Cisco - WebEx Acquisition was Management Influenced, Board Approved

Board members of Cisco have weak connections to the board members of Web-Ex, although synergies do exist.  However, the executives of these companies are strongly connected to one another.  IntellectSpace's auto-generated Knowledge Map didn't reveal many significant common relationships between board members of Cisco and Web-Ex (see below), but it uncovered significant overlapping relationships among their executives.  One possible explanation for why this merger came to fruition was because the executives of both firms found compelling rationale for the merger, and sought approval from their respective boards.

Following Knowledge Map shows that there are almost no common board connections:

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The bottom line is that these two organizations will have inherently strong management synergies that will allow these teams to merge well, creating greater value for shareholders.

The following IntellectSpace Knowledge Map shows common executive synergies between Cisco and WebEx.

 

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[Mrugesh]

Interview with Rajeev Purnaiya : Founder of Hooeey
Webex themselves had purchased an Indian company - Cyberbazaar to grow, now they've been taken over by Cisco.
There is an interview by the founder of Cyberbazaar and ex- MD of Webex India, Rajeev Purnaiya with some more behind the scenes info...
http://www.loscreador.com/2007/06/21/interview-with-rajeev-purnaiya-founder-of-hooeey/