Cisco Announces 1998 Supplier Appreciation Award Winners.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)--Oct. 5, 1998--Cisco Systems, Inc. today announced the winners of its 7th annual supplier appreciation awards program. Awards were presented to Cisco suppliers in ten categories during a ceremony held on Friday, October 2. "Cisco's supplier appreciation day is our way of recognizing those suppliers who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in their areas of expertise and are considered to be among the very best suppliers to Cisco," said Mike Campi, vice president, global supply management. "These suppliers accept the challenge of going the extra mile to support Cisco's business requirements, and routinely exceed expectations in key areas that differentiate them from their competition." The theme of Cisco's 1998 supplier appreciation day event focused on the increasing globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation of Cisco's supply base as the company continues to grow its worldwide capability in the area of sourcing and demand fulfillment. Cisco Supplier Appreciation Award Winners Suppliers in each of the ten categories were selected by a panel of representatives from Cisco's Corporate Supply Management and Global Supply Management organizations. 1) President's Customer Satisfaction Award: Solectron Corporation, headquartered in Milpitas, CA, provides contract manufacturing services to Cisco. 2) John Morgridge John P. Morgridge joined Cisco Systems in 1988 as President and CEO, and grew the company from $5 million to more than $1 billion in sales, and from 34 to more than 2,250 employees. In 1990 he took Cisco public, and in 1995 was appointed Chairman. Frugality Award: Xerox Corporation (company) XEROX Corporation - http://xerox.com/. See also XEROX PARC, XEROX Network Services. headquartered in Rochester, NY, provides on-site document publishing services. 3) Small Business Award: Saint Paul Software, headquartered in St. Paul, MN, provides EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. translation software. 4) Technology Award: Hewlett Packard, Test and Measurement Division headquartered in Loveland, CO, provides x-ray laminography to Cisco. 5) Virtual Supplier Award: Ariba Technologies, Inc. headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, provides E-commerce software to Cisco. 6) Marketing/Workplace Resources Award: Bon Appetit Management Company, headquartered in Burlingame, CA, provides Cisco's food and service operations. 7) Engineering/Telecom Award: Oracle Corporation, headquartered in Redwood Shores, CA, provides database systems for worldwide E-commerce. 8) Subcontractor/Distributor Award: Jabil Circuit, Inc. headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL, provides contract manufacturing services to Cisco. 9) Semiconductor Award: NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Corporation, headquartered in Toyko, Japan, with US operations in Mountain View, CA, provides DRAM, ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. and processors to Cisco. 10) Electro/Mechanical Award: TAG Manufacturing headquartered in San Jose, CA, provides sheet metal enclosures, tray, carriers and brackets for Cisco. 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. Cisco news and information are available at http://www.cisco.com. Cisco, Cisco IOS, Cisco Systems and the Cisco Systems logo are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. |
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