You know, that is the way business is done these days.
1. Fire 1/3 or more of your workforce due to a bad economy.
2. Shortly after, buy a competing company during bad economy.
3. Goto step 1.
Charles
""KY"" wrote in message
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> Noted the officials from both companies declined to comment, it is so
> obviouse to me that they must be doing something.
>
> Kent
> ""hal9001"" wrote in message
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> > They have a pretty poor history as a defence contractor though. They
> > managed to squander millions/billions on a British Version of AWACS
which
> > bellyflopped. We ended up buying American again. They could not get the
> > Radar to work properly. Apparently had stationary brick walls moving at
> 100
> > m.p.h. etc etc I trust that if Cisco acquire then they get rid of that
> > division to some one who wants it, Lockheed-Martin perhaps!
> >
> > Karl
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Philip Barker"
> > To:
> > Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 2:04 PM
> > Subject: Re: Cisco May Bid for Marconi [7:7024]
> >
> >
> > > Natasha,
> > > Marconi are making no comment citing that the top execs are
in
> > > Atlanta at a trade show !!!!
> > > My own personal thought would be that the Marconi execs would have
> issued
> > a
> > > statement if their was
> > > NO truth in the matter, since Marconi shares are up 6% today on this
> > rumour.
> > >
> > > Q: What have Marconi got that Cisco want ?
> > > A: Strong European foothold.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Phil.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Natasha"
> > > To:
> > > Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 3:52 AM
> > > Subject: Cisco May Bid for Marconi [7:7024]
> > >
> > >
> > > > London, June 3 (Bloomberg) -- Cisco Systems Inc. may make a 12
billion
> > > > pound ($17 billion) bid for the U.K.'s Marconi Plc to increase sales
> in
> > > > Europe, Sunday Business reported, citing unidentified industry
> sources.
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://www.bloomberg.com/fgcgi.cgi?T=marketsquote99_news.ht&s=AOxpdARUzQ2lzY
> > > 28g
> > > >
> > > > Does anybody know anything about this?
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Natasha Flazynski
> > > > CCNA, MCSE
> > > > http://www.ciscobot.com
> > > > My Cisco information site.
> > > > http://www.botbuilders.com
> > > > Artificial Intelligence and Linux development
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