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Acacia expect to complete the acquisition for the Future’ strategy with world class strategy to transform the optical world as
by the end of the first calendar quarter coherent optical solutions for customers, we know it, with innovative solutions to
of 2021, subject to closing conditions, further enabling them to address the boost network capacity inside and outside
including Acacia stockholder approval. unprecedented scale of modern IT. Cisco is the data center.” “We maintain our strong
Upon completion of the acquisition, CEO committed to supporting Acacia’s existing conviction in the strategic benefits of
Raj Shanmugaraj and Acacia employees and new customers around the world joining the Cisco family and believe it will
will join Cisco’s Optics business. “I am that require industry-leading coherent enable us to better support our existing
delighted that Cisco and Acacia have optics, digital signal processing / photonic customers, while reaching an expanded
decided to come together in this mutual integrated circuit modules and transceivers footprint of new customers globally,” said
deal,” said Chuck Robbins, chairman and for use in networking products and data Raj Shanmugaraj, president and CEO of
CEO, Cisco. “We look forward to welcoming centers. “Both Cisco and Acacia have been Acacia. “We are pleased to have reached
Raj and the Acacia team to Cisco to offer focused on helping customers create a this agreement with Cisco and are excited
our customers world-class coherent simpler operations environment, with a to move forward with the combination
optical solutions to power the Internet shared vision for the future of routing and which we believe will transform the
for the future.” The pending acquisition switching with pluggable optics,” said Bill optical industry, while providing great
of Acacia reinforces Cisco’s commitment Gartner, senior vice president and general opportunities for Acacia employees to
to optics as a critical building block that manager, Cisco Optical Systems and continue their innovation.”
will enhance the company’s ‘Internet Optics Group. “Together we will ignite our

Cisco Doubles Down on Webex Ecosystem and Accelerates Webex App Hub

Announced at WebexOne, the all new
Webex is not just a powerful suite of apps,
it is also a platform that helps everyone to
have a seamless experience as they move
between Webex and their other favorite
apps. Our platform starts with a powerful
programmability and extensibility layer via
our open APIs and SDKs. This lets anyone
get the capabilities they need with Webex–
across calling, messaging, meetings,
devices, intelligence and analytics. To Box: Get the most of your Webex meetings integration coming between Dropbox
ensure everyone can benefit from this with content stored in Box. Currently, Box and Webex will help drive more effective
platform, we announce the new Webex and Webex are integrated such that you meetings. Click and select a file in Dropbox
App Hub. Available, the App Hub is where can easily share and manage Box content to share during a Webex meeting. Leverage
we make it easy for users to find and use when you’re in Webex. We are now taking Dropbox in Webex to easily capture notes,
integrations within a Webex messaging this integration to the next level so that agendas, and follow-up tasks to share with
space, and soon you’ll be able to experience from within Box, you get embedded access the team or move from chat to a meeting
the same thing in a Webex meeting. Users to Webex enabling you to start or schedule without leaving the Dropbox UI. Meeting
will be able to easily add and collaborate a Webex meeting, and share content with artifacts like presentations and recordings
with third-party applications while in a a Webex Space - either with an existing are accessible in Dropbox before, during
Webex meeting, then save the work to Space or a newly created Space - all and after meetings.
follow up afterwards. Of course, the App without leaving Box. All Webex content Drew Houston, Co-founder and Chief
Hub also is great for IT managers who sharing events are captured in the Box Executive Officer, Dropbox: “We lose a lot
are looking to make native integrations activity feed. of context when working remotely, and
company-wide. “Our vision with building Aaron Levie, CEO, Box: "As we continue to it's easy for things like meeting notes,
a strong open ecosystem-based approach manage our 'new normal', organizations action items, comments, and follow-up
for partners is to make sure that regardless are continuously looking for tools that tasks to get lost in the shuffle of video
of the application someone is using, help employees work more securely and meetings. We’re excited to team up with
they can work seamlessly with Webex, seamlessly from any device, location, Webex to provide an organized, centralized
where the experience is magical and fully and application. We are thrilled to expand repository to keep teams connected and
integrated for the user,” said Jeetu Patel, our partnership with Cisco to create an ensure people never miss a beat, no matter
SVP and GM, Security & Applications, even deeper integration between Box and where they're working from,”
Cisco. We announce the following Webex that enables secure work for our Miro: Harness the power of visual thinking
upcoming integrations, and many more joint customers." and team collaboration by using Miro
will soon follow: Dropbox: For Dropbox users, the powerful within Webex. This integration allows you

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