosted services. Amazon and Google have cloud offerings (run your virtual machines on their infrastructure) but Cisco isn’t in that game yet.

By: Eric, Ciincinnati OH

Eric, Ciincinnati OH — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:35:38 +0000

I think this is not going to make much of a difference in much. I don’t think I will be giving up my exchange server anytime soon. It is a great in house cost effective server that is very stable. I have heard that Microsoft’s Hosted filtering is a great solution that works well. It is going to be a competetive no doubt.

By: Pankaj, New York

Pankaj, New York — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:53:23 +0000

all companies have been pushing in this direction, towards offering "integrated collaboration" solutions, which seems to be the battleground for the times to come. google had been slowly building its suite with google pages, google apps etc; microsoft stepped into the fray with its "hosted productivity suite"; and now cisco has also plunged in! even the players serving growing business are going the same way. hyperoffice recently launched its web conferencing solution hypermeeting to add the missing piece to its suite already equipped with messaging and collaboration features.

By: Richi Jennings, Sandhurst, England

Richi Jennings, Sandhurst, England — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:27:06 +0000

Once again, Cisco makes a sound investment in an email technology vendor. Just like it did with IronPort. Great choice. More analysis at RichiJennings.com