Fourth Quarter '08 Technology & Customer Highlights

Cisco's fiscal year 2008 fourth quarter was characterized by strong business and technology announcements, continued innovation, and significant customer wins around the world in each market segment.

Cisco helped U.S. Troops in Iraq connect with family and friends via Cisco TelePresence.

IronPort received four prestigious industry honors from SC Magazine, Information Security Magazine, InfoWorld, and Network World

Harrah's Operating Company signed a broad-based, 10-year global strategic agreement with Cisco to deliver compelling next-generation guest experiences through the use of Cisco products and allow Harrah's to remain at the forefront of innovation in the casino entertainment industry.

Cisco hosted a business video webcast to examine how video is helping to improve the Way we share information, collaborate on global projects, improve everyday business processes and reduce costs.

Cisco completed the purchase of San Jose-based Nuova Systems, a startup focused on the development of next-generation products for the data center market.

Cisco announced its intent to purchase Denmark-based DiviTech A/S, a leader in the digital-service management (DSM) market and privately held Pure Networks, a Seattle-based leader in home networking-management software and tools.

Cisco announced an anchor investment in the Almaz Capital / Cisco Fund 1, a venture capital fund that supports tech and communications start-ups in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), initially closing at $60 million.

Cisco opened Ukraine's first Cisco Entrepreneur Institute at the National Technical University of Ukraine - Kiev Polytechnic Institute (NTU KPI).

Kenyatta University established a Cisco Networking Academy in East Africa, bringing the total number of educational establishments offering Cisco courses and certifications in Kenya to twenty-four.

Following are select product announcements from Q4 FY08:

A personal Cisco TelePresence system for use in individual offices and a large Cisco TelePresence room ideal for group training and cross-functional team meetings. Cisco Motion, a new architecture that integrated mobile devices, applications and networks.

A video surveillance solution enabled on the Cisco Integrated Services Router platform that incorporates video surveillance network modules into the Cisco ISR, converging physical security over an IP network.

Advancements for the Cisco Digital Media System that will help organizations enhance their customers' experiences, facilitate learning and improve employee productivity.

Expansion of virtualization across the data center portfolio for more efficient and sustainable IT operations

Setup support for Mac Os X from Linksys By Cisco.

Next-generation services fueled by Sprint, Cisco and Ciena, with 40-Gbps Circuits on the Global Sprint Tier 1 IP Network, to support the needs of Sprint customers who are looking to adopt next-generation services, grow their businesses and enable their employees to conduct day-to-day tasks, simply and immediately.

New enhancements to Cisco's Internet Protocol over dense wavelength-division multiplexing technology, which helps enable service providers deliver a wide array of services to their businesses and consumers and pushes service provider networks into the "zettabyte era".

The Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router (WRT610N), designed to enhance the entertainment experience for consumers who wish to take advantage of the ever-increasing availability of digital media content, including high-definition video.

Following are select customer announcements from Q4 FY08:

United States and Canada:

Adena Health System have built a communication and collaboration platform with the capabilities to enhance patient care and customer service using the Cisco Campus Communications Fabric framework to deliver the Video-Ready Campus.

Kent School District in the state of Washington, School District No. 23 in Kelowna, B.C., and the Brevard School District, in Viera, Florida deployed Cisco switching and wireless technologies to enhance student performance, improve safety and reduce operating expenses.

1-800-FLOWERS.COM boosted employee productivity and retention as well as enhance environmental initiatives with WebEx Training Center.

Rogers Cable selected Cisco Switched Digital Video platform to offer subscribers advanced services.

APAC:

Tata Communications is the first provider to launch public and private Cisco TelePresence rooms internationally. This groundbreaking service will enable a broader ecosystem of connected rooms for enterprises and their partners.

Malaysian Johor State Government deployed Cisco Unified Communications to enhance collaboration in new administrative centre.

Chinese web portal, SINA uses TelePresence to conduct video interviews with guests around China and transform the way online videos are managed.

The International Organization for Migration in Philippines upgraded network security with Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance to support global migration processes

Emerging Markets:

Romtelecom selected Cisco's IP next-generation network to build Romania's future broadband instructure, expand its broadband services and enhance its residential and business service capability.

Russian TV broadcaster, TRK Petersburg, has deployed Cisco Unified Communications to improve data delivery and accelerate its TV-program production process.

Eurobank EFG in Serbia implemented a branch optimization solution based on a Cisco Service-Oriented Network Architecture (SONA) to enable rapid growth, employee collaboration, new services and tight cost control.

Silatech selected Cisco to help develop a region-wide technology platform for Qatar to enable instant interaction and on-demand collaboration for businesses and individuals, including face-to-face video meetings and blogging.

Russia's largest commercial bank, Sberbank deployed the 17 millionth Cisco Unified IP device sold worldwide, as part of a solution to help introduce new customer services.

Europe:

BT selected Cisco Aggregation Services Routers (ASR) for next-generation managed services, such as highly secure encryption and VPN, as well as Cisco TelePresence.

CCP, developer of the largest multiplayer online game, EVE-Online.com, is using Cisco data centre virtualization technology to support growth of 3D virtual gaming services.

City of Lisbon, the Portuguese Ministry of Education, EDP (Electricity of Portugal) and Cisco are collaborating on integrated energy efficiency project

TELE Greenland placed first order for Cisco Aggregation Services Routers (ASR) to bring next-generation data, voice and video IP services to world's largest island

Japan:

J:COM takes delivery of Cisco DOCSIS 3.0 cable modems to enable delivery of ultra-high speed broadband with speeds up to 160 Mbps

Following are significant partner announcements from Q4 FY08:

An open patent alliance was formed to advance WiMAX 4G technology. Companies included in the alliance were Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Clearwire, Intel, Samsung, and Sprint.

Cisco and Nokia announced the Mobile Business Solution, which extends the rich Cisco Unified IP Phone capabilities to Nokia Eseries smartphones over Cisco Unified Wireless Networks to offer users a seamless mobile experience in the enterprise environment and public cellular networks.