Cisco, other tech giants push into surveillance
 

*Source: News.com (http://news.com.com/Cisco%2C+other+t...tag=nefd.top)*
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Terrorists, vandals and other villains skulking in the shadows should take note of Cisco Systems' recent acquisition of BroadWare Technologies.

The BroadWare deal (http://news.com.com/Cisco+to+buy+vid...-6185702.html), while small in dollars, highlights the rising demand for companies that make video surveillance gear. Driving that trend is the confluence of homeland security concerns in the U.S. and the spread of sophisticated security networks based on Internet technologies.

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