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"The Racket"
1995
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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Network map
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Network map
1992
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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Devo Hat
2009
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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Birthday Cake Hat
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Birthday Cake Hat
2014
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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Habitat for Humanity partnership
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Habitat for Humanity partnership
2000
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.
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Pioneer Award established
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Pioneer Award established
1999
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).
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Cisco hires 100,000th employee
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Cisco hires 100,000th employee
1997
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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Networking Academy launches
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Networking Academy launches
1997
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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Customer segment reorg
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Customer segment reorg
1997
Cisco reorganizes, aligning its products and solutions into three customer segments: enterprise, small/medium business, and service provider.
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The Scalable Tale of the Intranet Cats
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The Scalable Tale of the Intranet Cats
1997
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.