Extreme Networks Provides Update on its Acquisition of Brocade's Data Center Networking Business
At this time, Extreme expects to close its transaction with Broadcom within 2-3 business days of the completed acquisition of Brocade by Broadcom. "As we march toward becoming the third largest end-to-end enterprise networking provider, we are confident our acquisition of Brocade's data center networking business will move forward," said
Extreme expects the anticipated Brocade transaction will be accretive to cash flow and earnings for its fiscal year 2018 and expects to generate over
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Except for the historical information contained herein, the statements in this release, including those concerning Extreme's acquisition of the Brocade assets, its business outlook, future financial and operating results, and overall future prospects are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release. Actual results or events could differ materially from those anticipated in those forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including: our ability to successfully close on and integrate the Brocade networking business into the current Extreme business; failure to achieve targeted revenues and forecasted demand from end customers; a highly competitive business environment
for network switching equipment; the possibility that we might experience delays in the development or introduction of new technology and products; customer response to our new technology and products; and a dependency on third parties for certain components and for the manufacturing of our products.
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