Cisco 2500 series reaches 500,000-unit milestone
SAN JOSE, Calif. -August 13, 1996 - Cisco Systems, Inc. announcedtoday that it has shipped more than one million access internetworkingproducts, solidifying its leadership in the fast-growing access market. Cisco's access product line includes a full range of solutions for branch-, small- and home-office environments. The Cisco 2500 series ofbranch-office routers comprise 500,000 of the one million shipments.
The Cisco 2500 series began shipping in January 1994 andexperienced immediate customer adoption, reaching the 100,000 unitmilestone in March 1995. In the 14 months since then, Cisco has shippedanother 400,000 units.
Cisco's access products improve information access between centralsites such as corporate headquarters and remote sites like branch offices, small businesses and telecommuters. Access solutions help companiesimprove their productivity through faster, more efficient sharing ofinformation. One example of such a user is Safeway Stores, the nation'slargest grocery store chain.
"Information is one of Safeway's most valuable commodities; withmore than 1,000 stores, we require reliable networking solutions to shareinformation critical to our business," said representatives at Safeway."Along the way, Cisco has answered our networking requirements withhigh-speed backbone routers, remote access servers and store-level Cisco2500 series routers. Cisco is becoming a key internetworking vendor forSafeway by delivering scalable products designed to grow as we do."
Don Listwin, vice president and general manger of Cisco's AccessBusiness Unit, said, "We want to thank all of our customers for using Ciscoaccess products to extend their enterprise information technologies totheir regional and branch offices. Our growing success in dial accesssolutions will continue to extend the power of internetworking toeveryone."
Cisco Systems(NASDAQ:CSCO) is theleading global supplier ofinternetworking solutionsfor corporate intranets and the global Internet.Cisco's products --including routers,LAN and WAN switches, dial-up accessservers and network management software -- are integrated byCisco IOS(tm)software to link geographically dispersed LANs, WANs and IBM networks.Company news and product/service information are available at World WideWeb site http://www.cisco.com.Cisco is headquartered in San Jose, Calif.
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