Comments on: Who Will Buy Brocade?

By: Consolidation will come with more M&As in 2010 « Observations from Hong Kong

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:04:46 +0000

[...] itself more a bridesmaid than a bride is Brocade, which has put up its “For Sale” sign and seen no real suitor moving to take the offer. As far back as October 2009, Gigaom [...]

By: HP Buys 3Com to Play Cisco’s Server Game

HP Buys 3Com to Play Cisco’s Server Game — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:58:38 +0000

[...] With its No. 2 line of Pro Curve networking gear, HP was seen by the industry as being in the best position to compete, so this deal looks like an admission from HP that it has some holes in networking portfolio that Cisco could exploit. The boards of both companies have approved the deal. HP will pay $7.90 per share in cash for 3Com. My question is: Why didn’t it buy Brocade? [...]

By: Is Networking Gear the Last Stand Against Commoditization in the Data Center?

Is Networking Gear the Last Stand Against Commoditization in the Data Center? — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:11:57 +0000

[...] Gary Orenstein | Monday, October 5, 2009 | 2:11 PM PT | 0 comments Brocade’s hanging of a “for sale” sign shines the spotlight on the one area of cloud and enterprise expansion that up until now has been [...]

By: techie

techie — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:31:59 +0000

IBM / HP yes… Dell would be a wasted buy… If jnpr doesnt have the money – how wud they…

By: Saket

Saket — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:11:19 +0000

So much consolidation among the bigger players in tech industry means tough times coming up for startup exits.