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2019

Cognitive Collaboration introduced

Cognitive Collaboration introduced

2019

Increasing AI integration into collaboration technology, Cognitive Collaboration features voice commands, an AI-powered Webex Assistant interacts with users to help with notes, highlights, follow-ups, and more.

Increasing AI integration into collaboration technology, Cognitive Collaboration features voice commands, an AI-powered Webex Assistant interacts with users to help with notes, highlights, follow-ups, and more.

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2001

Call from space

Call from space

2001

"The first time I ever saw someone making a private phone call from space in a movie was in 2001: A Space Odyssey. And darned if we didn’t meet that timeline. In the movie, that call cost $1.70. Our astronauts get the first 90,000 miles toll free … via Cisco SoftPhone… astronauts can keep in touch with their loved ones during long voyages aboard the International Space Station (ISS)."

"The first time I ever saw someone making a private phone call from space in a movie was in 2001: A Space Odyssey. And darned if we didn’t meet that timeline. In the movie, that call cost $1.70. Our astronauts get the first 90,000 miles toll free … via Cisco SoftPhone… astronauts can keep in touch with their loved ones during long voyages aboard the International Space Station (ISS)."

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1998

Cisco Powered Network

Cisco Powered Network

1998

The Cisco Powered Network program is a positioning, branding, and awareness program supporting Cisco's larger internet service provider customers. The designation endorses service providers who develop and maintain a high degree of service quality with a significant portion of their network using Cisco products.

The Cisco Powered Network program is a positioning, branding, and awareness program supporting Cisco's larger internet service provider customers. The designation endorses service providers who develop and maintain a high degree of service quality with a significant portion of their network using Cisco products.

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2000

Arrowpoint Communications acqusition

Arrowpoint Communications acqusition

2000

ArrowPoint Communications produces switches optimized for the web, enabling ISPs and web hosting companies to create a faster and more reliable web experience as its services directs traffic based on information such as the content being requested and the frequency of the content request.

ArrowPoint Communications produces switches optimized for the web, enabling ISPs and web hosting companies to create a faster and more reliable web experience as its services directs traffic based on information such as the content being requested and the frequency of the content request.

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1999

Cerent acqusition

Cerent acqusition

1999

With the acquisition of Cerent and Monterey Networks, Cisco enters the optical transport market providing a complete infrastructure solution to internet service provider customers.

With the acquisition of Cerent and Monterey Networks, Cisco enters the optical transport market providing a complete infrastructure solution to internet service provider customers.

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1998

VOIP

VOIP

1998

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is a ground-breaking improvement to older static telecommunication technology. A set of converging innovations, along with expanding Internet bandwidth and network stability make IP "telephone" networks possible. Established as the IP telephony leader, Cisco ships its one millionth IP phone in 2002.

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1998

Cisco Service Provider Solutions

Cisco Service Provider Solutions

1998

Predicting changes in communications with the growth of the commercial internet, Cisco envisions worldwide connections no matter the medium. Targeted to Internet service providers, Cisco hardware and software is the global network backbone.

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1997

Cisco 12000 Gigabit Switch Router (GSR) launches

Cisco 12000 Gigabit Switch Router (GSR) launches

1997

The Cisco 12000 Gigabit Switch Router (GSR) and Cisco Cache Engine enables internet service providers and carrier customers the first completely distributed, modular router with the ability to seamlessly scale – over 100 times the original capacity – without being taken off of the network and replaced.

As service providers realize that customers expect more than just "best-effort services", quality of serice (QoS) becomes increasingly important in avoiding downtime.

The Cisco 12000 Gigabit Switch Router (GSR) and Cisco Cache Engine enables internet service providers and carrier customers the first completely distributed, modular router with the ability to seamlessly scale – over 100 times the original capacity – without being taken off of the network and replaced.

As service providers realize that customers expect more than just "best-effort services", quality of serice (QoS) becomes increasingly important in avoiding downtime.

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1997

First enterprise-wide security initiative

First enterprise-wide security initiative

1997

The Enterprise Security Initiative provides a multi-technology framework that enables centralized administration and dynamic links between customer security policy, user or host identity and network infrastructures. This industry first framework enables customers to centrally configure a security policy automatically distributed across the enterprise and can associate the policy with a specific mobile user.

The Enterprise Security Initiative provides a multi-technology framework that enables centralized administration and dynamic links between customer security policy, user or host identity and network infrastructures. This industry first framework enables customers to centrally configure a security policy automatically distributed across the enterprise and can associate the policy with a specific mobile user.

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1996

StrataCom acqusition

StrataCom acqusition

1996

StrataCom, a supplier of Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) and Frame Relay high-speed wide area network (WAN) switching equipment, is acquired. Acquired employees formed the core of Cisco's Multi-Service Switching Business Unit and helped to move Cisco more into the carrier equipment space.

A collection of StrataCom Products, all in beige colors