(Telecompaper) Cisco has acquired security software company Pawaa. The privately-held Indian company provides on-premise and cloud-based file sharing software. Cisco's automation platforms such as Service Exchange Platform and ServiceGrid provide secure policy-based data flow between business systems and people. Via the acquisition of Pawaa, Cisco plans to rapidly accelerate the data transfer capabilities of these platforms. This is a talent and technology acquisition, Cisco said. No financial details related to the transaction have been disclosed.