At this year's N+I Atlanta 2001 Conference, Cisco will demonstrate a broad range of enterprise technologies and solutions based on Cisco AVVID - the enterprise architecture for e-business. Cisco will also detail the company's latest activities in areas of Internet Protocol (IP) telephony, next-generation switching and routing and Internet security. Cisco executives will be speaking at the show on a number of important industry topics ranging from storage area networking (SAN) to how to effectively architect the campus Local Area Network (LAN). To learn about Cisco AVVID and Cisco's announcements at the show, visit the Cisco N+I booth #5317.

Cisco N+I Events Include:

Announcements:

September 12:

Cisco Unveils Next Phase of Cisco 7000 Family of Internet Routers

Cisco Speaking Engagements

Tuesday, September 11, 2001

• "Architecting the LAN/Campus Infrastructure: What Makes Sense and Where?"
  Ben Goldman, manager, product marketing
  Time: 2:00-3:15pm
  Location: 256W
  
• "Are Directories Ready for Prime Time? Early Adopters' Update"
  Richard Puckett, system administrator, Enterprise Distributed Systems
  Time: 2:00-3:15pm
  Location: 257W
  
• "King of SAN Fibre Channel, IP Storage or InfiniBand"
  Doug Ingraham, manager, product management, Storage Router Business Unit
  Time: 3:30-4:45pm
  Location: 254/255W
  
• "Wireless LANs: Implementation in the Enterprise"
  Eric Balufarb, technical marketing manager, Wireless Networking Business Unit
  Time: 3:30-4:45pm
  Location: 256W
  

Wednesday, September 12, 2001

• "Ethernet in the First Mile"
  Bruce Tolley, product manager
  Time: 3:30-4:45pm
  Location: 256W
  

Thursday, September 13, 2001

• "VPNs: Build or Buy"
  Michael Fuhrman, manager, Security Consulting
  Time: 9:00-10:00am:
  Location: 254/255W
  

Cisco Booth: #5317

Presentations: Throughout the show, Cisco executives will address key technology initiatives at the Cisco booth #5317, including:

• "Delivering Business Value with Communications Solutions"
  Eugene Lee, vice president, Marketing
  Tuesday, September 11, 2001, 11:00-11:30am:
  
• "New Developments in Switching & Routing"
  Ben Goldman, manager, product marketing
  Wednesday, September 12, 2001, 11:00-11:30am:
  
• "SAFE Solution for Securing the Internet Economy"
  Richard Palmer, vice president, Virtual Private Network (VPN) and Security Business Unit
  Thursday, September 13, 2001, 11:00-11:30am:
  

Demonstrations: Cisco will have ongoing demonstrations on leading-edge networking technologies and solutions including:

• Optical/Storage
• Video Conferencing
• Voice Applications
• Call Center
• VPN/Security
• Wireless/Mobility
• Management

Tech Talks: Presentations on Cisco AVVID, storage/optical, voice and video, and wireless will be held at the booth throughout the show.

AVVID Partner Pavilion: #5333

Cisco's architecture brings you more choices and benefits by fostering a strong partner ecosystem of "best-of-class" application developers, system integrators and professional services - producing New World, IP-based applications in various solution categories, including IP Telephony, IP Videoconferencing, Security and VPNs, Network Management, Customer Care, Content Networking and Storage Networking. Come visit the Cisco AVVID Partner Pavilion to see the true power of combining voice, video and data onto one IP network.

On-Site Press Contacts

Nancy Darma
Ph: 408-525-8676
Pager: 800-365-4578

Amy Hughes
Ph: 408-853-8876
Pager: 800-365-4578

Leslie Wood
Ph: 408-527-7505
Pager: 800-365-4578