Cisco Systems is making the software operating systems for its networking routers and switches available as standalone, subscription-based products, letting them run on non-Cisco hardware for the first time. This is a major strategy change for Cisco, which previously only sold its networking routers and switches bundled with its own hardware. It portends a potentially significant shift in Cisco’s...
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