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Adaptec is small fry compared with some of the big guys jumping into B2B. Cisco Systems, makers of the routers and other technology that keep the bits and bytes flowing over the Internet, has stated that 64% of its $8.5 billion in 1997 revenues came from Net-originated e-transactions...
Cramer runs a hedge fund and writes for theStreet.com He is long Cisco, Microsoft and Intel. This column should not be construed as advice to buy or sell stocks
...haven't got to the point where people are so valuable that they would entice companies to engage in a bidding war," argues Bob Liu of HotJobs.com Others contend that no firm would be willing to make a bet solely on the basis of a virtual resume. Networking giant Cisco, which does two-thirds of its hiring via the Net, says it isn't interested in bidding online for corporate mercenaries...
Should you play the Son of Cisco game at home? I don't think so. First, you have to be awfully nimble, because you never know when the son will turn prodigal, and most of these smaller companies are niche players battling Cisco on only one or two fronts. Second, what makes Cisco truly great is its management. These other companies are unproven. Third, only one company has ever really competed against Cisco hand to hand without getting crushed--Ascend, which just got bought by Lucent. If you insist on a Cisco relative, Lucent, an East Coast rival, might...
Most important, though, the reason you shouldn't hunt for the son is because the parents are doing just fine, thank you. That's why Cisco and other deities WorldCom, Microsoft, America Online and Intel remain core holdings of Cramer Berkowitz. Sure, a Cisco Junior would be a nifty trade. But when you are investing, you stick with winners. I don't need to go hunting for the next great networker. I already own the greatest...