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Cisco Systems – Team 6

Cisco Systems – Team 6 . Video . http:// www.youtube.com / watch?v =8_gLbzPuuqU. Mission Statement . “Shape the future of the Internet by creating unprecedented value and opportunity for our customers, employees, investors, and ecosystem partners.”. History Cisco. San Francisco, CA

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Cisco Systems – Team 6

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  1. Cisco Systems – Team 6

  2. Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_gLbzPuuqU

  3. Mission Statement • “Shape the future of the Internet by creating unprecedented value and opportunity for our customers, employees, investors, and ecosystem partners.”

  4. History Cisco • San Francisco, CA • Founded 1984 • Multinational Corporation • Designs, sells, and network equipment • More than 60,000 employees

  5. Cisco Changes • 1990 became a public company • 2000 dot-com boom – most valuable company • 2006 “The Human Network” campaign is launched

  6. Cisco Products • Numerous products including: • Networking device, network management, Cisco IOS software, optical networking, storage and networks, wireless, datacenters

  7. Acquisitions • 1995-1996 acquired 11 companies • 2003 – Linksys • 2012 – NDS Group

  8. Demetrius Christian - Interview Recaps • Works in San Antonio office – Level III Engineer • Moved from South Africa to the US during dot-com crash in 2001 • Very uncertain about new job • Starting life from scratch

  9. DC - Interview Recaps • 18 months to become settled in • US has lots of celebrations • Cisco made the transition very simple for him • Generous relocation package • No vertical organizational chart at Cisco

  10. Willem Rossouw - Interview Recaps • Works in South Africa – Consulting Systems Architect • Worked for many different companies • Offer came in 1999 to work for Cisco in the UK • Wanted to explore the world • Grabbed offer with both hands

  11. WR - Interview Recaps • First impressions of the “new world” were exhilarating • Foot in the door, no idea what to expect • First chapter of his new life • Personal life, exploring was fantastic • Exposure to various cultures

  12. WR - Interview Recaps • New approach on life • English are reserved, polite, and considerate • Summing up his first six months was very difficult • Believed he was considered an “outsider” • Loved that he was working for Cisco

  13. WR - Interview Recaps • Missed home very much • Bakkie story • Many kind words of wisdom • Make it happen, when it happens, take it as it comes!

  14. Learning • Team 6 would like to THANK YOU for your time this semester and hope you have learned something about Cisco and South Africa! • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmd1Kmjs7NE

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