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EXHIBIT 20.1
PRESS RELEASE
PRESS CONTACT: INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT:
Robyn Jenkins Roberta De Tata
Cisco Systems, Inc. Cisco Systems, Inc.
(408) 853-9848 (408) 527-6388
[email protected] [email protected]
INDUSTRY ANALYST RELATIONS CONTACT:
Dora Ferrell
Cisco Systems, Inc.
(408) 527-4202
[email protected]
CISCO SYSTEMS COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF VOVIDA NETWORKS
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 9, 2000--Cisco Systems, Inc., today
announced it has completed the acquisition of privately held Vovida Networks,
Inc. of San Jose, California.
On Sept. 28, 2000, Cisco announced a definitive agreement to acquire Vovida
Networks, a communications software provider and supplier of networking
protocols. This acquisition is being accounted for using purchase accounting.
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