ADVISORY/Cisco to Host Switching Technology Press Event: Innovation and Acceleration.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ADVISORY...Wednesday (May 14)

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    WHAT:   Cisco invites you to attend a switching strategy press
            briefing. Executives will introduce Cisco's switching
            strategy and portfolio offerings, their vision, and
            overall strategy in this market.

            Join Charlie Giancarlo, Senior Vice President and General
            Manager, Product Development as he provides an overview of
            switching and its future, Cisco's overall market
            opportunity and switching portfolio. Following Mr.
            Giancarlo, Luca Cafiero, Senior Vice President of Cisco's
            Switching, Voice, and Storage Group will speak on Cisco's
            switching innovations and recent announcements, and Larry
            Birenbaum, Vice President and General Manager Ethernet
            Access Group will discuss customer needs as a critical
            innovation driver and the competitive landscape. Lastly,
            there will be a panel discussion and Q&A session as well
            as a short demo.

    WHEN:   Wednesday, May 14th, 2003
            9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

    AGENDA:

    9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.   Registration and Breakfast

    9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.   Mario Mazzola, Chief Development Officer
                            Welcome & Introduction

    9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.  Charlie Giancarlo,
                            "Cisco Switching Strategy & Vision"

    10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Luca Cafiero,
                            "Cisco Innovation in Switching"

    10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Larry Birenbaum,
                            "Customer & Competitive Environment"

    10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. DEMO

    11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Panel & Open Q&A
                            Participants: Andy Bechtolsheim,
                             VP, Gigabit Switching,
                            Larry Birenbaum, Luca Cafiero, Charlie
                             Giancarlo

    WHERE:                  Cisco Corporate Headquarters
                            San Jose, California

    FOR MORE INFORMATION:   Please contact Darcy Hansen, Applied
    Communications, at [e-mail] or 415-365-0222, ext.
    262.

    See our Switching web site at
    http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/innovators/switching/index.html.

    We look forward to seeing you at the event!