Cisco Kicks-Off ''Growing with Technology Awards 2003''; Prizes Valued at $250,000 to Be Awarded; Submissions Now Being Accepted on the Web.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 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)--June 10, 2003 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. , Inc. (Nasdaq:CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ) today announced the start of the Cisco Growing with Technology Awards 2003 contest. The competition recognizes creative ways in which small and medium-sized organizations use networking technology and the Internet to promote products and services, deliver more value to customers, improve internal business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets , conduct online transactions and provide a broader geographical reach of services. The contest is open to companies and nonprofit organizations within the U.S., the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). and Canada. To be eligible to win, these organizations must employ no more than 999 employees. "The Cisco Growing with Technology Awards program has been instrumental in driving our business success," said Larry Dague, Owner, ScubaToys.com, Cisco Growing with Technology Award 2002 Grand Prize Winner, Sales and Marketing. "Not only has the Cisco infrastructure increased our online and overall sales by one hundred percent, but the national coverage in the Cisco advertising campaign was exposure I could never imagine." Award Categories and Prizes Contestants compete for prizes in the following five categories: Sales and Marketing, Customer Relationship, Operational Excellence, E-Commerce and Nonprofit/Public Sector. Judges will select one grand-prize winner and two runners-up in each category. Grand-prize winners receive $25,000 worth of Cisco networking equipment, and one complimentary Cisco networking assessment and consultation valued at $3,000. The first runners-up receive $15,000 worth of Cisco networking equipment, and the second runners-up receive $10,000 worth of Cisco networking equipment. In addition, winners will receive recognition through post-awards marketing outreach efforts. The grand-prize winners and runners-up will be announced and honored at a special ceremony in October in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . Cisco selected its panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. organizations that have demonstrated how networking technology solutions and the Internet have effectively addressed business challenges, expanded services and driven growth and profitability. "Last year, we received more than 300 entries from companies demonstrating technical innovation and entrepreneurship. As a result, we saw that there was a correlation between a company's investment in networking technology and success," said Peter Alexander, Vice President of Commercial Market Segment, Cisco Systems. "These awards have special meaning at Cisco, since we are committed to helping small and medium-sized businesses succeed. Winners of this year's contest will serve as trailblazers for other organizations looking to expand their business to include use of networking technology and the Internet." Criteria for Selection of Award Finalists Judges will evaluate organizations that have significantly improved their businesses using networking technology-based solutions. Criteria for selection in the Sales and Marketing, Customer Relationship, Operational Excellence and E-Commerce categories will be based upon companies that have used networking technology to: -- Increase sales and revenue by entering new markets, introduce new products and services; reach new prospects; promote their organizations through advertising, public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , and marketing and sales efforts -- Give new meaning to the terms "customer support," "customer feedback," "supplier relations," or "strategic partnership" -- Adopt a new business model or reengineer their operations to improve internal operations, resulting in increased efficiency and productivity and reduced costs -- Overcome boundaries of size, time, and space by adopting a network-based or e-commerce model ensuring a greater competitive advantage Criteria for selection in the Nonprofit/Public Sector category will be based upon organizations that used networking technology to: -- Maintain or provide expanded services -- Provide a broader geographical reach of services -- Better serve the public or the organization's donors or clients Cisco Growing with Technology Awards 2003 Panel of Judges Members of this year's panel of 10 judges include: Josh Hyatt, Executive Editor, FSB (FrontSide Bus) See system bus. FSB - front side bus : Fortune Small Business Magazine; Mika Krammer, Research Vice President, Gartner Group (company) Gartner Group - One of the biggest IT industry research firms. Address: Connecticut, USA. ; Ray Boggs, Vice President of Small/Medium Business Research, IDC; Sean Burke This article is about ice hockey goaltender. For an author, linguist and programmer, see Sean M. Burke. Sean Burke (born January 29, 1967 in Windsor, Ontario) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. , Director of Network Operations, inChord Communications; Dan Levin, Vice President and General Manager, Intuit; Elspeth Jane Murray, Assistant Professor, Queen's University Queen's University, at Kingston, Ont., Canada; nondenominational; coeducational; founded 1841 as Queen's College. It achieved university status in 1912. It has faculties of arts and sciences, education, law, medicine, and applied science, as well as schools of (Canada); Sam Steinhardt, Executive Director of Center for Innovations in Learning at Stanford University Stanford University, at Stanford, Calif.; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1891 as Leland Stanford Junior Univ. (still the legal name). The original campus was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. David Starr Jordan was its first president. ; Mark Quinn
"Even in economically challenging times, smaller companies continue to show remarkable optimism and willingness to invest in technology," said Raymond Boggs, Vice President, Small/Medium Business Research, IDC. "While overall technology spending declined by 5.9 percent last year, spending by smaller companies grew by 2.4 percent. By shining a spotlight on innovative small and medium-sized businesses, Cisco is rewarding them for their success, but also encouraging creativity and hard work." Entries for the Cisco Growing with Technology Awards 2003 program are now being accepted online, at the Cisco.com Website. The deadline to submit online applications will be July 31. For more information on the awards, directions on how to apply, and to view the complete contest rules, visit http://www.cisco.com/go/technology_awards/. About Cisco Systems Cisco Systems (Nasdaq:CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco news and information are available at http://www.cisco.com. Contestant Note: The Cisco Growing with Technology Awards 2003 Program is sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc., 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. This contest is open only to companies of the fifty (50) United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , the District of Columbia and Canada. No purchase or payment is required to enter or win. Void where prohibited. Subject to all federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations. Cisco, Cisco Systems, 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 , and the Cisco Systems logo are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and certain other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document or Web site are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (0206R) |
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