Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior Joins CTO Forum Executive Board

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Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:45am EDT

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
The CTO Forum is pleased to announce that Padmasree Warrior,
Cisco's Chief Technology Officer, has joined the executive board of
the CTO Forum. The CTO Forum brings together the best minds in the
technology industry to define opportunities and to collaborate in
harnessing the extraordinary potential of technology.

   "It is a tremendous honor to have Padmasree serve on the CTO Forum
Executive Board," said Basheer Janjua, founder and chairman of the CTO
Forum and CEO of Integnology Corporation. "She brings a world of
experience, vision and energy which will help transform this
institution into a global innovation platform. I truly appreciate
Cisco's commitment and support for the CTO Forum and look forward to
working with Padmasree."

   Warrior joined Cisco in December 2007 as chief technology officer
(CTO). Warrior comes to Cisco from Motorola, where she was Executive
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. As a CTO, Warrior plays a
key leadership role in the continued development and communication of
Cisco's technology strategy and vision.

   Warrior, 47, was named Motorola's CTO in 2003 and held numerous
positions at the company over her 23-year career, including corporate
Vice President and General Manager of Motorola's energy systems group
and corporate Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for
Motorola's Semiconductor Product Sector. Warrior holds an M.S. degree
in chemical engineering from Cornell University and a B.S. degree in
chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in
New Delhi, India. In 2007 she was awarded a doctorate of Engineering,
honoris causa from New York's Polytechnic University. Warrior is an
external director on the board of Corning Corporation.

   About the CTO Forum

   The CTO Forum brings together the best minds in the technology
industry to define opportunities, and to collaborate in harnessing,
the extraordinary potential of technology. The CTO Forum's mission is
to deliver a Global Innovation Platform, where technology leaders
collaborate and co-create the technology and solutions that will be
critical to meeting tomorrow's global opportunities and challenges.
See http://www.thectoforum.net.

   About Integnology

   Integnology is a leading IT Consulting and Systems Integration
firm specializing in Business Intelligence (BI), Enterprise Web 2.0,
Executive Consulting and Virtualization. These practices are led by
highly capable leaders and teams with extensive industry experience.
In addition, Integnology is the founder and organizer for two
exceptional communities; the CTO Forum and the CIO Council. See
http://integnology.com

CTO Forum
Basheer Janjua, CEO Integnology, 408-970-0007
Founder and Chairman, CTO Forum
Janjua@integnology.com
or
Cisco Systems
Elizabeth McNichols, 408-525-4434
PR Manager, Office of the CTO
Emcnicho@cisco.com

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