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Cisco-Sourcefire union raises product overlap questions

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Cisco-Sourcefire union raises product overlap questions
Industry watchers are bullish about the $2.7 billion Cisco buyout of security company Sourcefire announced today, but they have plenty of questions about how these competitors in intrusion-detection and prevention (IDS/IPS) and next-generation firewalls (NGFW) will sort out significant product overlap. Read More



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