What did anybody expect? A "Welcome Wagon" picnic in the park for Cisco and HP execs and employees? "In order for Cisco to lead [technology] market transitions with our partners, we must align with—and invest in—partners who share our network-centric vision," Keith Goodwin, senior vice president of Cisco's Worldwide Partner Organization, said in a video statement on the Cisco Website. "Over the last few years, our relationship with HP has evolved from [partners] to companies with different and conflicting visions of how to deliver value to our customers," Goodwin said. "Despite this shift in industry dynamics, HP had remained a Cisco Certified Channel Partner. Being a Cisco Certified Channel Partner has numerous benefits, including access to proprietary information, such as product road maps and partner profitability initiatives. Given the evolution of our relationship, it simply no longer makes sense to provide these benefits to HP."