Cisco to Acquire Lancope for $452.5 Million

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Cisco Systems said it plans to acquire Lancope, a privately held, Alpharetta-based network security company founded by ECE Professor John Copeland, for $452.5 million.

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Cisco Systems said it plans to acquire Lancope, a privately held, Alpharetta-based network security company for $452.5 million. Lancope was founded by John A. Copeland, who holds the John H. Weitnauer Chair in the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). 

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Cisco Systems said it plans to acquire Lancope, a privately held, Alpharetta-based network security company for $452.5 million. Lancope was founded by John A. Copeland, who holds the John H. Weitnauer Chair in the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). Copeland is also a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar and director of the Communications Systems Center. 

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  • Created On: Oct 29, 2015 - 9:30am
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