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1995

“The Racket”

"The Racket"

1995

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An internal April Fools joke, "The Racket" skewers early start-up Cisco culture.

An internal April Fools joke, "The Racket" skewers early start-up Cisco culture.

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1992

Network map

Network map

1992

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Early internal Cisco networks are often populated by refurbished customer routers in a commitment to frugality. Naming conventions riff on this trend with 'scrap', 'litter', 'dent', 'divet', and 'ding'. Other naming trends include types of beer and descriptive terms like 'watcher', 'isolater', and 'gatekeeper'.

Early internal Cisco networks are often populated by refurbished customer routers in a commitment to frugality. Naming conventions riff on this trend with 'scrap', 'litter', 'dent', 'divet', and 'ding'. Other naming trends include types of beer and descriptive terms like 'watcher', 'isolater', and 'gatekeeper'.

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2009

Devo Hat

Devo Hat

2009

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Continuing our tradition of non-traditional hats for CiscoLive!, this year's offering is the classic Devo hat.

Continuing our tradition of non-traditional hats for CiscoLive!, this year's offering is the classic Devo hat.

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2014

Birthday Cake Hat

Birthday Cake Hat

2014

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Celebrating our 30th aniversary, this year's hat was a sweet treat for guests at Cisco Live!

Celebrating our 30th aniversary, this year's hat was a sweet treat for guests at Cisco Live!

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2000

Habitat for Humanity partnership

Habitat for Humanity partnership

2000

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Cisco provides funds and work teams to build the new homes, and even pre-wires the houses for Internet access. Habitat for Humanity notes that Cisco was the first U.S. company to direct more of its giving to international rather than to domestic recipients.

A man stands with his hands on his hips watching as another digs a trench with a shovel. In the background another man stands with an axe helping.
A man with a microphone speaks to the audience behind the camear as two other men stand to the left of the frame listening with large smiles.
a group of people with tools outside an almost finished building, volunteering for Habitat for Humanity
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1999

Pioneer Award established

Pioneer Award established

1999

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The Pioneer Award recognizes the highest collaborative efforts of Cisco engineering teams spearheading the development of innovative products and core technologies. The inaugural award went to the team behind Voice over IP (VOIP).

The Cisco Pioneer Award, a glass commemorative in the shape of a pillar, stands on the podium with the words
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1997

Cisco hires 100,000th employee

Cisco hires 100,000th employee

1997

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As demand for Cisco products grew, our workforce expanded exponentially from 8 in 1987 to 100,000 a decade later.

As demand for Cisco products grew, our workforce expanded exponentially from 8 in 1987 to 100,000 a decade later.

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1997

Networking Academy launches

Networking Academy launches

1997

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Cisco launches the Networking Academy program educating high school and college students on how to design, install, and maintain computer networks.

Cisco launches the Networking Academy program educating high school and college students on how to design, install, and maintain computer networks.

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1997

Customer segment reorg

Customer segment reorg

1997

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Cisco reorganizes, aligning its products and solutions into three customer segments: enterprise, small/medium business, and service provider.

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1997

The Scalable Tale of the Intranet Cats

The Scalable Tale of the Intranet Cats

1997

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A product of Cisco engineering playfulness, this illustrated storybook re-imagines the Catalyst switch line as a group of helpful cats with the capacity to handle a new wave of bandwidth needs.

A product of Cisco engineering playfulness, this illustrated storybook re-imagines the Catalyst switch line as a group of helpful cats with the capacity to handle a new wave of bandwidth needs.