Cisco to Showcase Data Center Customer Deployments

SAN JOSE, CA, Aug 27 (MARKET WIRE) --
One month after Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) began shipping its evolutionary new
Unified Computing System and one quarter after the Nexus 1000V Virtual
Switch began shipping, Cisco will host a live Internet TV broadcast and
Q&A session to discuss customer traction and data center virtualization
deployments. Cisco will be joined by special guests: James McGibney, lead
data center manager, and Jason Morgan, senior network manager at Tutor
Perini Corporation, the very first customer to deploy the Cisco Unified
Computing System, and CEO Joel Schleicher and CTO Dave Hart of Presidio
Networked Solutions, one of the first Cisco UCS Advanced Technology
Partners.

-- Soni Jiandani, vice president of the Cisco Server Access and
Virtualization Group, will give an update on customer reception and market
traction with the Unified Computing System and the Nexus 1000V Virtual
Switch. Ms. Jiandani will discuss the variety of virtualization strategies
being planned and deployed by enterprise IT organizations today, and
explain how Cisco is supporting them.

-- James McGibney and Jason Morgan will discuss their company's data
center consolidation efforts, virtualization strategy, experiences with UCS
and Nexus to date, business benefits, environmental sustainability
benefits, and ROI. Tutor Perini Corporation is a leading U.S.-based civil
and building construction company offering diversified general contracting
and design/build services to private clients and public agencies around the
world.

-- Presidio Networked Solutions' CEO Joel Schleicher and CTO Dave Hart
will explain how they are helping clients virtualize their data centers and
optimize their existing resources. Mr. Hart will provide a first-hand
account of customer challenges and goals and will share Presidio's
experience in designing solutions that include Cisco Unified Computing
System and Nexus technology. Presidio Networked Solutions is a leading
provider of advanced IT infrastructure and managed outsourcing solutions,
and is a Cisco UCS Advanced Technology Partner.

When: Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 1:00-2:00 p.m. PDT

Where: The broadcast can be accessed at the URL below. No registration
required. Go to the URL at 1:00 p.m. PDT and select "Play" to launch the
live presentation. http://tools.cisco.com/cmn/jsp/index.jsp?id=90194

Technical Assistance: Attendees who experience difficulties connecting
can contact support at (866) 614-0208 or (617) 778-9652. Phone support is
available 30 minutes prior to and after the event, as well as during the
videocast. Attendees may also submit an Online Support Request to
CiscoTV_help@external.cisco.com or ciscotv_help@btci.com if necessary.

Interviews: To schedule press interviews after the broadcast, please
e-mail Lee Davis at leedavis@cisco.com, or dial (650) 868-3036.

To schedule analyst interviews after the broadcast, please contact Amal
Nichols at amnichol@cisco.com.

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