In a push back campaign against networking rivals, Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) touts its broad product portfolio as significantly better than “good enough.” With its networking business coming under increasing pressure in recent months from rivals, such as Hewlett-Packard and Juniper Networks, reports E Week, Cisco is campaigning in an effort to show why, in the current business climate, enterprises need a complete networking solution.
“’Good enough is not good enough when any downtime can mean millions of dollars to them,’ he said. Cisco’s efforts come as the $40 billion company tries to find its footing after several difficult quarters that have seen disappointing earnings, harsh criticism from analysts and journalists, a loss of some executives and struggles in some of its key businesses, including its core switches and routers.”