He headed operations at data communications hardware maker Juniper Networks for a year before jumping to Microsoft and taking over the plum job of running the division that oversees Office.

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For instance, even if Cisco does not realize any near-term benefit from this deal, still, solely on the basis of defense and if Cisco on sought to block another rival such as Juniper or F5 or even Hewlett-Packard from jumping in and closing this deal, Cisco still wins.

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