News Summary:
- Cisco has completed the acquisition of Isovalent, Inc., a
leader in open source cloud native networking and security
- Together, Cisco and Isovalent will build leading edge
protection for every workload on every cloud
- Cisco is committed to nurturing and supporting eBPF, Cilium,
Tetragon, and cloud native open source communities
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JOSE, Calif., April 12,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today
announced the completion of the acquisition of Isovalent, a leader
in open source cloud native networking and security. This marks a
significant step forward in Cisco's commitment to define the future
of secure, multicloud networking.
Isovalent's innovative technologies will become a cornerstone of
the Cisco Security Cloud vision, an AI-driven, cloud-delivered,
integrated security platform designed to accommodate organizations
of any size, offering cutting-edge protection against threats in a
multicloud world.
Isovalent's team has been a major contributor to the open source
technology eBPF and has led the development of cloud-native
solutions Cilium and Tetragon. These advancements provide IT and
platform engineering with robust networking capabilities and
enhanced visibility into cloud native interactions, enabling smooth
policy definition and enforcement across software defined
networks.
The Isovalent team joins the Cisco Security Business Group.
Additional Resources
- Cisco Blog: Defining the Future of Multicloud Networking and
Security: Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire Isovalent
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potential impact on the business of Isovalent, Inc. due to the
uncertainty about the acquisition, the retention of employees of
Isovalent, Inc. and the ability of Cisco to successfully integrate
Isovalent, Inc. and to achieve expected benefits, business and
economic conditions and growth trends in the networking and
security industries, customer markets and various geographic
regions, global economic conditions and uncertainties in the
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Cisco's most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. Any
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to change, and Cisco will not necessarily update the
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