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To: RetiredNow who wrote (64108)5/24/2003 6:44:32 PM
From: Keith Fauci  Respond to of 77400
 
Does anyone know which Cisco purchases will take us into the future? Have they diversified horizontally enough?



To: RetiredNow who wrote (64108)5/25/2003 12:22:52 PM
From: hueyone  Respond to of 77400
 
The story below certainly isn't behavior that one would typically ascribe to a company engaged in so called "conservative" accounting practices.

Putting a Spotlight on Cisco's Lending

latimes.com

Snip:The story of Cisco's aggressive lending — little scrutinized until now — emerges in dozens of interviews, as well as reams of court papers and regulatory filings. It highlights the lengths to which one of the darlings of Wall Street would go to keep reporting revenue increases during the height of the tech boom.