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1989

First promotional video

First promotional video

1989

This early video features our first four products: the AGS (Advanced Gateway Server), MGS (Midsized Gateway Server), CGS (Compact Gateway Server), and the mini-chassis STS-10.

This early video features our first four products: the AGS (Advanced Gateway Server), MGS (Midsized Gateway Server), CGS (Compact Gateway Server), and the mini-chassis STS-10.

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1987

First INTEROP

First INTEROP

1987

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.

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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1986

Internet Engineering Task Force founded

Internet Engineering Task Force founded

1986

Cisco works with the introduction of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). The IETF is an international community of network designers, operators, vendors and researchers concerned with the evolution and operation of Internet architecture.

Cisco works with the introduction of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). The IETF is an international community of network designers, operators, vendors and researchers concerned with the evolution and operation of Internet architecture.

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1988

First price list

First price list

1988

Early marketing for cisco products focus on sales to early consumers, touting the first separation of software from hardware purchases. Updating software requires physically changing out boards, leading to close contact between cisco and our customers.

Early marketing for cisco products focus on sales to early consumers, touting the first separation of software from hardware purchases. Updating software requires physically changing out boards, leading to close contact between cisco and our customers.

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2002

2002 logo releases

2002 logo releases

2002

Adapting to the shift of the web into mobile formats, our logo simplifies further for display on smaller screens with the tines pushing further into the abstraction of digital signal.

Adapting to the shift of the web into mobile formats, our logo simplifies further for display on smaller screens with the tines pushing further into the abstraction of digital signal.

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1996

1996 logo releases

1996 logo releases

1996

The updated logo simplifies the bridge's signal tines and standardizes the capitalization to ''Cisco Systems", mirroring the growth of the Internet, wide adoption of standardized internet protocols, and our growth as the leading provider of router and switches.

The updated logo simplifies the bridge's signal tines and standardizes the capitalization to ''Cisco Systems", mirroring the growth of the Internet, wide adoption of standardized internet protocols, and our growth as the leading provider of router and switches.

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1990

1990 logo releases

1990 logo releases

1990

The logo shifts to represent the bridge in the form of a digital signal, mirroring an era of change in technology. The original capitalization of "cisco Systems" is not only preserved but highlighted by inclusion in the logo itself.

Vintage cisco logo with white bridge against a blue background with the text
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1986

AGS launches

AGS launches

1986

Cisco’s first networking innovation the AGS, Advanced Gateway Server, connects computers over local area and wide area networks, delivering state of the art multiprotocol routing and concurrent bridging.

As the first commercially available multi-protocol router, the AGS ushers in a new era of connectivity.

A front shot of the Cisco AGS chassis, a beige metal router with orange-red label in the shape of the first logo bridge and the company name
A view from three-quarter down of an AGS chasis, a beige router with red bridge label and company name
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1985

First product, MEIS, ships

First product, MEIS, ships

1985

Our very first product wasn't technically a router, but instead the Massbus-Ethernet Interface Subsystem (MEIS), an ethernet adapter for DEC computers.

A group of DEC PDP !) computers in a group