Cisco Systems Completes Acquisition of Meetinghouse Data Communications

SAN JOSE, Calif., August 16, 2006 - Cisco Systems® today announced it has completed the acquisition of privately-held Meetinghouse Data Communications, Inc. of Portsmouth, NH.

On June 29, 2006, Cisco announced a definitive agreement to acquire Meetinghouse Data Communications, a provider of a client-side 802.1X supplicant security software that allows enterprise customers to restrict network access to only authorized users and/or host devices attempting to gain access to networked resources through both wired and wireless media.

With the close of the transaction, Meetinghouse team and products have been integrated into Cisco’s Wireless Networking Business Unit, reporting into vice president and general manager, Brett Galloway. The Meetinghouse products have been integrated into the Cisco product portfolio and are now available for order on the Cisco Global Price List.
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