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Re: Five Across Acquired by Cisco

Jamie — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:20:43 -0000

Hey Roger you are right on... if you look at NHL can't see and chat is down. No real customers. Perhaps they bought the website.

Re: Five Across Acquired by Cisco

Carrie — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 22:43:13 -0000

Take a look cool social networking features at http://skipa.com and play a game, put up a cool video and get ready for the big ski and ride video contest. Great Prizes

Re: Five Across Acquired by Cisco

Rod Dahl — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 15:14:49 -0000

Lots of companies have been piling up routers on their storage rooms for a while now. These boxes just don't sell like they used to, and the margins have become extremely low.

Moreover, I don't think it has anything to do with cisco wanting to reinvent themselves as a consumer company. It has to do with their appetite for end-to-end solutions to all markets.

Of course this could be just a marketing move, or another engine for their intranet solution.

Re: Five Across Acquired by Cisco

Sramana Mitra — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 13:02:35 -0000

I'm surprised. Adobe should have bought FiveAcross. Read this.

Re: Five Across Acquired by Cisco

Rob — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 11:47:26 -0000

The dancing kid: http://youtube.com/watch?v=...

Seems like they're banking on more user content driving the need for more network capacity.

Re: Five Across Acquired by Cisco

Roger — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 11:07:38 -0000

Bad choice. Has anybody looked at the networks built on their software like NHL Connect? It's horrible!

Re: Five Across Acquired by Cisco

bryan christmas — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 05:48:11 -0000

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

That ad is just an attempt to put more of a warm and fuzzy image on their brand. This social networking move probably has more to do with IBM's recent Lotus Connections announcement, outlined here:

http://www.businessweek.com...

Re: Five Across Acquired by Cisco

Andrea Capitanio — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 05:46:33 -0000

Pete,
pretty much most of the CPE/STB/RGW manufacturers these days are brainstorming on how to leverage mmedia content generated by social networks and bring it to your TV/HiFi. Apple is already on the move with iTelevision.
Think of slingbox in reverse.

Re: Five Across Acquired by Cisco

Pete Cashmore — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 03:45:58 -0000

Don,

YouTube link or it didn't happen. ;)

Seriously, which commercial?

Re: Five Across Acquired by Cisco

Don — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 03:37:34 -0000

Did anyone else get reminded of that Cisco commercial where a recording of that kid dancing is seen around the world right away?

Re: Five Across Acquired by Cisco

Pete Cashmore — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 02:37:33 -0000

Jay,

Thanks for that.

Re: Five Across Acquired by Cisco

Jay Fortner — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 02:22:52 -0000

I spoke to a couple Cisco representatives the other day and from our conversation, they really want to move into consumer facing applications, especially with the digital home. This is obviously not a major emphasis of the digital home, but perhaps this is another extension of their transition from being a router comapany towards a more consumer-centric approach and Cisco beginning to re-invent themselves.