Cisco this week announced plans for a $135 million acquisition of Reactivity, a maker of XML gateway and security hardware designed to speed and secure up Web services traffic on enterprise networks.

Cisco Systems said Wednesday it will spend $135 million in cash and options to buy Reactivity, a small company that makes equipment to help route XML Internet traffic. Reactivity's equipment is ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. Cisco ...

Redwood City, Calif.-based Reactivity makes appliances for securing and managing XML traffic on the network and simplifying the deployment of service-oriented architecture-related services. Its ...