TORONTO, ON - March 28, 2000 - Pierre-Paul Allard, general manager, Cisco Systems Canada Co., is pleased to announce a new team of industry experts in eastern Canada. Based out of Cisco's Montreal office, four appointments are being announced to broaden the company's eastern region management team across all lines of business, in order to continue to build upon Cisco's exceptional growth in Quebec and Atlantic Canada.

"This announcement demonstrates our recognition of the integral role eastern Canada has played in achieving exceptional results in key areas of Cisco Canada's business," said Pierre-Paul Allard, general manager, Cisco Systems Canada Co. "In creating this new team, we blended the talents of a variety of Cisco employees to create a cohesive contingent of experts to work together to deliver differentiated services and best-of-breed Internet solutions."

Robert Desbiens has been promoted to Executive Advisor of Strategic Development, responsible of strategic planning, marketing and business development. Michel Houde, as Region Manager, will be responsible for leading his team's sales and support for Enterprise line of business activities for Cisco's four eastern region offices in Montreal, Quebec City, Moncton and Dartmouth. Gino Coutu, also promoted to Region Manager, will be responsible for directing a team of sales representatives and systems engineers focused on growing market share and revenue in the service provider market for Cisco Systems Canada in the eastern region. Sylvie Giguère, as Channel Sales Manager, is responsible for Cisco's reseller and distributor channels in Quebec and Atlantic Canada.

About Cisco Systems Canada Co.

Cisco Systems - with $12 billion (US) in revenues and over 19,000 employees - is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Established in 1990, Cisco Systems Canada employs over 500 Canadians and is headquartered in Toronto, with field sales and service offices across the country. In addition, Cisco also has a state-of-the-art development centre in Kanata, ON - focusing on the development of optical internetworking solutions to build the next generation of the Internet backbone.

The Internet is changing the way people work, live, learn and play - and Cisco Systems Canada is a primary agent of this change and a compelling example of the power of this revolution. By widely deploying business solutions based on the Internet, Cisco Systems saves over $500 million (US) per year in operating costs, has grown revenues by 100% in two years and has increased customer satisfaction at the same time. Cisco produces networking solutions for enterprise organizations, service providers and small/emerging businesses.

For additional information:

• Willa Black
  Cisco Systems Canada Co.
  (416) 216-8732
  Pager: 1-800-68-CISCO
  E-mail: wblack@cisco.com

• Gillian Hewitt
  Strategic/Ampersand Inc.
  (416) 961-5595 ext. 428
  Pager: 1-800-68-CISCO
  E-mail: ghewitt@cisco.com