Acquisition History / Cisco / Worldwide Data Systems
Cisco Acquires Worldwide Data Systems
Announced December 16, 1999 — $25.5M
What happened
Worldwide Data Systems was a company providing information technology consulting, acquired by Cisco.
- Acquirer
- Cisco
- Target
- Worldwide Data Systems
- Announced
- December 16, 1999
- Price
- $25.5M
- Industry
- Information technology consulting
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Cisco acquire Worldwide Data Systems?
Cisco acquired Worldwide Data Systems on December 16, 1999. This was Cisco's 47th publicly tracked acquisition out of 233 we have on record.
How much did Cisco pay for Worldwide Data Systems?
Cisco paid $25.5M for Worldwide Data Systems.
What does Worldwide Data Systems do?
Worldwide Data Systems was a company providing information technology consulting, acquired by Cisco.
What other Information technology consulting companies has Cisco acquired?
Worldwide Data Systems is Cisco's only publicly tracked acquisition in Information technology consulting so far.
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