Boeing Selects Cisco Systems for Agreement Valued at up to $124 Million.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 1997--Cisco Systems, Inc. today announced that The Boeing Company has selected Cisco switching and routing technologies for its worldwide corporate network. "We are in the process of deploying one of the largest LAN switching
LAN switching is a form of packet switching used in local area networks. Switching technologies are crucial to network design, or to that minority of LANs that are used outside the home. networks in the world. Our growing business needs are tightly linked to emerging network-based applications," said Allen Ballinger, Boeing's manager of distributed network integration. "Cisco's switching and routing products and their commitment to delivery of network services made them the obvious choice." The business climate at The Boeing Company requires seamless support for line of business applications, multimedia applications to support training and remote collaboration, and a significant upgrade in network capacity to include high-speed switching, gigabit LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. and SONET technologies. The network will serve more than 225,000 employees worldwide. "Cisco is addressing enterprise requirements and challenges with scalable LAN switching and routing solutions that help customers like Boeing stay ahead of the competition," said Jayshree Ullal, vice president for the Enterprise Line of Business at Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. . "The proven reliability and strength of these platforms provide a strong foundation for deploying emerging multimedia applications." About Cisco Systems Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. News and information are available at http://www.cisco.com -0- Note to Editors: Cisco IOS Cisco IOS (originally Internetwork Operating System) is the software used on the vast majority of Cisco Systems routers and all current Cisco network switches. IOS is a package of routing, switching, internetworking and telecommunications functions tightly integrated with a is a trademark, and Cisco, Cisco Systems, and the Cisco Systems logo are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and certain other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Cisco Systems Amanda Jaramillo, 408/526-7391 ajaramil@cisco.com |
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