Cisco to acquire cloud company Meraki for $1.2bn

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Meraki's simplified network management proves popular with customers - and its biggest rival

Networking hardware giant Cisco is to acquire privately held Meraki for $1.2bn (£755m). Meraki, which was founded in 2006 and has offices in New York, London and Mexico, offers mid-market custom...

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