From: Colin McNamara (Colin@2cups.com)
Date: Wed Sep 10 2008 - 12:50:04 ART
Does anybody want to get into a Ford vs Chevy debate while we are at it?
Both companies are mature large cap investments. I think people would
generally agree that Nortel's strength has mainly been in carrier
equipment and TDM PBX's. Cisco has always been heavy in the enterprise
play (route / switch / voip / security), while participating in the
carrier segments also. I think at the end of the day the discussion is
not about what is better or faster, because with chipset releases, code
upgrades that will always change. The question is, what is better for
the customer. That can encompass, training, support, future proofing,
end to end product coverage. In that aspect, I think Cisco has an edge.
But, thats just my opinion.
-- Colin McNamara (858)208-8105 CCIE #18233,RHCE,GCIH http://www.colinmcnamara.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/colinmcnamara"The difficult we do immediately, the impossible just takes a little longer"
Joseph Brunner wrote: >> And if you look at Cisco's Stock Price it has a steady rate of growth. >> > > Really? > > So much for that analyst job at Goldman Zacks > > http://finance.google.com/finance?q=csco > > hit "5yr" its been pretty flat the whole decade. Cisco is a mature company. > Nortel is a mature company also, but with less marketing and bad management. > > Both of these companies together are in a very flat, slow growth industry. > > Apple computer makes toys for people with credit cards who don't like saving > money like IPOD's and Mac books; > > Cisco makes network technology that powers business and government > communication networks. > > Cisco was once a $500B company. It has yet to recover from the .com bust. > So in a way Cisco's shareholders didn't benefit from the 2002-2006 stock > market recovery much, if at all. > > Crox was a better stock ;) (and they are more comfortable too!) > > -----Original Message----- > From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of > Christopher Copley > Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 11:09 AM > To: Muhammad Nasim > Cc: Ina&Laurean; Bill Eyer; Brad Ellis; Cisco certification > Subject: Re: OT: Cisco vs. Nortel > > Group, > > This may be very OT, but if you look at Nortel Stock price it is in a nose > dive. And if you look at Cisco's Stock Price it has a steady rate of > growth. Technology aside, why trust your network in the hands of a company > that looks like it is bleeding money(and failing) like dropped packets from > a firewall? Now this is coming from a business perspective and not a > technology perspective, but I would rather trust my network to a > company/vender that looks like it will still be here in 2010! I have read > nothing but bad things in the investment realm on the quality of Nortel as a > viable company to invest in. So again, why trust your network to any thing > with a Nortel sticker on it? > > > Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net > > _______________________________________________________________________ > Subscription information may be found at: > http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html > > > Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net > > _______________________________________________________________________ > Subscription information may be found at: > http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html
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