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Audit raps Cisco’s ‘wired’ contract win
Network World, 08/09/04
Findings of collusion between the city of San Jose and Cisco over an $8 million network installation contract is causing controversy for the network vendor.
According to stories published in the San Jose Mercury News last week, an audit by the city found that Cisco was the only vendor considered to build a converged IP voice and data network in San Jose’s new $388 million city hall. As a result, only resellers of Cisco gear were allowed to bid on the project. Now the city will have to restart the bidding process for the project and give Cisco competitors a chance.
A Cisco spokeswoman told the Mercury News that the vendor is cooperating fully with the city’s audit and investigation. The newspaper also reported that a major sticking point with the Cisco deal was that the Cisco IP telephone system would not be compatible with other vendors’ products, forcing the city to only buy Cisco gear in the future – a violation of city requirements on technology projects.
