Company Profile For Cisco Systems, Inc.

Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures and sells Internet protocol (IP)-based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology (IT) 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 are designed to transform how people connect, communicate and collaborate. The Company’s products are installed at enterprise businesses, public institutions, telecommunications companies, commercial businesses and personal residences. It has five segments: United States and Canada, European Markets, Emerging Markets, Asia Pacific, and Japan. The Emerging Markets theater consists of Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa and Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States.

BRIEF: For the thirteen weeks ended 24 October 2009, Cisco SystemsInc.'s revenues decreased 13% to $9.02B. Net income decreased 19% to $1.79B. Revenues reflect a decrease in income from Product sales. Net income also reflects a decrease in operating margins, an increase in general & administrative expenses, higher amortization of purchased intangible assets, a decrease in net interest income and higher net other loss.