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This Annual Report on Form 10-K, including the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations,” 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 (the “Securities Act”)
and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). All statements other than statements of historical
facts are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. 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,” “endeavors,” “strives,” “may,” variations
of such words, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. In addition, any
statements that refer to projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth and trends in our
businesses, and other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements.
Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to risks,
uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict, including those identified below, under “Item 1A.
Risk Factors,” and elsewhere herein. Therefore, actual results may differ materially and adversely from those
expressed in any forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-
looking statements for any reason.
PART I
Item 1. Business
General
We design, manufacture, and sell Internet Protocol (“IP”) based networking and other products related to the
communications and information technology (“IT”) industry and provide services associated with these products
and their use. We provide a broad line of products for transporting data, voice, and video within buildings, across
campuses, and around the world. Our products are designed to transform how people connect, communicate, and
collaborate. Our products are installed at enterprise businesses, public institutions, telecommunications
companies and other service providers, commercial businesses, and personal residences.
We conduct our business globally and manage our business by geography. As we strive for faster decision
making with greater accountability and alignment to support our emerging countries and our five foundational
priorities, as discussed later, beginning in fiscal 2012, we organized our business into the following three
geographic segments: The Americas; Europe, Middle East, and Africa (“EMEA”); and Asia Pacific, Japan, and
China (“APJC”). In fiscal 2011, we organized our business into four segments: United States and Canada,
European Markets, Emerging Markets, and Asia Pacific Markets. The Emerging Markets segment then consisted
of Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, and Russia and the Commonwealth of
Independent States. As a result of the geographic segment change in fiscal 2012, countries within the former
Emerging Markets segment were consolidated into either the EMEA segment or the Americas segment,
depending on their respective geographic locations. We have reclassified the geographic segment data for prior
years to conform to the current year’s presentation. For revenue and other information regarding these segments,
see Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
We were incorporated in California in December 1984, and our headquarters are in San Jose, California. The
mailing address of our headquarters is 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, California 95134-1706, and our
telephone number at that location is (408) 526-4000. Our website is www.cisco.com. Through a link on the
Investor Relations section of our website, we make available the following filings as soon as reasonably
practicable after they are electronically filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”): our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and
any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. All
such filings are available free of charge. The information posted on our website is not incorporated into this
report.
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