PRESS RELEASE

RBC and Cisco to Host Conference Call on Next Generation Data Center Fabrics

SAN JOSE, Calif, --- March 26, 2012 --- Cisco will host a conference call with RBC Capital Markets to discuss Next Generation Data Center Fabrics. David Yen, Senior Vice President and GM of Cisco's Data Center group will discuss the company's data center vision, strategy, and views on data center fabrics. This event will be webcast.  Interested parties can view this event on Cisco's Investor Relations website at investor.cisco.com.

No previously unannounced issues will be discussed in this webcast.

Date:               Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Time:              8:00 am PT / 11:00 am ET

Speaker:         David Yen, Senior Vice President and GM, Data Center

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