About Those EMC Rumors...  By Peter Elstrom Cisco (CSCO  ) in
talks to acquire EMC (EMC  )? That was the news report that came
out of SearchStorage.com on July 1. The article on the site,
which covers the storage industry for tech professionals, didn't
say the megadeal was definitely happening, but it laid out a
strong argument for why combining the two companies made some
strategic sense.  That article was followed by a Reuters news
story the same day that EMC shares had risen 3% in the light
trading before the July 4 holiday weekend on rumors of a
potential acquisition. The next week, the independent research
firm Precursor Group picked up on the reports and gave a
thorough analysis about why combining EMC's storage products
with Cisco's networking gear "makes a lot of sense."  NOT NEAR
AND TOO DEAR. Well, the rumors aren't true. One very well-placed
source says the two outfits haven't been discussing an
acquisition. This source explained that acquiring EMC would
violate two of the key principles for acquis