SAN JOSE, Calif., October 29, 2001 - Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, today announced that the Cisco 6000 IP DSL Switch received the International Engineering Consortium's (IEC) InfoVision 2001 Award, which recognizes the information industry's most innovative products. After evaluating technologies and products from more than 20 leading networking and communications companies in the Public Networks category, the Consortium identified the Cisco 6000 IP DSL Switch as the most noteworthy contribution to the communications technology industry.
The InfoVision awards recognize technologies, applications, products and services for their technological advancement, industry impact, and end-user marketability and adoption. Through the InfoVision program, the IEC recognizes technology innovation and excellence across the industry in the development of new communications solutions for today's evolving networks.
"The innovation and technology leadership displayed by InfoVision Award winners this year is truly remarkable," said John Janowiak, senior director of the IEC. "Advances such as the Cisco IP DSL switch family are helping to make the broadband communications world of tomorrow a reality."
"We are pleased to be recognized with this prestigious award for developing and delivering industry-leading technology solutions that positively impact the growth and advancement of the industry," said Enzo Signore, senior director of marketing for the Subscriber Edge Group at Cisco Systems. "As the industry's leading vendor in the next-generation DSLAM category, customers worldwide rely on Cisco's expertise in the DSLAM market to rapidly build comprehensive, end-to-end, high-speed DSL networks and deploy revenue-generating services. It is certainly gratifying to have the Cisco 6000 IP DSL Switch product line be acknowledged by our peers as representing true industry innovation for carrier-class public networks."
The Cisco 6000 IP DSL Switch family includes the Cisco 6015, 6160, and 6260 and provides breakthrough solutions that deliver premium, IP- and Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) based, managed data, voice and video capabilities. Powered by Cisco IOS® software, the products enable service providers to differentiate themselves competitively and increase customer loyalty and revenue by delivering the industry's broadest, most feature-rich set of managed multi-service applications on a single platform. The IP DSL Switch family enables service providers to support integrated, broadband aggregation , deliver MPLS and L2TP based virtual private networks (VPNs), and high speed Internet access for both business and consumer entertainment applications. Each product includes features and capabilities that have been designed to meet specific customer markets and applications.
