Enterprise Risk Management at Cisco
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Case Details:
Case Code : ERMT-014
Case Length : 16 Pages
Period : 2003
Pub Date : 2003
Teaching Note :Not Available
Organization : Cisco
Industry : Information Technology
Countries : Global
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Background Note
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With competition increasing, Cisco made various acquisitions - networking
company Crescendo Communications (1993); Ethernet switch maker Kalpana (1994);
and asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) switch maker LightStream (1995).
In 1995, EVP John Chambers succeeded Morgridge as president and CEO, Morgridge
became chairman while Valentine became vice chairman.
Cisco's 1996 acquisition of ATM product maker StrataCom triggered off the
process of consolidation within the networking industry.
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In 1997, Cisco formed an alliance with telecom equipment maker Alcatel to
provide networking capabilities to telecommunications and Internet access
providers.
Cisco acquired several niche players in 1998, such as Precept Software (video
transmission software) and American Internet Corporation (software for set-top
boxes and cable modems).
That year Cisco's market capitalization passed the $100 billion milestone, a
landmark accomplishment for such a young company.
In 1999, Cisco invested $1.5 billion for a 20% stake in KPMG's consulting
business. (The stake was later reduced when the business, later renamed
BearingPoint, was spun off from KPMG in 2001.)
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During the year, Cisco teamed with Motorola to acquire the fixed
wireless assets of Bosch Telecom, forming joint venture SpectraPoint
Wireless to provide high-speed networking services to businesses. In
its largest acquisition to date, Cisco bought Cerent (fiber-optic
network equipment) for $7 billion.
Cisco made more acquisitions in 2000, snatching up more than 20
companies, including wireless network equipment maker Aironet. Hard
hit by an economic slump that affected companies across the
technology sector, Cisco responded with a 15% workforce reduction in
2001. Chambers decided to set an example by voluntarily cutting his
salary to $1. |
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