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Did MRVC Lose an important customer?? BW)(CISCO-SYSTEMS/FUJITSU)(CSC0) Fujitsu and Cisco Sign Global Systems Integrator Agreement Business Editors/High Tech Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 1998--Fujitsu Limited and Cisco Systems, Inc. today announced that the two companies have signed a Global Systems Integrator Agreement. Under the agreement, the Fujitsu group will complement Fujitsu's own networking solutions by selling and supporting Cisco products worldwide, including Asia, Europe, Oceania and North America. The two companies also will cooperate to provide optimum end-to-end solutions to the market, focusing on the rapidly expanding worldwide demand for network computing. Fujitsu and Cisco also agreed to cooperate in securing interoperability between both companies' network management software. And they will investigate directions for future collaboration, including closer links between products, cooperation in networking and multimedia technology, the expansion of networked computing, and the formulation of standards. About Fujitsu Limited Founded in 1935, Fujitsu Limited is an international leader in information technology, telecommunications, semiconductors and other electronics devices. The Fujitsu Group of over 400 technology, software and service companies posted global revenues of more than $36 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997. URL: fujitsu.co.jp About Cisco Systems Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. News and information are available atcisco.com Note to Editors: Cisco, Cisco Systems, and the Cisco Systems logo are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and certain other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. --30--cmc/sf* ap/sf CONTACT: Cunningham Communication for Cisco Systems Inc. Cathy Keller, 650/858-3782 ckeller@ccipr.com or Fujitsu Limited Scott Ikeda or I Hirano, (81) 3-3215-5236 pr_mailbox@hq.fujitsu.co.jp or Fujitsu Limited, New York Korendo Shiotsuki, 212/265-5360 KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED PRODUCT