Cisco Systems
Cisco is one of the best known and respected names in the industry. Cisco's
products have earned a reputation for quality and dependability.
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Cisco Systems Product Overview
The Cisco 7000 family of high-end internetworking platforms delivers the exceptional
performance and availability needed for today's mission-critical networks. Built using
leading-edge technology from Cisco Systems, the Cisco 7000 family offers unmatched
performance and a clear path to next-generation technologies, including Asynchronous
Transfer Mode (ATM).
Cisco WAN Solutions
Cisco Systems is the leading supplier of reliable, high-performance and high-efficiency
communication backbone solutions and StrataCom is the pioneer of cell switching technology
and a leading supplier of high-performance wide-area network (WAN) switching systems in
both the Frame Relay and ATM markets. Cisco and StrataCom have joined forces to provide
ATM and Frame Relay high-speed wide-area network (WAN) switching equipment that integrates
and transports a wide variety of information to provide end-to-end multimedia solutions
across public, private, or hybrid networks.
Cisco Systems provides the strategy, products and technologies to meet the demand for
more bandwidth and throughput in workgroup networks. With Cisco's Switching Solutions,
users can migrate from today's world of shared 10BaseT to the more powerful options that
are either available now or coming soon -- options such as switched local-area networks
(LANs); high-speed LANs such as Copper Distributed Data Interface (CDDI), or Fiber
Distributed Data Interface (FDDI); the various types of Fast Ethernet, Asynchronous
Transfer Mode (ATM), and Gigabit Ethernet.
Cisco solutions tailored for small- to medium-sized businesses to increase LAN
performance and seamlessly integrate office LANs with remote sites and the Internet. These
products are available through your local reseller.
Cisco's Access Solutions give you seamless asynchronous and ISDN remote access for
enterprise telecommuting, Internet access, branch-site connectivity, and education.
Cisco's end-to-end remote access products protect your investments with a complete
solution, delivered as a wide range of interoperable hardware and software options. That
includes integrated, easy-to-use remote access software, tamper-proof security, and
reliable, high-performance access servers at the enterprise end, all backed by Cisco's
powerful Internetwork Operating System (IOS) and familiar central-site management
software.
Cisco Systems offers a wide variety of ATM Solutions for your internetworking
environment: The Cisco LightStream 2020 is a multi-service ATM switch for campus and
wide-area applications; the LightStream 1010 is Cisco Systems' next-generation ATM switch
for workgroup and campus backbone deployment. Cisco also offers ATM SBus and PCI Adapters,
and ATM modules for core routers, access routers, and LAN switches.
Cisco InterWorks Solutions for SNA/IBM
Cisco provides a broad range of products and solutions for the IBM marketplace that
maximize availability, scalability, performance, flexibility, and management. Much of this
functionality is available through Cisco IOS software, which provides IBM internetworks
with a clear migration path to the future while protecting investments in existing
equipment and applications. Our new CiscoBlue strategy provides a roadmap for IBM
Internetworking customers who want to consolidate duplicate networks, effectively manage
SNA and non-SNA resources, and integrate IBM networks into higher-speed switched
internetworks.
Cisco's Internet Solutions are led by the Cisco Advantage product suite, which improves
network managers' ability to cope with several challenges posed by the growing popularity
of the Internet, including security, high volumes of network traffic and the shortage of
network addresses. Cisco Advantage products are designed for use both by Internet service
providers and by companies who manage their own networks. They are the first products of
their kind that harness the intelligent capabilities of internet works to offer smarter
services to network users who want to access the World Wide Web.
Cisco IOS Software Solutions
Cisco IOS (TM) software solutions, which address the end-to-end network connectivity
needs of small, medium, and enterprise customers, are proliferated through Cisco's many
partner and OEM relationships around the world. Cisco IOS technologies provide network
scalability, modularity, portability, and embedded functionality, including multimedia,
security, network management, dialup, and Internet applications.
Cisco provides applications that centralize management, automate routine tasks, and can
be integrated into customers' existing network management environments. These include
applications for enterprise and switched internet work management, remote monitoring,
device management, ATM management, simulation-based planning and problem-solving,
performance analysis, and more.
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