Canada Blocks Extradition of Cisco Suspect

Alfred-Adekeye once worked for Cisco however left to form his own companies in Silicon Valley, including Multiven, a provider of service and support for networking gear. Multiven sued Cisco in 2008, alleging it forced Cisco clients to buy SMARTnet service contracts from Cisco in order to get software updates.

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