SAN JOSE, Calif., June 16, 2005 - Cisco Systems® today announced it has completed the acquisition of FineGround Networks, Inc. of Campbell, Calif.

On May 26, 2005, Cisco announced a definitive agreement to acquire FineGround, a leading provider of network appliances that accelerate, secure, and monitor application delivery while minimizing bandwidth usage and maximizing infrastructure capacity in the data center. By integrating FineGround's technology with Cisco's products, Cisco will be able to provide customers with advanced application-acceleration across networks for secure and optimized delivery of web-based applications.