John Chambers, Cisco Systems President and CEO, to Deliver Evening Address At Supercomm '99

Business Wire, Feb 16, 1999

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 1999--John Chambers, president and CEO, Cisco Systems, will share his vision of the directions, near-term perspectives and competitive landscape of the computer and software industries at SUPERCOMM '99 at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, June 9.

"The Internet will reshape virtually everything from personal communications to the balance of power between companies as well as countries," said Chambers. "The Internet revolution will determine which companies survive and which get left behind. Increasingly, the Internet is recognized as the key driver in our global economy."

Chambers officially became Cisco's President and CEO in January 1995. Since that time, he has grown the company from $1.2 billion to more than $10 billion in annual revenues.

Joining Cisco in 1991, Chambers served as senior vice president of worldwide operations. In May 1994, he was promoted to executive vice president with R&D, manufacturing, worldwide sales, marketing and support responsibilities. Before coming to Cisco, Chambers served Wang Laboratories for eight years in various capacities, including senior vice president of U.S. operations. He began his career at IBM.

Chambers holds an M.B.A. in finance and management from Indiana University and a J.D. degree and a B.S./B.A. in business from West Virginia University.

"As President and CEO of one of the worldwide leaders in networking for the Internet, John Chambers is a must-see speaker at SUPERCOMM '99," said Matthew J. Flanigan, president, Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), co-sponsor of SUPERCOMM. "As an industry visionary instrumental in shaping the information processing future, Mr. Chambers will bring insights which will significantly benefit networking professionals and other SUPERCOMM attendees."

SUPERCOMM '99, the premier annual international communications technology exhibition and conference, will be held June 6-10 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

For information on attending SUPERCOMM '99, call 1-800-2-SUPERC (278-7372) or outside the U.S., call 1-312-559-3327. Visit the official SUPERCOMM '99 Web site at www.supercomm99.com for up-to-the-minute information.

SUPERCOMM, the premier annual international communications technology exhibition and conference, is presented jointly by the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), www.tiaonline.org, Arlington, Va. and the United States Telephone Association (USTA), www.usta.org, Washington, DC.