Cisco to Host Financial Analyst Conference 2009 Webcast


SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - December 2, 2009) -  Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) will hold its annual Financial Analyst Conference webcast on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 from its headquarters in San Jose. Interested parties can view a live webcast of the event, including a corresponding slide presentation, and obtain additional event information via Cisco's website at http://investor.cisco.com.

The Cisco Financial Analyst Conference 2009 webcast begins at 8:00 a.m. (PT) with a keynote delivered by John Chambers, Cisco Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Following his presentation, Cisco executives will provide overviews of the company's long-term strategy, which focuses on innovation through collaboration, virtualization and video. The webcast will conclude at approximately 3:00 p.m. (PT).

The day's schedule is as follows (all times PT):

  8:00 - 8:15 am Welcome    
      Laura Graves, Director, Global Investor Relations  
  8:15 - 9:15 am Simply the Network -- Simply Cisco  
      John Chambers, Chairman and CEO  
  9:15 - 10:00 am Strategic Network Opportunity  
      Ned Hooper, Sr. Vice President  
      Chief Strategy Officer  
  10:00 - 10:30 am Break    
  10:30 - 11:15 am Our Enterprise Customer    
      Tony Bates, Sr. Vice President/General Manager  
      Enterprise, Commercial, Small Business  
  11:15 - 12:00 pm Our Service Provider Customer    
      Pankaj Patel, Sr. Vice President/General Manager  
      Service Provider Business  
  12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch Break  
  1:00 - 1:45 pm Global Sales Opportunity
      Rob Lloyd, Executive Vice President  
      Worldwide Operations  
  1:45 - 2:30 pm Financial Overview  
      Frank Calderoni, Executive Vice President  
      Chief Financial Officer  
  2:30 - 3:00 pm Q&A with John Chambers & Frank Calderoni  

Webcast replays will be available on Wednesday, December 9th at http://investor.cisco.com.

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Contact Information:

Contact Information:

Press Contact:
John Earnhardt
Cisco Systems, Inc.
408-527-2180
jearnhar@cisco.com

Investor Relations Contact:
Carol Villazon
Cisco Systems, Inc.
408 527 6538
carolv@cisco.com