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Optical: Cisco's Odd Man Out?

Craig Matsumoto writes on Light Reading:

Is Cisco Systems Inc. getting out of the optical networking business?

Press reports in northern California say 40 staff in Petaluma were being moved out of optical, many of them being offered other jobs within Cisco. One source says Cisco's Richardson, Texas, facility is also slashing optical jobs and giving several employees new assignments.

And, like last year, there are rumors that Cisco is close to declaring the 15000 series products have reached "end of life." But, as ever, analysts and competitors seriously doubt that's going to happen.

posted by Fergie @ 11/03/2006 11:07:00 AM