ADVISORY/Small Business Administration and Cisco Systems to Combine Forces to Help Small Businesses Succeed in the Internet Economy

Business Wire, July 17, 2000

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ADVISORY... for Wednesday (June 19)

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Who: Fred Hochberg, deputy administrator for the SBA, and Charlie

Giancarlo, senior vice president and general manager of Cisco

Systems' small/medium line of business, will address the

audience. John Chambers, president and CEO of Cisco Systems,

will participate via video address.

What: The U.S. SBA and Cisco Systems to help small businesses

succeed in the Internet Economy

When: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 at 11:00 a.m. EST

Where: National Press Club, Murrow Room, 529 14th Street N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20045. The press conference will also be

available via Webcast at

http://www.connectlive.com/events/cisco and teleconference

at 800/834-5979 (or 212/676-5283 for international

callers).

How: Charlie Giancarlo, and Fred Hochberg will be available for

interviews immediately following the announcement. To arrange

an interview, please contact Dawn Slusher, Cisco Systems,

(phone 408/527-1238; e-mail dslusher@cisco.com).

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