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To: michael97123 who wrote (38249)	7/12/2000 4:15:20 PM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 77400

Cisco Systems-Plotting a Route to Networking Success, The Internet Analyst News Wed Jul 12 15:07:00 EDT 2000 NEW YORK, Jul 12, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Recently Cisco Systems (Nasdaq:CSCO) reported one of its best quarter ever. Revenue grew 13.1% quarter-to-quarter and 56% year-to-year. . . Cisco's gross margin of 65% and net margin of 21% are significantly better than each of its three largest competitors in terms of size -- Nortel Networks (NYSE:NT), Lucent Technologies (NYSE:LU) and 3COM (Nasdaq:COMS) -- and unlike those companies, its balance sheet doesn't carry any debt. CISCO has a horizontal business model, whereas Lucent and Nortel embrace a more vertical one. . . Investors should note that Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) and Intel Nasdaq:INTC) have also adopted horizontal business strategies. Although Cisco faces some strong competition from Lucent and Nortel, it has said publicly that it is more worried about start-ups -- Juniper, Redback Networks (Nasdaq:RBAK) and Sycamore Networks (Nasdaq:SCMR), for instance. To find out more about Cisco Systems, read the article in Multex.com's The Internet Analyst(sm), theinternetanalyst.com trendalert.asp Companies profiled: Recently Cisco Systems (Nasdaq:CSCO) multexinvestor.com Nortel Networks (NYSE:NT) multexinvestor.com Lucent Technologies (NYSE:LU) multexinvestor.com CONTACT: Multex.com Rika Marubashi, 212/859-9916 theinternetanalyst.com