Presents a history of the networking industry, focusing on Cisco Systems, providing an analysis of the company and its founder John Chambers.
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Young (contributing editor, Forbes ) outlines Cisco CEO John Chambers' aggressive strategy for building the company and documents the ongoing decay of his high-tech empire. He describes both the internal weaknesses of Cisco and the effect of competition, especially from recent start-ups. Chapters trace the rise of the corporation, its brief moment of unrivaled glory, the struggle to keep the company together and maintain its position, and the crisis which continues to threaten its health. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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