[That was the case Wednesday night, when Cisco executives talked about results for the fiscal second quarter (which closed on Jan. 26). Chambers and chief financial officer Larry Carter spoke only about the next quarter, when revenue growth from the second fiscal quarter is expected to be nil or in the low single digits.] Our visibility is still very limited, ... If there's one lesson we've learned over the past year, it's how quickly things can change. |
Although we can't predict the future, our orders for the first weeks of this quarter are in line with the expectations we discussed in our fourth quarter earnings call. |
As Indian companies strive to be globally competitive, they have realized the importance of investing in information technology and networking to adapt quickly to rapidly shifting market transitions, |
Assume employees are going across a lot of networks. So you have to build in security from the home to any number of networks. |
But it's possible the orbits of the asteroids today show some memory of having had a planet in the asteroid belt. |
By combining broadband Internet, phone and video services over a single cable line, we are taking a major step towards implementing future integrated data, voice and video telecommunications on a mass market scale. |
By providing the systems that make the Internet work, Cisco is playing a major role in helping customers thrive in the explosive Internet economy. As a result, we are growing faster than all of our key competitors and have been the fastest growing and most profitable company in the history of the computer industry. |
Changes that used to occur over quarters are literally occurring over months. |
China will become the IT (information technology) center of the world. We believe in giving something back and truly becoming a Chinese company. |
Cisco believes that the Internet, and related technologies, will be a key enabler for India to achieve its goal of becoming a developed nation, |
Cisco Systems Capital will be investing in companies working on networking technology, |
Cisco will be well placed to continue building our presence in India as a critical part of our research and development efforts and as domestic market for networking products and solutions continues to expand, |
Cisco's collaboration with AT&T and GI will result in a New World network that will fundamentally change the way communications services are delivered to the consumer market, |
Companies such as Echelon are poised to help drive this change with Cisco and extend the power of the Internet from business to the home. |
Education and the Internet must go hand in hand, ... It will serve as one of the great equalizers. |