August 27, 2008

PostPath Acquisition and the Cisco Collaboration Platform


Post by Doug Dennerline, SVP, Collaboration Software Group

Communications, globalization and automation have flattened the world and transformed the competitive landscape. The traditional competitive advantages of size and scale have been replaced by speed and flexibility. In this new world, effective, adaptive collaboration is critical to achieving sustainable competitive advantage.

Today’s acquisition of PostPath is part of our commitment to create a comprehensive cloud-based collaboration platform. By offering an on-demand version of the PostPath solution, we can provide flexible, cost-effective email and calendaring integrated with our collaboration portfolio of Cisco Unified Communications, WebEx and Business Video.

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14 Comments

Joe Aug 27, 2008

Why PostPath and not Scalix or Open-Xchange…

Holly Wild Aug 28, 2008

Makes sense… acquisitions for Cisco business is the building block for Cisco’s future growth and competitive edge.

personwhoreads Aug 29, 2008

because PostPath is the only one that reads the native, non-standard, secret proprietary Exchange protocols.

Alvira Khan Sep 8, 2008

I’m sure that the acquisition of PostPath will prove to be a good decision, especially, when considering that speed and flexibility are essentials to maintaining an advantage.

Alvira Khan
Florida Atlantic University
FAU Alumna

Chris W Oct 7, 2008

We’ve had Postpath here for almost a year now and we love it! My hope is that Cisco won’t clog it up with a bunch of nonsense!

BH Oct 7, 2008

I can’t find anything but press releases on Cisco’s Website. The PostPath Website, for the most part, redirects you to Cisco. What gives? Not good if you are going to keep the product going. Looks like Kerio’s Website is still going, perhaps I should go with them?

Todd Edwards Nov 11, 2008

Ditto comment by BH.  Cisco has, temporariliy I hope, cutoff prospective buyers from access to PostPath product information.

Santhanakrishnan Nov 17, 2008

Any idea on what would have been post path’s CY08 revenues? Want to understand valuation of few other listed companies.

zara clothing Dec 21, 2008

We’ve had Postpath here for almost a year now and we love it! My hope is that Cisco won’t clog it up with a bunch of nonsense!

JB Dec 25, 2008

It’s a sad day. Looks like Cisco is killing off Postpath and blending the technology into a cloud. I’ll keep looking for something else to replace my Exchange platform. 8-(

used cars for sale Feb 7, 2009

Postpath will help indeed in the cloud-based collaboration platform.

rr Mar 7, 2009

HELLO!!!
Where is PostPath?
We want it. Did you buy it just to kill it?

used cars for sale Mar 11, 2009

because PostPath is the only one that reads the native, non-standard, secret proprietary Exchange protocols.

Devon Cottages Apr 7, 2009

This was a good move from Cisco and I believe it will take them forward in their goal of creating a comprehensive cloud-based collaboration platform.

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