Highlights / Key Facts:

Cisco has scheduled a conference call on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at1:30 p.m. PT to announce its first quarter fiscal year 2009 financialresults. The quarter ended Friday, October 24.

Cisco's financial results press release will be released overMarketwire, as well as the European Business and Technical Wire, after theclose of the market on Wednesday, November 5, 2008.

We are pleased to offer a live and replay audio broadcast of theconference call with corresponding slides at www.cisco.com/go/investors.

Select product announcements from Q1 FY09:

TheCisco Nexus 1000V distributed virtual software switch simplifies theoperations of both physical and virtual networking infrastructures and itis expected to be an integrated option in VMware Infrastructure.

CiscoData Center 3.0 Technology helps customers design and build next generation datacenters with improved performance and scalability.

CiscoVirtual Office, a highly secure solution, allows businesses to extendtheir enterprise by "bringing the office" to employees who regularly workfrom home or remote locations.

NewCollaboration Portfolio that includes Cisco Unified Communications,Cisco TelePresence and a new Web 2.0 application platform to help enablepeople to connect, communicate and collaborate from any application, deviceand workspace.

Network Magic 5.0 is a suite of network managementsoftware that allows consumers to easily setup, manage, and secure theirnetworks like an IT professional.

Linksys launched eco-friendlier packaging and receivedthe ENERGY STAR® certification for its power adapters that are includedin more than 30 of its products.

Globalization Highlights:

Launched Global Talent Acceleration Program (GTAP) in India,and the first cohort of GTAP students from Middle East and Africa graduated withflying colors.

In Pretoria, Cisco announced a USD $27M investment in the CiscoInnovation Hub Technology Centre to drive a $125 million effect on GDPover a five year period.

Cisco announced the winner ofGlobal I-Prize innovation competition to help identify major newbusiness opportunity for Cisco.

Ciscoextends TelePresence suites to the public, allowing global businessesand organizations to increase the number of face-to-face meetings andcollaborate with key partners, suppliers and customers while reducing costsand delays associated with travel.

Select global customer announcements from Q1 FY09: United States and Canada:

NBCdelivered coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games to anywhere, anyplaceand at anytime to multiple delivery platforms with Cisco IP VideoTechnology.

Hofstra University in New Yorkdeployed a Cisco Unified wireless network for the campaign staff andmedia community who covered the third and final presidential debate of thegeneral election season between Barack Obama and John McCain.

EpicGames Inc. implemented Cisco Catalyst 6500 Virtual Switching System(VSS) 1440 to increase development productivity for top-selling games suchas the "Gears of War" and "Unreal" series.

TELUS is deploying a new IP telephony system and contact centre suiteto support over 200 public sites in the City of Vancouver.

GenesisNetworks selected Cisco Video-over-IP backbone and advanced encodingtechnology solutions to cover the 2008 U.S. presidential nominatingconventions.

Amtrakdeployed Cisco IP-based video surveillance to help protect maintenancefacilities.

Asia Pacific:

TataCommunications unveiled the availability of a Pay-Per-Use public CiscoTelePresence rooms in Taj Hotels and business centers around the world.

Thailand's TT&T deployed the first Cisco WiMAX network in Asia Pacific atMae Fah Luang University.

YESBANK introduced Touch Phone Banking using speech enabled-voicerecognition in India using Cisco Unified Communications.

MGM Grand Macau is deploying Cisco advanced technologies tohelp improve the guest experience, increase staff productivity and reduceoperational expenses.

Emerging Markets:

In Russia, residents of Khabarovsk will have access to high-definitiondigital TV, video on demand and other multimedia services with serviceprovider Redcom.

Saudi Arabian financial services firm Derayahimplemented a Cisco network infrastructure for its entire IP backbone toreduce opex and accommodate growth.

Ukrainian mobile operator Kyivstarupgraded its optical backbone network with Cisco's densewavelength-division multiplexing solution.

Procter& Gamble deployed Cisco TelePresence across Latin America to reduceemployee travel and increase collaboration.

Europe:

HSBCopened Cisco TelePresence rooms worldwide for an 'in-person' experiencein six corporate locations -- London, Chicago, Hong Kong, Mexico City, NewYork and Dubai.

Tiscali inItaly is deploying Cisco Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN)architecture and Cisco IP television (IPTV) for its IPTV service.

TerremarkWorldwide extended fully managed IT infrastructure services into Europewith Cisco virtualization technology deployed on Cisco IP NGN architecture.

Broadcast Service Danmark A/Sselected Cisco MPEG encoding and IP video system platform to enhanceterrestrial distribution for national and regional TV broadcasters.

Japan:

Cisco TelePresence now supports the next-generationnetwork (NGN) commercial services provided by NipponTelegraph and Telephone East Corp.

Cisco launched a customer showcase facility for virtualizationenvironments in Tokyo using a Cisco unified fabric solution.

Significant partner announcements from Q1 FY09:

Ciscoand VMware collaborated to deliver joint data center solutions designed to improve thescalability and operational control of virtual environments.

SAP andCisco delivered data privacy application to help organizationsproactively enforce data privacy across the business network.

Evolvedsmall and medium-sized business (SMB) go-to-market strategy, byincorporating the Linksys® Small-Business Channel Partner Programservices and assets into the award-winning Cisco Channel Partner Program.

Q1 Conference Call details:

Cisco's quarterly earnings press release will be posted at www.cisco.comunder the "News@Cisco" section.

Date: November 5, 2008

Time: 1:30 p.m. PT; 4:30 p.m. ET

To Listen via the Internet:We are pleased to offer a live and replay audio broadcast of the conferencecall with corresponding slides at www.cisco.com/go/investors.

To Listen via Telephone: (Due to the limited number of lines available,we encourage you to dial-in approximately 30 minutes prior to the start ofthe call).

888-848-6507212-519-0847 (for International Callers)

RSVP: No RSVP is necessary

Replay: A telephone playback of the Q1 FY 2009 conference call isscheduled to be available beginning at 4:30 p.m. PT on November 5, 2008through 4:30 p.m. PT on November 12, 2008. The replay will be accessible bycalling 866-357-4205 (International callers: 203-369-0122). The call runs24 hours/day, including weekends.

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