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Lee Doyle
Group Vice President and General Manager, Network Infrastructure and Security Products and Services

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Lee Doyle is the group vice president and general manager of IDC's Network Infrastructure and Security Products and Services groups. He leads an expanding team of expert analysts within numerous IDC research services, including Enterprise Networks, Datacenter Networks, Wireless Infrastructure, Network and Service Management, Network Life-Cycle Services, Next-Generation OSS and Billing, Telecommunications Equipment, Next-Generation Networks Infrastructure, Secure Content and Threat Management, and Security Services and Identity Management. He provides market analysis, research, and consulting services on next-generation network requirements and opportunities to IDC's IT, network equipment, telecommunications service providers and Fortune 1000 clients. During his 20+ years at IDC, Lee has written extensively on such topics as NGN infrastructure, COTS, ATCA, enterprise adoption of networking technologies, leading network vendor strategies, and IT-Telecom technology convergence. Lee is a frequent speaker on next-generation network topics and has presented for many computer and networking vendors, Fortune 1000, and government agency clients.

Prior to his current role, Lee has held numerous positions at IDC, including VP, Telecommunications Infrastructure; Director, Enterprise Networks; Manager, Local Area Networks. He also worked as a PC analyst researching the role of personal computers in large organizations. In addition, Lee contributes to such industry periodicals as Network World, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, The New York Times, Investors Business Daily, and Forbes.

Lee holds a B.A. in Economics from Williams College.

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HP Announces Intent to Acquire 3Com
Lucinda Borovick, Janet Waxman, Abner Germanow, Richard L. Villars, Lee Doyle
Nov 2009 - Doc # lcUS22081209      IDC Link
On November 11, 2009, HP and 3Com Corporation announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which HP will purchase 3Com, a provider of networking switching, routing, and security solutions, at a price of $7.90 per share ...
Tandberg Acquisition Puts Cisco's Money Where Its Vision Lies
Abner Germanow, Jonathan Edwards, Lee Doyle
Oct 2009 - Doc # lcUS22028909      IDC Link
In Cisco's first acquisition of a public company outside the United States, Cisco Systems has offered to purchase Tandberg for 153.5 Norwegian kroner per share, or approximately $3.0 billion USD. Cisco is using the company's substantial int ...

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Cisco Expands Direction, Announces New Products at Cisco Live
Lee Doyle, Lucinda Borovick, Jonathan Edwarrds, Rohit Mehra
Jul 2010 - Doc # 224329      Insight
This IDC Insight provides an overview of Cisco's statement of direction and specific product announcements at Cisco Live in Las Vegas in late June 2010. Over two days, executives from Cisco laid out their vision, strategy, and high-level ...
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IBM Telecom
Elisabeth Rainge, Curtis Price, Lee Doyle
Jul 2010 - Doc # 223955      Vendor Profile
This IDC Vendor Profile presents an updated view of IBM's position as a supplier to the global telecommunications industry. It is based on information from IBM's Telecom Analyst Day event in May 2010 as well as discussions with customers ...
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IDC Predictions 2010: Worldwide Network Infrastructure - Foundations for Recovery
Framingham, MA United States
January 27, 2010