Cisco Systems – Team 6

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Mission Statement “Shape the future of the Internet by creating unprecedented value and opportunity for our customers, employees, investors, and ecosystem partners.”

History Cisco San Francisco, CA Founded 1984 Multinational Corporation Designs, sells, and network equipment More than 60,000 employees

Cisco Changes 1990 became a public company 2000 dot-com boom – most valuable company 2006 “The Human Network” campaign is launched

Cisco Products Numerous products including: Networking device, network management, Cisco IOS software, optical networking, storage and networks, wireless, datacenters

Acquisitions acquired 11 companies 2003 – Linksys 2012 – NDS Group

Demetrius Christian - Interview Recaps Works in San Antonio office – Level III Engineer Moved from South Africa to the US during dot-com crash in 2001 Very uncertain about new job Starting life from scratch

DC - Interview Recaps 18 months to become settled in US has lots of celebrations Cisco made the transition very simple for him Generous relocation package No vertical organizational chart at Cisco

Willem Rossouw - Interview Recaps Works in South Africa – Consulting Systems Architect Worked for many different companies Offer came in 1999 to work for Cisco in the UK Wanted to explore the world Grabbed offer with both hands

WR - Interview Recaps First impressions of the “new world” were exhilarating Foot in the door, no idea what to expect First chapter of his new life Personal life, exploring was fantastic Exposure to various cultures

WR - Interview Recaps New approach on life English are reserved, polite, and considerate Summing up his first six months was very difficult Believed he was considered an “outsider” Loved that he was working for Cisco

WR - Interview Recaps Missed home very much Bakkie story Many kind words of wisdom Make it happen, when it happens, take it as it comes!

Learning Team 6 would like to THANK YOU for your time this semester and hope you have learned something about Cisco and South Africa!