Cisco buys Tidal Software for $105M — to virtualize the data center
Networking giant Cisco has acquired Tidal Software, a Palo Alto, Calif. company that will enable Cisco’s customers to manage their key applications more seamlessly over Cisco’s network. It paid $105 million in cash and retention-based incentives.
Tidal, a company that raised at least $16.5 million beginning 11 years ago from investors like J.P. Morgan Partners, Novus Ventures and VantagePoint Venture Partners, focuses on letting companies efficiently manage and automate their applications. Cisco says it wants to… Continue Reading