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Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)

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The Company designs, manufactures, and sells Internet Protocol based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industry and provide services associated with these products and their use.

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Communication Devices (28), Nasdaq 100 (99), Networking & Communication Devices (39), Behemoth (33), Top Brands 2006 (64), California (41), Voice Over Internet (VOIP) (22), Top Brands 2005 (65), Mega Cap (146), San Jose (2), Business Week 50 (50), S&P 500 (484)
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Cisco Systems, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price: $25.84
Last Trade Time: 5/12/2008 4:00 PM
Open: $0.00
Previous Close: $25.49
Daily Range: $25.40 - $25.87
52-Week Range: $21.77 - $34.24
Volume: 37,816,946
Market Cap: $151.95B
P/E Ratio: 19.31
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Avatar Manifest (64.82) Submitted: 2/07/08 12:40 PM

John Chambers (1) sneezes and (2) is honest about sluggish demand for the next several months and the stock price craters (again). We either believe in the long-term viability of communications and CSCO's innovation and delivery, or not. We have Cisco Systems rated at a projected return of 25-26% ...More

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Avatar zerozero3 (< 20) Submitted: 9/06/07 11:35 PM

Consumer line is having significant quality issues - this will lead to increased warranty costs.





I had a new Scientific Atlanta cable box installed over the weekend - the new "OCAP" version. The tech had four brand new machines on the truck - three FAILED to work - 75% fa...More

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Avatar imobillc (70.12) Submitted: 5/12/08 4:23 PM : Outperform Start Price: $25.99 CSCO Score: -1.06

This is a Buy! wait for a DIP........    52Wk Low: $15.71   
Cisco Systems, Inc., incorporated in December 1984, designs, manufactures and sells Internet protocol (IP)-based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industry, and provides services associated with these products and their use. The Company provides a line of products for transporting data, voice and video within buildings, across campuses and around the world. Its products, which include primarily routers, switches and products that the Company refers to as its advanced technologies, are installed at enterprises, public institutions, telecommunications companies, commercial businesses and personal residences. The Company conducts its business globally and are managed geographically in five segments: the United States and Canada; European Markets; Emerging Markets; Asia Pacific, and Japan. In December 2007, the Company completed its acquisition of Navini Networks, Inc.

In November 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of Securent, Inc., a provider of policy management software for enterprises. In October 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of Latigent, LLC, a provider of Web-based business intelligence and analytics reporting solutions, focused on contact centers. With the close of the transaction, the Company will integrate Latigent's team and technologies into its Customer Contact Business Unit. In October 2007, Cisco Systems, Inc. completed the acquisition of Cognio, Inc., a wireless spectrum analysis and management for wireless networks. In June 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of two privately held companies: BroadWare Technologies, a provider of IP-based video surveillance software, and IronPort Systems, Inc. In May 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of WebEx Communications, Inc., a provider of on-demand collaboration applications. In April 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of NeoPath Networks. In March 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of Reactivity, Inc. Reactivity is an extensible markup language (XML) gateway provider. In January 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of Tivella, Inc. Tivella is a provider of digital signage software and systems.

Routing

Routers interconnect computer networks, moving information, such as data, voice and video from one network to another across metropolitan area networks (MANs) and wide area networks (WANs). The Company's routing products offer features designed to increase the intelligence, security, reliability, scalability and level of performance in the transmission of information and media-rich applications. It offers a range of routers, from core network infrastructure for service providers and large businesses to access routers for the service-rich branch office to home network deployments for telecommuters and consumers. Many of its routers host a range of services and advanced technologies, delivering integrated voice, video, data and mobility for homes and businesses.

Switching

Switching is used in buildings, campuses and data centers to build local area networks (LANs), across cities to build MANs and across great distances to build WANs. The Company's switching systems offer many forms of connectivity to end users, workstations and servers, and function as aggregators on LANs, MANs and WANs. Its systems employ several technologies, including Ethernet, gigabit Ethernet, 10-gigabit Ethernet, power over Ethernet, asynchronous transfer mode, packet over synchronous optical network and multi-protocol label switching. Many of its switches support an integrated set of advanced services, delivering an integrated network solution for the organization.

Advanced Technologies

Cisco Application Networking Services is a comprehensive portfolio of application networking solutions to enable the highly secure delivery of applications within data centers and across the WAN to remote and branch office users. Using technology to accelerate, maximize availability of, and secure both application traffic and computing resources, these solutions are designed to provide a framework to help ensure the deployment and delivery of business applications across the entire organization.

Home networking products connect different devices in the household, through wired or wireless connections, allowing users to share Internet access, printers, music, movies and games throughout the home. The Company's products include voice and data modems, routers, network cards, media adapters, Internet video cameras, network storage, universal serial bus (USB) adapters, and other products that enable customers to share an Internet connection or move digital content around their homes or small-office environments. These products are available from Linksys and Scientific-Atlanta and sold through select retailers, value-added resellers, online retailers, and e-commerce and service providers worldwide.

Hosted small business systems solution combines products and services designed to provide small businesses with voice and data networking, along with business applications and Internet access, through a single high-speed connection from a service provider. Hosted small-business systems include integrated voice and data products on the customer's premises combined with security, quality of service (QoS) provisions for voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP), and monitoring and management services, all hosted and delivered by the telecommunications provider.

Cisco security solutions include a range of information security products and services designed to protect critical information systems from unauthorized use, defend against attack and minimize the effect of Internet-borne worms, spam, viruses and other malware. Its Self-Defending Network integrates security into the network, adapts to new and evolving threats, and enables collaboration across all security elements. The Company offers numerous network security technologies embedded within its routers and switches, in standalone security appliances and as host-based software agents with central management and analysis. Its information security product and service offerings are designed to help ensure the end-to-end integrity of the information network, simplify operations, and lower total cost of ownership.

The Company provides storage area networking products that deliver multilayer, scalable and highly secure connectivity between servers and storage systems, including products, such as storage arrays and tape drives. Its products incorporate intelligent network features, such as advanced network security, traffic management, virtualization and tools that are designed for storing, retrieving, and protecting critical data.

Cisco Unified Communications integrate voice, video, data and mobile applications on fixed and mobile networks, delivering a media-rich collaboration experience to the workspace. Specific products include IP phones, client software, servers, and network appliances supporting call control, contact centers, messaging, conferencing, voice mobility and collaboration, including presence and preference information. These products are available as software, as standalone devices, and as integrated components in Cisco's routers and switches. Cisco Unified Communications are part of a solution that includes network infrastructure, security, wireless, management applications, lifecycle services, flexible deployment, outsourced management options and third-party applications. These products include the Web-based collaborative product offerings from the acquisition of WebEx Communications, Inc. (WebEx).

The Company's video systems consist primarily of digital set-top boxes and digital media technology products. Digital set-top boxes provide video entertainment services to consumers. They enable subscribers to access a variety of interactive digital television services developed either by Cisco or third parties. The Company's equipment includes standard-definition (SD) basic digital set-tops, data over cable system interface specification (DOCSIS) set-top gateway (DSG) digital set-tops, high-definition (HD) digital set-tops, digital video recorder (DVR) set-tops, high-definition digital video recorder (HD-DVR) set-tops, multi-room DVR set-tops, media center DVR set-tops and digital-only set-tops. Digital media technology products span a range of signal processing and headend capabilities, including reception, encoding or transcoding, transrating, multiplexing, ad insertion, switching and modulation. Deployment of these capabilities can help service providers and broadcast customers to deliver entertainment, information and communications services over their existing access networks. These products are sold primarily through Scientific-Atlanta.

The Company offers a variety of in-building and outdoor wireless networking products. These products include access points, wireless LAN controllers, wireless integrated switches and routers, wireless management software, wireless LAN clients and client software, bridges, antennas and accessories.

Other Products

The Company's other products are comprised primarily of cable access, service provider VoIP services and optical networking products. It provides optical networking products for both the enterprise and service provider markets. Scientific-Atlanta markets and sells analog and digital optoelectronics, which may reside in a network operator's headend, in other facilities, such as distribution hubs and in optical nodes. Other products also include such emerging technologies as digital media products, physical security products and TelePresence.

The Company competes with Alcatel-Lucent, ARRIS Group, Inc., Aruba Networks, Inc., Avaya Inc., Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., D-Link Corporation, LM Ericsson Telephone Company, Extreme Networks, Inc., F5 Networks, Inc., Force10 Networks, Inc.,

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Avatar caryc923 (52.23) Submitted: 5/12/08 12:04 PM : Outperform Start Price: $25.61 CSCO Score: 0.52

I'm no techie, but every techie I ever talked to talks about CISCO. If I don't know about something, I am at least smart enough to listen to those who do.

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Avatar streetIQ (66.17) Submitted: 5/10/08 11:55 AM : Outperform Start Price: $25.45 CSCO Score: 0.66

good earnings with typical cautious outlook by CEO. Sand Bag just like last time and they beat the streat concensus again. this stock has 30 handle on it within two weeks

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Avatar JHKL (60.51) Submitted: 5/09/08 7:18 PM : Outperform Start Price: $25.45 CSCO Score: 0.66

Recently hammered due to the less than perfect earnings report, this stock will skyrocket once the U.S. economy comes out of a recession. If the earnings reports were that good given the economic condition, then once people are more "willing" to buy technology, Cisco will have a very, very healthy bottom line. Gives an outperform in my book.

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Avatar snaphooks (69.99) Submitted: 5/09/08 4:11 PM : Outperform Start Price: $25.45 CSCO Score: 0.66

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TrackLazardCapit < 20 04/18/08 Outperform NS $24.53+5.34%+1.41%+3.93
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TrackCitigroup 88.76 02/21/08 Outperform NS $23.81+8.53%+2.78%+5.75
TrackPatDorsey 75.43 02/08/08 Outperform 5Y $23.54+9.77%+5.55%+4.22
TrackJimCramer 81.00 02/07/08 Underperform 3W $23.38+10.52%+4.88%-5.65
TrackWachovia 78.50 10/12/07 Outperform NS $32.83-21.29%-9.65%-11.64
TrackWIG 50.44 10/01/07 Outperform 3Y $33.14-22.02%-8.79%-13.23
TrackSoros < 20 09/30/07 Outperform NS $33.13-22.00%-7.94%-14.06 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
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Track2007Wired40 97.97 03/27/07 Outperform 1Y $25.93-0.35%-1.60%+1.26
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TrackBMOCapital 93.78 02/08/07 Outperform NS $27.89-7.35%-2.98%-4.37
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