Cisco Acquires Precept Software

Announced March 11, 1998 — $84M

What happened

Precept Software was a company providing internet television, acquired by Cisco.

Cisco's acquisition history

24th of 233 tracked deals

Disclosed prices

146 of 233 Cisco deals

Cisco's average disclosed price

$742.6M

Cisco's largest disclosed deal

Splunk ($28B)

Tracked acquisitions in 1998

36 across all acquirers

Cisco in Internet television

1 acquisition

When did Cisco acquire Precept Software?

Cisco acquired Precept Software on March 11, 1998. This was Cisco's 24th publicly tracked acquisition out of 233 we have on record.

How much did Cisco pay for Precept Software?

Cisco paid $84M for Precept Software.

What does Precept Software do?

Precept Software was a company providing internet television, acquired by Cisco.

What other Internet television companies has Cisco acquired?

Precept Software is Cisco's only publicly tracked acquisition in Internet television so far.