Cisco to buy cloud vendor newScale

SAN JOSE, USA: Networking equipment maker Cisco announced its intent to acquire privately-held Based in San Mateo, Calif-based newScale Inc in a move to expand its cloud computing offerings, for an undisclosed amount.

newScale offers service catalogue and self-service portal to deploy cloud services.

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"Cloud computing represents a major shift in the evolution of the Internet, and as more customers migrate from traditional IT infrastructures, the need for rapid self-provisioning and efficient management becomes increasingly critical," said Parvesh Sethi, senior vice president of Cisco Services. "With the acquisition of newScale, Cisco will be able to accelerate the deployment of cloud services through a service catalogue and self-service portal that allows customers to easily manage their IT infrastructures."

Cisco's cloud strategy is to harness the network as a platform for building and using clouds and cloud services.

The acquisition is expected to be complete in the second half of Cisco's fiscal year 2011. Upon the close of the acquisition, newScale will be integrated into Cisco's Advanced Services organization.