re: Cisco May Pocket ProcketBetween 12800, CRS-1, and Procket that's a lot of different platforms. Seems Cisco hedging bets on getting things to work. Pretty confusing for customers though. Lots of products to integrate.
Procket has to be one of the all time over-hyped tales in this industry, to say nothing of the core routing market with all the casualties.
re: Cisco May Pocket ProcketThe control plane software here would be the gem, and its not clear why that couldnt be ported to other portfolio platforms that are in desparate need of what PRO and CRS are supposed to have...
at one time procket was rumoured to be valued at over 1 billion. at that time I pointed out the riduculous valuation and said they will only be valued at 4-5 times sales. everyone busted my chops for that remark. if this deal goes thru' can I expect some apologies ???
re: Cisco May Pocket ProcketThis is clearly a stop gap acquisition GÇô as CSCO doesnGÇÖt really have a deployable product for the next 18 months GÇô deploying the 128xx would result in a complete $ write-off within month GÇô JNPR will eat CiscoGÇÖs lunch and this acquisition positioned as an GÇ£asset acquisitionGÇ¥ is an admission of where the CRS-1 stands today vis-+á-vis the T-640.
Procket has to be one of the all time over-hyped tales in this industry, to say nothing of the core routing market with all the casualties.