Press Event and Dedication Ceremony

• To:Members of the Press

• From:Cisco Systems, Inc.

• What:Press Event and Dedication Ceremony
  A press release will be posted on October 3,2000 on national Businesswire at 8:30 AM Eastern Time.

• When:Tuesday, October 3, 2000, 10:30-11:30 AM (ET)

• Where:Cisco Systems, Inc. New England Manufacturing Center9 Northeastern Boulevard, adjacent to Exit 2, off of Route Interstate 93Salem, New Hampshire

  *Please RSVP to Maura McCall 978-244-3951 or email: mamccall@cisco.com

• RE: Announcement on Cisco's New England Manufacturing Center

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. invites you to a press event and dedication ceremony on Tuesday, October 3, 2000 to unveil their latest optical manufacturing strategy and expansion plans in Salem, New Hampshire.

Presenters/Agenda are:

• John Morgridge, Chairman of the Board Cisco Systems, Inc.

• Honorable Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire Governor

• Carl Redfield, Senior Vice President of Worldwide ManufacturingCisco Systems, Inc.

• Carl Russo, Vice President of Optical Networking Cisco Systems, Inc.

• Questions and Answers

If you have any questions regarding this press event, please contact Cisco Public Relations, Mojgan Khalili, at 978-244-3022.

We look forward to your participation.
Go to the url below on 10/03/00 to view more details:
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/146/kits/nh_optical/index.html