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Aisha Siddiqa

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FLOW OF PRESENTATION:
Video Overview History Diversity Initiatives

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VIDEO

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OVERVIEW
Cisco Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Today, networks are an essential part of business, education, government and home communications, and Cisco Internet Protocolbased (IP) networking solutions are the foundation of these networks.

Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create Internet solutions. The Cisco name has become synonymous with the Internet, as well as with the productivity improvements that Internet business solutions provide.

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HISTORY
1984 - Computer scientists, Len Bosack and Sandy Lerner, from Stanford University, found Cisco Systems. They invented technology to link their disparate computer systems together 1985 first corporate logo is developed and first system the Massbus-Ethernet Interface Subsystem (MEIS), is shipped

1986 - Launches its first routing innovation, the AGS multi-protocol router
1988 - John Morgridge joins Cisco as President and CEO

1990 Revenues reach $69 million. Cisco goes public on February 16, listed as CSCO on the NASDAQ
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 1998 Cisco becomes the first company in history to achieve a market capitalization of $100 billion in just 14 years. Makes acquisitions with such companies as American Internet Corp., and Pipelinks, Inc. 1999 - Fortune magazine recognizes Cisco as one of the top 25 best places to work in America. Cisco forms partnerships with 10 leading companies to create standards for wireless Internet technology 2003 - Cisco entered home networking with its acquistion of The Linksys

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DIVERSITY INITIATIVES
Womens Initiatives

Employee Networks
College recruiting Diversity Education Workplace accessibility

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WOMENS INITIATIVES
Women at Cisco in FY2006 50 % of new hires in the past 4 quarters in finance and corporate communications are female Nearly 40 % of new hires in the past 4 quarters in operations and marketing are female

Approximately 25 % of total new hires at Cisco are female

Women's Leadership and Development

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WOMENS INITIATIVES
Compass Series

Designed to give Cisco's 300 female senior managers exposure to executives Launched FY2006 with two development sessions

Offers opportunity to network with cross-functional peers

Discussed topics such "Career Strategies to Get Ahead" and "Creating a Culture of Courage

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WOMENS INITIATIVES
Perspective Series

Helps directors and above form a community of women

Completed third year of this program Focused on building executive-level leadership skills Hosted three sessions, whose topics included "Creating a Leading Strategy" and "Being Perceived as a Leader" Hosted Women's Leadership Offsite meeting attended by more than 700 women and men

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EMPLOYEE NETWORKS
Women's Action Networks

Cisco Black Employee Network

Conexion, the Cisco Latino Network Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender (GLBT) and Advocates Cisco Asian Affinity Network Indians Connected

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COLLEGE RECRUITING

Sales Force Recruitment

Diversity Conference for Students

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DIVERSITY EDUCATION

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WORKPLACE ACCESSIBILITY
Sponsor the National Business and Disability Council More than 10-year relationship with Project Hired American Association of People with Disabilities National Disability Mentoring Day Training and Hiring Injured Veterans

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