Oppenheimer & Co. issued bulletins stating that Cisco is expected to fill its with Citrix's NetScaler product under an OEM arrangement. Cisco killed its own Application Control Engine (ACE) product but left open the once it re-evaluates its strategy.

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Oppenheimer believes that re-evaluation will result in an OEM deal with Citrix and a possible acquisition of the company's NetScaler assets, according to this .

"From a technology standpoint, NetScaler is a high-quality solution relative to Cisco's discontinued ACE and one that Cisco can sell as a standalone ADC to enterprise/SMBs," the site quotes Oppenheimer as stating. "While OEM relationships are tough to execute, Cisco has a strong sales force and now a strong product to sell. We see little go-to-market conflict as we expect Cisco to focus on standalone solutions while Citrix will focus on bundling with its own solutions."

Longer term, Oppenheimer believes Cisco could move to acquire NetScaler for , or five to seven times fiscal 2012 revenue. Such a deal would put pressure on market leader F5 and Radware, Oppenheimer believes.