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Cisco to buy cybersecurity company Duo for $2.35 billion, biggest acquisition after AppDynamics last year
Duo’s platform allows users to verify their identity with a two-step authentication process, a product that Cisco executives said was key as more of their customers are trying to securely connect to applications in the cloud.

News & Analysis
Cisco to buy software company BroadSoft for $1.71 billion
Cisco, like other large technology companies, has been focusing on high-growth areas such as security, the Internet of Things and cloud computing.

News & Analysis
Cisco confirms AppDynamics buyout worth $3.7 billion
Cisco Systems has struck a deal to buy software company AppDynamics for $3.7 billion.

Biztech
App Environments To Grow 20% In 2012, Yet IT Ops And Dev Teams Aren't Ready
Over 80% of respondents experienced at least one major application performance issue in 2011