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UPDATE 1-Cisco to buy cloud-networking start-up Meraki for $1.2 bln
Reuters: Mergers News
Sun, 18 Nov 2012
Nov 18 (Reuters) - Networking equipment company Cisco Systems Inc said it will buy privately held cloud networking company Meraki for $1.2 billion in cash as part of its cloud and networking strategy.
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