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Corporate Information
This Annual Report contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and our future results that are subject to the safe harbors created under the
Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections
about the industries in which we operate and the beliefs and assumptions of our management. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “targets,” “goals,” “projects,”
“intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “continues,” “may,” variations of such words, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking
statements. In addition, statements that refer to: projections of our future financial performance; our anticipated growth and trends in our businesses or key
markets, including the commercial market segment; integration of our product architectures; our continued product momentum; future growth opportunities;
investments in resources, new advanced technologies and emerging geographic markets; and other characterizations of future events or circumstances are
forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions, are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions
that are difcult to predict, and may differ materially and adversely from actual future events or results due to a variety of factors, including: business and economic
conditions and growth trends in the networking industry and in various geographic regions; global economic conditions and uncertainties in the geopolitical
environment; overall information technology spending; the growth of the Internet and levels of capital spending on Internet-based systems; variations in customer
demand for products and services, including sales to the service provider market; the timing of orders and manufacturing lead times; changes in customer order
patterns or customer mix; insufcient, excess or obsolete inventory; variability of component costs; variations in sales channels, product costs or mix of products
sold; the ability to successfully acquire businesses and technologies and to successfully integrate and operate these acquired businesses and technologies;
increased competition in the networking industry; dependence on the introduction and market acceptance of new product offerings and standards; rapid techno-
logical and market change; manufacturing and sourcing risks; product defects and returns; litigation involving patents, intellectual property, antitrust, shareholder
and other matters; the ability to recruit and retain key personnel; security of our products; our ability to manage nancial risk; currency uctuations and other
international factors; potential volatility in operating results and other factors listed in our most recent reports on Form 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K. The nancial information
contained in this Annual Report should be read in conjunction with the consolidated nancial statements and notes thereto that are included in this report. Our
results of operations for the year ended July 30, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of our operating results for any future periods. We undertake no obligation to
revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason.
Corporate Headquarters
San Jose, California, USA
European Headquarters
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Americas Headquarters
San Jose, California, USA
Asia Pacic Headquarters
Singapore
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Today, networks are an essential part of business, educa-
tion, government, and the home. Cisco Systems, Inc.,
the worldwide leader in networking, develops hardware,
software, and service offerings to create networks that
give individuals, companies, and countries easy access
to information anywhere, at any time. In addition, Cisco
has pioneered the use of the Internet and networking
systems in its own business practice and offers consulting
services based on its own experience to help other
organizations worldwide.
Since the company’s inception in 1984, Cisco engineers
have led in the innovation of Internet Protocol (IP)-based
networking technologies. This tradition of innovation
continues with the development of routing and switching,
enterprise IP communications, home networking, optical
networking, security, storage area networking, and wire-
less technologies. Cisco also provides a broad range
of service offerings, including technical support
and advanced services. Cisco sells its products
and services—both directly through its sales force
as well as through its channel partners—to large
enterprises, commercial businesses, and service
providers, as well as to consumers through its Linksys
consumer products division.
An integral part of Cisco’s business strategy is strong
corporate citizenship. Corporate social responsibility
programs incorporate both responsible business prac-
tices and investment in educational and philanthropic
activities. The programs are designed to improve the
communities in which we operate, build trust in our
company, empower our employees, and promote en-
gagement with customers, partners, and shareholders.
We invite you to learn more about Cisco at www.cisco.com.
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