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For Valley Engineers, Big Data and Networking Start-Ups Are Still Sexy

Mike Isaac in News on May 17 at 4:30 am PT

Consumer companies may be hot among investors, but big data and networking start-ups are hotter still to Valley engineering talent, according to a recent LinkedIn report. The study claims that analytics firms and networking start-ups like Cloudera and Arista Networks are garnering the most engineering mindshare. The study took into account the LinkedIn activity of more than 240,000 Bay Area engineers from January through March.

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Cisco to Acquire Network Analysis Firm Truviso

Arik Hesseldahl in News on May 3 at 11:50 am PT

Cisco Systems said it had reached a deal to acquire Truviso, a privately held company that provides real-time network data analysis and reporting software. The deal is aimed at boosting Cisco’s offerings in helping its customers analyze what’s happening on their networks, and how to make them run better. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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IBM Boosts Big-Data Offerings With Vivisimo Acquisition

Arik Hesseldahl in News on April 25 at 8:12 am PT

IBM said today that it has reached a deal to acquire Vivisimo, a Pittsburgh-based provider of data-capture and discovery software. Financial terms were not disclosed. Vivisimo has about 120 employees, and its customers include Cisco Systems, Eli Lilly and the U.S. Air Force. This is IBM’s second acquisition this month, and its fifth so far this year.