LightStream
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LightStream is a LAN switching company based in the United States
. The company was a joint venture between Bolt Beranek & Newman Inc.
and UB Networks
. It was acquired by Cisco Systems
on December 8, 1994 for $120 million in cash.
United States
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. The company was a joint venture between Bolt Beranek & Newman Inc.
BBN Technologies
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and UB Networks
Ungermann-Bass
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. It was acquired by Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems
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on December 8, 1994 for $120 million in cash.