Oracle (ORCL +1.21%) has just announced a deal to purchase Acme Packet (APKT +0.00%) for $2.1 billion. In this video, Motley Fool senior technology analyst Eric Bleeker discusses whether Oracle's foray into networking is a threat to Cisco (CSCO +0.51%) and whether this may hint at more complementary purchases ahead that would represent further steps into the networking field.
Should Cisco Fear Oracle?
By Eric Bleeker – Feb 4, 2013 at 5:38PM
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Eric Bleeker, CFA joined The Motley Fool at the height of the financial crisis in 2008. For the next four years he led the Fool's Tech & Telecom sector, both writing articles and providing feedback and ideas to writers. Today, Eric is the General Manager of Fool.com, but still enjoys writing a tech article or two from time to time. Follow @bleekertech