Cisco Completes Acquisition of NeoPath Networks


SAN JOSE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- April 3, 2007 -- Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced it has completed the acquisition of privately-held NeoPath Networks, the leading provider of high performance and highly scalable file storage management solutions.

NeoPath's patented SMART virtualization technology and its File Director™ family of products simplify the management of network attached storage (NAS) and other file servers.

With the close of the transaction, the NeoPath team and product portfolio are now integrated into the Datacenter Switching and Security Technology Group (DSSTG), reporting up into Jayshree Ullal, Senior Vice President.

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