Media Alert

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 24, 2001 - Cisco Systems has scheduled a conference call on Tuesday, May 8, 2001 at 1:45 PM (PT) to announce its Q3 FY 2001 financial results. You are invited to participate.

Financial results will be released over First Call, Full National Business Wire, Analyst Wire as well as the European Business and Technical Wire after the close of the market on Tuesday, May 8, 2001.

You can also find the press release on our World Wide Web page at www.cisco.com/news. To receive a "turn-around fax" of our financial results, please call our Investor Relations hotline at (408) 526-8890 after 1:30PM (PT) and follow the instructions in option 1.

Date:Tuesday, May 8, 2001

Time:1:45 PM (PT); 4:45 (ET)

To Listen via the Internet:
We are proud to offer our live and replay audio broadcast of the conference call at www.cisco.com under 'Investor Relations'.

To Listen via Telephone: (Due to the limited number of lines available, we encourage you to dial in approximately 30 minutes before the call starts).
800-475-0240
312-470-7480 (for International Callers)

RSVP:No RSVP is necessary

Replay:A telephone playback of the Q3 FY 2001 conference call begins at 4:30 PM (PT)on May 8, 2001 and ends at 4:30PM (PT) on May 15, 2001. The replay will be available by calling 800-925-0753 (International callers: 402-998-1647). The call runs 24 hours/day, including weekends.

An archive version will also be available on Cisco Systems' website at http://www.cisco.com/go/investors.