Fourth Quarter, FY'05 Fact Sheet

Cisco's fiscal year 2005 fourth quarter was characterized by significant technology innovations and customer wins across all customer markets: Enterprise, Service Provider, Commercial (small- and medium- sized businesses), and Consumer/Home Networking.

Cisco achieved significant worldwide customer wins in various markets, including IP Communications/VoIP, routing, switching, security, wireless and optical; announced vertical deployments in virtually every segment; and announced relationships with several service providers, including Sprint, and Swisscom. Cisco announced definitive agreements to acquire four privately-held companies, adding to the consumer, security, packet processing, and intelligent network and service management arenas. In addition, Cisco announced an innovative new technology, Application-Oriented Networking, designed to addresses the need for better collaboration between applications and systems.

• Airbus, in conjunction with France Telecom Group and Equant, implemented a Cisco IP-based communications system to include 40,000 IP phone extensions.
• To help combat email spam, Yahoo! Mail and Cisco announced their collaboration on an anti-spam initiative, which includes authentication technology designed to combat e-mail forgery by verifying the address of origin of e-mail messages.
• British Airways selected Cisco and Prime Business Solutions to implement an IP-based system to improve communication for 14,000 British Airways staff at UK offices and airports.
• The Agricultural Bank of China chose Cisco as its networking solution provider for the data center project in Beijing.
• MemopM/&$@8VQA with 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) interfaces throughout its campus networks to support mission-critical, converged applications.

• Australia-Based WiZZ Communications deployed Cisco's wireless and other networking technology to create a leading wireless network for business.
• Red Bull Cheever Racing built a wireless and Voice over IP (VoIP) technology network for the 89th annual Indianapolis 500, allowing engineers, pit crews and the race car drivers, immediate access to real time information and statistics during the race.
• The Catholic Education Office, Parramatta, is deploying a high-speed wireless network from Cisco to its 75 schools in the western Sydney region to help improve work flexibility for teachers and reduce operating expenses.

• Sprint is deploying and end-to-end Cisco IP Next Generation Network (IP NGN) that will enable video, voice, and data, or "Triple Play," service offerings to enterprise customers worldwide. In addition, Sprint is now the first global provider to receive Cisco IP VPN multiservice QoS certification.
• Fujitsu Limited and Cisco introduced the first product to be delivered under the strategic alliance announced on Dec. 6, 2004, a Fujitsu and Cisco CRS-1 built on the Cisco IOS XR next-generation operating system.
• As part of a multi million dollar contract, Swisscom selected the Cisco CRS-1 to transform Swisscom's entire core network to support Ethernet services for business customers and next-generation "Triple Play" services over broadband for residential and wholesale customers.
• T-Com, the fixed-network unit of Deutsche Telekom, extended one of Europe's largest Cisco IP-Next Generation Networks based on IP/Multiprotocol Label Switching (IP/MPLS) by an upgrade of its existing Cisco 12000 Series routers.
• TOT Corporation Public Company Limited upgraded its core network for the Bangkok metropolitan area with a Cisco optical networking solution built on the Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP).

• Cisco Silver Certified Partner Ronco Communications redesigned data and voice network for State University of New York, including more than 15,000 desktops and more than 4,000 Cisco IP phones.
• Cisco Gold Certified Partner Dimension Data deployed IP Communications solution for the New York City Economic Development Corporation.
• Cisco Gold Certified Partner Coleman Technologies deployed call-center solution for Florida credit union.
• D&H joined Cisco as an authorized distributor in the United States focusing on helping small and medium-sized businesses succeed. http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/partners/news/2005/pr_prod_07-11.html
• Singapore Computer Systems Limited enhanced its security consulting portfolio with the Cisco lifecycle services approach offered through Cisco's Partner Business Consulting Program.

• Linksys' Wireless-G Router, Wireless-G Router with SpeedBooster, and Wireless-G Router with SRX each earned the Editors' Choice awards for wireless routers in the June 7, 2005 issue of PC Magazine.
• Linksys announced that customers can trade in their used router for a Linksys Wireless-G Router with 2 Phone Ports for free (after rebates), when they sign up for Vonage's broadband phone service.
• Linksys announced the Wireless-G Travel Router with SpeedBooster which provides users the ability to easily set up a wireless network in a hotel room or through a hotspot, such as in an airport or coffee house.
• Linksys is shipping products with SecureEasySetup (SES) technology which enables users to easily set up and add security to their wireless networks.

• Cisco unveiled Application-Oriented Networking (AON), a new technology that adds intelligence to the network, enabling the network to better understand business-application communications to support more effective and efficient business decisions.
• Cisco unveiled the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) 5500 Series, a family of multi-function security appliances that help stop attacks before they spread through the network. li>
• Cisco announced new wireless-enabled integrated services routers, delivering highly secure concurrent services for broadband access to small and medium-sized businesses, enterprise small offices and teleworkers.
• Cisco announced the Cisco 2700 Series Wireless Location Appliance, the industry's first easy to deploy solution for simultaneously tracking thousands of IEEE 802.11 enabled wireless clients from directly within a customer's existing wireless local area network (LAN) infrastructure.
• Cisco announced new security, scalability and desktop application enhancements for its customer contact center solutions.
• Cisco announced definitive agreements to acquire several privately-held companies.
• KiSS Technology A/S of Hørsholm, Denmark. KiSS-a provider for networked entertainment devices, and represents Cisco's second acquisition for Linksys.
• FineGround Networks, Inc. of Campbell, Calif., a provider of network appliances. The acquisition completed in June.
• NetSift, Inc. of San Diego, Calif., to help Cisco accelerate the integration of additional packet processing capabilities into future core Cisco platforms. The acquisition completed in July.
• Sheer Networks of San Jose, Calif., a provider of intelligent network and service management products.
• Cisco also completed the acquisitions of M. I. Secure Corporation of San Jose, Calif.; Vihana, Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calif.; and Topspin Communications, Inc. of Mountain View, Calif.