Category: 1987

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1987

First INTEROP

Internet Event

First INTEROP

1987

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The industry gains momentum and credibility with the establishment of the first TCP/IP Interoperability conference in March 1987, establishing an official forum for vendors to test the compatibility of their products. The conference name changes to INTEROP the following year.

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The industry gains momentum and credibility with the establishment of the first TCP/IP Interoperability conference in March 1987, establishing an official forum for vendors to test the compatibility of their products. The conference name changes to INTEROP the following year.

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1987

First swag item

culture

First swag item

1987

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First company mug promoting Cisco products releases. By late 1987 the company, without an established sales force, sells approximately $250,000 a month in networking equipment.

First company mug promoting Cisco products releases. By late 1987 the company, without an established sales force, sells approximately $250,000 a month in networking equipment.

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1987

Secure VC funding

An executive headshot of Don Valentine, a white man in a blue suit with his hands behind his back

Leadership

Secure VC funding

1987

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Don Valentine of Sequoia Capital provides cisco's first infusion of outside funding, $2.5 million in December 1987. While the early company was profitable, the clout of VC funding allows the company to grow exponentially.

An executive headshot of Don Valentine, a white man in a blue suit with his hands behind his back