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Cisco to buy video tech co. NDS for about $5B

Cisco to buy video tech co. NDS for about $5B

By Associated Press | Updated: 5 June 2012 16:53 IST

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Cisco said Thursday that it will buy digital video technology company NDS Group for about $5 billion, including the assumption of debt.

Cisco Systems Inc. said Thursday that it will buy digital video technology company NDS Group Ltd. for about $5 billion, including the assumption of debt.

Cisco said buying NDS will accelerate the delivery of its Videoscape entertainment platform and help it grow in emerging markets such as China and India, where NDS already does business.

San Jose, Calif.-based Cisco, the world's largest maker of computer networking equipment, has been narrowing its focus by culling divisions and cutting costs by laying off workers. Its last major acquisition was that of Norwegian teleconferencing company Tandberg in April 2010.

NDS, based in the United Kingdom, is jointly owned by News Corp. and private equity firm Permira. Its software helps cable and satellite TV companies deliver content to subscribers' digital video recorders and other devices.

The acquisition has been approved by the boards of both companies. It's expected to close in the second half of 2012.

Cisco is acquiring NDS' sites in Britain, Israel, France, India and China and its 5,000 employees.

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Cisco to buy video tech co. NDS for about $5B

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