News Release

Cisco Systems Awarded $2.9 Million Contract to Provide Equipment for Oklahoma's OneNet

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma - January 22, 1996 - Cisco Systems,
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Jan 22, 1996

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma - January 22, 1996 - Cisco Systems, Inc., theleading global supplier of internetworking solutions, has been awarded a$2.9 million contract to supply the backbone infrastructure for Oklahoma'sOneNet network. OneNet is Oklahoma's statewide communications andinformation network that will link local, county and state agencies,courts, colleges, universities, public libraries and schools.

Based in Oklahoma City, OneNet was developed through partnerships betweenthe state of Oklahoma and private companies, like Cisco Systems. OneNetusers will be able to take advantage of a number of video and dataservices, including videoconferencing, USENET news feeds, electronic mailand the Internet. For example, communities can hold statewide videoconferences, courts can access law libraries throughout the nation andstudents can browse the information and resources available through theInternet.

"We are pleased to be working with the State of Oklahoma to provide astate-of-the-art networking infrastructure and believe OneNet will allowOklahoma residents to reap the benefits of information technology," saidDon LeBeau, senior vice president of Cisco Systems. "OneNet is a greatexample of how computer networking is enabling more and more people toexchange information and ideas with virtually anyone else in the world,breaking down the barriers of time, distance and culture."

OneNet will utilize fiber-optic cable, digital and analog microwave,satellite and wireless technology. Cisco will be providing the networkinginfrastructure and critical security functionality throughout the OneNetnetwork. Cisco's networking hardware and software products will connect 33sites and will act as concentration points for voice, data and videotraffic from throughout the state. The network will include high-endmultiprotocol routers from the Cisco 7000 and 7500series ; LightStream2020 andLightStream100 Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) switches; remoteaccess servers, including the Cisco AS5100 to provideconnectivityfor remote offices and LANs (Local Area Networks); Catalyst 5000switches , CiscoWorks and NETSYSConnectivity Toolkit network management softwareand Cisco Internetwork OperatingSystem (Cisco IOS software. forcentralized, integrated and automated installation and management of theproducts.

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the leadingglobal supplier ofinternetworking solutions,including routers, LAN and ATM switches, dial-upaccess servers and network management software. These products, integratedby the Cisco IOS software , linkgeographically dispersed LANs, WANs and IBMnetworks. Cisco Systems news and product/service information are availableat World Wide Web site http://www.cisco.com. Cisco Systems isheadquartered in San Jose, Calif.