Comments on: Tandberg Shareholders Want More From Cisco

By: Cisco Moves Closer to Tandberg Acquisition – GigaOM

Cisco Moves Closer to Tandberg Acquisition – GigaOM — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:10:33 +0000

[...] Cisco Moves Closer to Tandberg Acquisition By Colin Gibbs December 4, 2009 No Comments 0 0 0 0 Cisco’s bid to take over Tandberg has moved one step closer to reality, as the networking giant said today that it’s gained control of 91.1 percent of the Norwegian company’s shares. The announcement, which came via a filing with the Oslo stock exchange, follows Cisco’s move last month to up its offer to $3.4 billion from $3 billion after shareholders balked at the initial bid. [...]

By: Cisco Yields to Tandberg Shareholders – GigaOM

Cisco Yields to Tandberg Shareholders – GigaOM — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:07:51 +0000

[...] the networking giant offered to buy the Norwegian video conferencing equipment maker, a group of shareholders protested, saying the offer was too low. This new offer should placate those shareholders, one of which was a [...]

By: Cisco Continues its Shopping Spree, Buys Chinese Set Top Box Business

Cisco Continues its Shopping Spree, Buys Chinese Set Top Box Business — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:23:35 +0000

[...] is listed in Hong Kong and has major IPTV-related operations in China. Cisco recently announced its decision to buy video hardware maker Tandberg and 4g wireless hardware maker Starent for roughly $3 billion each. In comparison, this is a tiny [...]

By: Michel

Michel — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:36:59 +0000

Agree with kenny, RVSN would be a far better choice.

By: Cisco’s Starent Purchase Faces Opposition

Cisco’s Starent Purchase Faces Opposition — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:58:24 +0000

[...] lowball offer and not striking a hard enough bargain. Cisco’s $3 billion purchase of Tandberg is also facing opposition from shareholders who own 24 percent of the company. I wonder if Cisco might have to raise its [...]

By: Ekspertenes beste aksjetips « Econotwist’s Blog

Ekspertenes beste aksjetips « Econotwist’s Blog — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:19:44 +0000

[...] Tandberg Shareholders Want More From Cisco (gigaom.com) « Wall Street: “Not To Be Trusted” [...]

By: Try Again

Try Again — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:36:17 +0000

From July 15 to Sept 30 – here’s how some relevant stocks and indicies performed …
- Tandberg +24.6%
- Polycom +23%
- Cisco +18.8%
- SP500 +13.3%
- Merrill Lynch Tech Index – +17.8%
- Norwegian Stock Exchange – +15.6%

Looks like Cisco is blowing smoke. Everything did well in that period …

By: George T

George T — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:48:44 +0000

Most of Cisco’s $30 billon in cash is outside the US, which is why they need to buy foreign corporations. So it’s doubtful Polycom would be an alternative.

By: Chris Parente

Chris Parente — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:55:32 +0000

Cisco should sweeten. They need the interoperability TAN provides for their telepresence line, and for the market leadership in the federal space.

By: #gigaom_9we GigaOm has a story on an acq… « /SAbackchan

#gigaom_9we GigaOm has a story on an acq… « /SAbackchan — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:31:06 +0000

[...] #gigaom_9we GigaOm has a story on an acquisition Cisco *failed* to make: http://gigaom.com/2009/10/15/tandberg-shareholders-want-more-from-cisco/ [...]

By: kenny

kenny — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:24:09 +0000

Cisco should have bought RVSN instead. Less headaches…