Cisco Systems to Showcase Innovative Products and Technologies at Interop 2006

LAS VEGAS, April 7, 2006 - Cisco Systems will be exhibiting a broad portfolio of intelligent network solutions for driving business growth at the Interop 2006 conference at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, April 30 through May 5. In addition, Cisco executives will participate in a number of activities for industry analysts and media.

John Chambers’ Keynote Address:

Cisco Systems President and CEO John Chambers will deliver a keynote presentation on Tuesday, May 2, at 9 a.m. (PT) at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas. This keynote presentation will be Webcast live from Interop conference and can be viewed at the following web address: http://newsroom.cisco.com/webcast/interop.html. For more information on John Chambers’ keynote address, please contact: Molly Ford at 408-526-8163 or by e-mail at moford@cisco.com.
Media and Industry Analyst One-on-One Briefings in Booth #1225:

Cisco executives will be available for meetings with press and industry analysts to discuss many technology and market-trend topics, including:

* Foundation Technologies (Routing and Switching): Receive an update from executives on what the latest trends are in routing and switching technologies and how Cisco’s solutions are improving the network foundation to help drive business growth.

* Advanced Technologies (Application Networking Services, Unified Communications, Security, Storage Networking and Wireless): Receive an update from Cisco executives on a broad range of advanced technologies that are transforming the network platform by integrating more intelligent services across the infrastructure.

* Enterprise Market: Receive an update on how the Cisco Service Oriented Network Architecture (SONA) is addressing IT trends in the enterprise market.

* Commercial Market: Receive an update on how Cisco is meeting the ever-changing needs of small and medium-sized businesses with smart networking solutions and services.

Press interested in scheduling briefings with Cisco executives should contact Shirima Pathak at 408-525-4426 or by e-mail at shipatha@cisco.com. Industry analysts should contact Gia Filice at 408-853-4274 or by e-mail at gfilice@cisco.com.
Demonstrations (#Booth 1225):

Cisco Systems will show how its broad portfolios of intelligent solutions are driving business growth. Technology experts will be available to show how large and small organizations can optimize their business processes by taking advantage of the latest networking technologies, such as application acceleration, wireless, storage, security, telephony, and Cisco Unified Communications products. Cisco services and development partners will also be on hand to show how they can help optimize a network’s potential to enable collaboration, increase productivity, and expand innovation.

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