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Tech heavyweights Cisco Systems and EMC dampened speculation the two companies would merge as they announced Tuesday a broad partnership to develop data center technology, taking on rivals IBM and Hewlett-Packard.
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AP Cisco and EMC announced Tuesday a partnership to take on rivals IBM and Hewlett-Packard. |
The two have spent three years developing technology and ironing out details of a deep partnership through which they will bundle Cisco's [CSCO
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Their goal is to become a top provider of data center products as the industry switches to technology focused on providing so-called "cloud" computing services from central data centers that can be accessed over the Internet and corporate networks.
As they announced that partnership, top executives from both companies suggested that persistent speculation Cisco plans to acquire EMC has been unfounded.
EMC Chief Executive Joe Tucci said in an interview that the rumors may have been sparked as investors got wind of the close talks between the two companies that led to the partnership over the past few years.
Cisco CEO John Chambers said in the same interview, that "Our tendencies are to partner together. I think we do that remarkably well."
When specifically asked if he was interested in buying EMC, as investors have long speculated might be the case, Chambers said: "You buy big-to-small. You partner big-to-big."
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