SAN JOSE, Calif. – On Wednesday, November 6, in New York City, Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers will host a news conference with customers and partners to define how the company is approaching the burgeoning data center market through the delivery of innovative, next-generation data center infrastructure. The keynote/news conference will spotlight the portfolio built by Cisco-invested startup Insieme Networks as well as the strategy and partnerships surrounding it.

When:    November 6, 2013, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET

Where:   http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le21/onlineevts/acim/index.html

Who:      John Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco

    Robert Lloyd, President of Development and Sales, Cisco

    Soni Jiandani, Senior Vice President, Insieme Networks

The keynote/news conference will be webcast live and available for replay for customers, partners, press and analysts.

Follow @Cisco, @CiscoDC and the #ACI hashtag for live updates.

Interviews

To schedule press interviews after the broadcast, please contact Sami Asiri at sami@text100.com or +1 415-593-8447 or Lee Davis at leedavis@cisco.com or +1 408-526-6530.

To schedule analyst interviews after the broadcast, please contact Jesse Freund at jefreund@cisco.com or +1 408-853-0099.

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