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Riverbed gets sweet deal from Expand pick n' mix

11 January 2012 •

WAN optimisation vendor confirms it has won race to acquire the IP of embattled rival, while being saddled with none of the liabilities

WAN optimisation vendor Riverbed has confirmed it has acquired the intellectual property of embattled rival Expand Networks. San Franciscan Riverbed announced today that it has "purchased certai...

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