ATLANTA, Ga., June 5, 2000 - Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, and Twentieth Century Fox (NYSE: FOX), will join forces on June 6 to make motion picture history when Cisco becomes the first company ever to digitally transmit a film over a coast-to-coast IP (Internet Protocol) network. Fox's animated action adventure epic, TITAN A.E. will be transported across the nation and digitally premiered at the Supercomm trade show in Atlanta.

Through a highly secure network based on the latest Cisco technology, the movie will be transferred on June 6 from Fox's studio in Los Angeles via Qwest Communications International Inc.'s CyberCenter in Burbank, Calif., to the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta for an unprecedented all-digital theatrical experience. The network uses Internet technology from Cisco including Cisco 12000 Series Internet routers running over a high-speed fiber backbone and Cisco 7140 Virtual Private Network (VPN) and security routers with integrated firewall and hardware Triple DES encryption.

TITAN A.E. represents a new generation of filmed animation, with a team of artists, animators, and computer effects specialists blending exciting new technologies, cutting-edge computer imagery and classic animation to create the films spectacular new worlds and vivid characters. TITAN A.E. features the vocal talent of Matt Damon, Drew Barrymore, Bill Pullman, Janeane Garofalo, Nathan Lane, and John Leguizamo. The film opens nationwide on June 16.

"TITAN A.E. represents the next generation of filmed animation, with the most ambitious marriage ever of 3D and cel animation. We are especially pleased to play a part in this landmark event, where the film will be transported via Cisco's New World Internet technology and will be screened using cutting edge digital technology," said Chris Meledandri, president of Twentieth Century Fox Animation Studios.

"We are excited to work with Twentieth Century Fox to support the first-ever digital projection and distribution of a movie over a Cisco New World network," said Larry Lang, vice president of service provider marketing at Cisco. "Such cutting-edge applications using the Internet not only revolutionize movie creation and distribution, but will drive innovation in myriad other industries as well. Just as the Internet has enabled industries of all kinds to increase flexibility, decrease costs, and explore new opportunities, Digital Cinema has the potential to bring great benefits to the entertainment industry. We are pleased that that Fox has given us the opportunity to demonstrate this revolutionary distribution and screening method through the premiere of Titan A.E."

The Cisco Digital Cinema Network

The Cisco Digital Cinema network is an example of one of many New World applications enabled by Cisco networking technology for service providers and enterprises. The TITAN A.E. file is being transmitted over Qwest's North American IP backbone and Dedicated Internet Access service, which employ Cisco 12000 Series Internet routers and Cisco 7140 routers for VPN security.

"This Digital Cinema demonstration over Qwest's leading Internet network proves that the broadband technology and capacity are available today to make this form of film distribution a widespread reality," said Lewis O. Wilks, Qwest's president of Internet and multimedia markets. "We're excited to be a part of this event with Cisco and Fox, which sets the stage for a wealth of new advanced video applications and services." (See related release: Qwest Communications and Cisco Drive World's First Delivery of Digital Cinema Over the Internet, June 5, 2000.)

For the premiere of Titan A.E., the Cisco Content Services Group is managing the transfer of the movie over Qwest's network, providing the content distribution management necessary to ensure a highly reliable transfer process. Once the TITAN A.E. file reaches the Atlanta theater, it will be stored on a QuVIS Inc. server and projected using a Barco/ Texas Instruments DLP Cinema digital projector. Sigma Designs Group has built a state-of-the-art Txrus Compound Curve Screen and Eastern AcousticWorks has provided a customized digital audio sound system for the event.