CEO John Chambers

"In today's environment, it's all about getting back to the basics in terms of focusing on the areas that a company can influence and control: cash generation, available market share gains, productivity increases, profitability and technology innovation. These factors will ultimately determine who will survive in this challenging economy."

Founded:

• Cisco was founded in 1984 by a group of computer scientists from Stanford University.

• Incorporation:
  Cisco was incorporated on December 10, 1984 in California.

• Stock Symbol:
  NASDAQ NM: CSCO (Common Stock)

• IPO:
  Cisco went public on February 16, 1990 at a split-adjusted price of about 6 cents.

• Employees:
  As of the end of Q2, FY 2004 (January 24, 2004) Cisco has 34,093 employees worldwide.

• Corporate Headquarters:
  San Jose, California, USA

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Board of Directors:

• Carol Bartz
  Chairman and CEO, Autodesk, Inc.
• M. Michele Burns
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  of Delta Airlines, Inc.
• Larry R. Carter
  Senior Vice President, Office of the President
• John T. Chambers
  President and CEO, Cisco Systems, Inc.
• James F. Gibbons, Ph.D.
  Professor (Research) of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
• John L. Hennessy
  President, Stanford University
• Roderick C. McGeary
  Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
  Brience, Inc.
• James C. Morgan
  Chairman, Applied Materials, Inc.
• John P. Morgridge
  Chairman of the Board, Cisco Systems, Inc.
• Donald T. Valentine
  Partner and Founder, Sequoia Capital
• Steven M. West
  Former COO, nCube Corp.
• Jerry Yang
  Co-founder, Chief Yahoo! and Director, Yahoo! Inc.

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