SAN JOSE, Calif., August 19, 2002 - Cisco Systems will host another session of its monthly "Speaker Series" webcasts, with corresponding slide presentation, on Thursday August 22nd, 2002, at 1:45 PM (PDT).

Please join Sangeeta Anand, Vice-President of Product Marketing, Internet Technologies Division, as she presents Cisco's strategy for enabling network-wide resilience. Sangeeta will discuss issues surrounding IP network availability and resiliency, with special focus on both enterprise and service provider requirements. Sangeeta will give an overview of Cisco Globally Resilient IP, and how this portfolio of innovative technologies in Cisco IOS® Software delivers the network resilience that customers demand.

No previously unannounced issues will be discussed in this webcast.

Date: Thursday, August 22, 2002

Time: 1:45 PM (PDT); 4:45 PM (EDT)

Listen and watch via the Internet:
We will offer live and replay audio broadcast of the conference call, with synchronized slides, at: http://www.cisco.com/go/investors

To Dial in for the Live Call:
Within the U.S.: 800-857-9773
Outside of the U.S.: 212-547-0204

RSVP: No RSVP is necessary

Replay:
Playback of the Speaker Series, with synchronized slides, will be available on the Cisco Systems website at: http://www.cisco.com/go/investors