Cisco to pay $5 million settlement to former reseller

Cisco has agreed to pay a $5.45 million settlement to Infra-Comm, the VAR that successfully sued Cisco for snatching a $5 million opportunity away from the reseller and turning it over to AT&T. The networking giant Tuesday signed the document agreeing to pay the settlement, according to a report in ChannelWeb.

In October, the former Cisco reseller was awarded damages in the suit against Cisco, which had also sued Infra-Comm for harming Cisco's business and misuing its brand name.

In a statement, Cisco said: "Cisco has reached a settlement with Infra-Comm, and we look forward to putting this matter behind us. As always, we remain committed to the success of our channel partners and are proud of our award-winning channel programs."

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Jim Duffy has been covering technology for over 28 years, 23 at Network World. He covers enterprise networking infrastructure, including routers and switches. He also writes The Cisco Connection blog and can be reached on Twitter @Jim_Duffy and at jduffy@nww.com.