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To: Eric who wrote (208)	10/23/2000 1:33:44 PM
From: The Phoenix	Read Replies (1) of 405

CSCO and CFLO?? lightreading.com Is Cisco Buying CacheFlow? In the networking business you can't believe everything that you hear, but you can certainly repeat it. Here's what we're repeating: The latest rumor bouncing around Wall Street is that Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) is looking to buy CacheFlow Inc. (Nasdaq: CFLO), maker of network appliances that store frequently requested Web content so end users don't overburden a content provider's originating servers. Light Reading sources have yet to confirm how close the two firms are to a deal, but its hard not to notice CacheFlow's shares have risen 25 percent in the past week (including today's 10 percent decline). It's hard to say whether any of this has to do with Cisco, as CacheFlow recently bought Entera Inc. and is generally a volatile issue anyway. Regardless, analysts who watch both companies are saying that a CacheFlow-Cisco combination makes good sense. "A marriage between Cacheflow and Cisco would fit well into Cisco's approach to building content delivery networks," says Andre Desautels, a principal at Trilogy Advisors. Why would Cisco love CacheFlow? Let us count the ways.,

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