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	Advice from the Top: Cisco CEO says top leaders will know technology - USATODAY.com
		John Chambers is 57, which might suggest that he knows less about technology than the typical 14-year-old.
		Except that Chambers is not your average fiftysomething.
		He is CEO of tech giant Cisco Systems, and he spoke with USA TODAY corporate management reporter Del Jones about executives and leaders and how to compensate for their blind spots when it comes to technology.
	www.usatoday.com /money/companies/2007-03-18-cisco-advice-usat_N.htm?csp=34 (1513 words)

	John Chambers (CEO) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Chambers is president and CEO of Cisco Systems.
		He joined the company in 1991 as senior vice president of Worldwide Sales and Operations and was promoted to CEO in early January 1995.
		Chambers holds a bachelors in business and a law degree from West Virginia University, as well as a MBA from Indiana University.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Chambers_(CEO) (146 words)

	John T. Chambers 1949— - A BORN LEADER, A NEW BEGINNING AT CISCO, TAKING THE REINS
		John Chambers was raised in Charleston, West Virginia, in the 1950s, with a background that could hardly be described as provincial.
		Chambers proved himself to Morgridge almost immediately by accepting and refining Cisco's policy of "technological agnosticism." Cisco had had incredible success in the router business, but both Morgridge and Chambers believed that any "religious mind-sets" needed to be put aside when making decisions about the future of the company and technology in general.
		Chambers believed that the most important thing that the CEO of a technological business could do was to stay ahead of the marketplace; the only way for Chambers to do that was to listen carefully to Cisco's customers.
	www.referenceforbusiness.com /biography/A-E/Chambers-John-T-1949.html (3197 words)

	Friends Honor Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers by Establishing Endowed Chair in Internet Systems at IU
		Chambers, who earned a master of business administration degree in finance and management from IU in 1976, received news of the endowment this spring at a dinner celebrating his fifth anniversary as Cisco's top executive.
		Chambers' accomplishments are legendary, as his friends and colleagues have aptly acknowledged.
		Chambers has been lauded by government leaders and countless publications for his visionary strategy, his ability to drive an entrepreneurial culture, and his warmhearted, straight-talking approach.
	www.cisco.com /warp/public/146/pressroom/2000/jun00/corp_061900.htm (675 words)

	John Chambers
		John Chambers is President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cisco Systems, the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet.
		During the past four plus years as President and CEO, Chambers* has grown the company from $1.2 billion in annual revenues to its current run-rate of $14 billion by establishing leadership in key technology sectors of the networking industry and aggressively pursuing new market opportunities.
		Chambers was also designated "CEO of the Year" for 1997 in a poll of industry executives conducted by Electronic Business magazine.
	www.surferess.com /CEO/html/john_chambers.html (519 words)

	NCTA Event -- Cisco CEO John Chambers Stresses Education, Infrastructure (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Chambers said that the three major research universities in the Triangle were among the reasons that Cisco set up offices in the state and that North Carolina's commitment to education was another reason that Cisco is increasing their ranks in NC.
		Chambers also told the crowd that the critical infrastructure needs will be more likely to be data and telcom networks rather than roads and highways.
		Chambers added that modern-day firms need to recognize that this pattern of weeding out firms in just a few years is the new business paradigm that applies to many industries including old school industries such as textiles.
	www.nceita.org /news/press-4-21-05a.asp (705 words)

	CEO BIO: John T. Chambers (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Chambers has been lauded by government leaders and countless publications worldwide for his visionary strategy, his ability to drive an entrepreneurial culture, and his warm-hearted, straight-talking approach.
		Chambers has spearheaded several key global initiatives, including co-sponsorship of the Jordan Education Initiative, in partnership with his Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan and the World Economic Forum.
		In March, for the second time, Chambers was given the "Best Investor Relations by a CEO" award by Barrons and IR Magazines, and in April he received the prestigious "Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship" from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars of the Smithsonian Institution.
	www.businessweek.com /bw50/2005/executive/CSCO.htm (378 words)

	Cisco CEO Chambers Forecasts Cloudy 2002 - -
		Citing small-scale expansions as part of its strategic financial plan for 2002, Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO) CEO John Chambers said Tuesday that the prospects for industry growth are uncertain in the current economy.
		Chambers admitted to audience members at the Salomon Smith Barney Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona that it was unclear where the U.S. economy was headed, saying he had "limited visibility" as to its direction.
		Chambers also noted that orders had remained stable from June through December, crediting Cisco's customer base with playing it safe by planning their budgets on the conservative side.
	www.crm-daily.com /perl/story/15699.html (614 words)

	CIOL : Executive Track : Cisco: CEO: Chambers (Site not responding. Last check: )
		John Chambers is Chairman and CEO of Cisco
		Chambers be designated to succeed John P. Morgridge as chairman, effective at the company's annual shareholder meeting on November 15, 2006.
		John Morgridge has served Cisco for over approximately 18 years, initially as CEO, and appointed to chairman of board in 1995.
	www.ciol.com /content/news/exeTrack/2006/106060901.asp (580 words)

	John Chambers, After the Deluge
		Chambers, 51, was both the market leader in the huge network-equipment business and the thought leader for the Internet economy.
		But if Chambers was the visionary of the 1990s, he hopes to emerge as this decade's leading pragmatist.
		John Chambers has always listened to customers, even when the message hasn't been what he hoped to hear.
	www.fastcompany.com /online/48/chambers.html (3839 words)

	ITworld.com - Tech companies building bridges with China
		John Chambers, the chief executive officer (CEO) and president of Cisco Systems Inc., doesn't care when economists think China is going to become the world's largest economy.
		Chambers tied his comments about China's growing economy to the announcement of Cisco's plans to invest US$32 million in a research and development (R&D) center that will open next year in Shanghai.
		During his presentation in Beijing, Chambers noted that Cisco, of San Jose, California, has spent $38 million since 1998 to set up university training centers for software programmers -- a move he said was made at the suggestion of Chinese officials.
	www.itworld.com /Tech/2418/040927techchina/pfindex.html (720 words)

	Cisco CEO John Chambers told a focus on SMBs (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In addition to short-locution gains, Cisco CEO John Chambers told a focus on SMBs is as well a smart path to allot relationships in corporation of tomorrow's enterprises.
		Chambers told many SMBs was planning ahead plus buying net-work infrastructure in corporation of the aim of will support voice, facts plus video traffic, much if they don't demand the capability immediately.
		And Chambers believes in corporation of the aim of introducing a miniature enterprise to Cisco equipment in its early stages will pay off for years to come.
	www.data-news.net /news-article_storyid-42.htm (506 words)

	Chambers: Networking success demands more than technology (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Chambers said that next-generation networks will shorten the time it takes to transform an idea into an implementation, and that business rule sets must be refined to keep up with the ever-increasing pace of business changes.
		Chambers was bullish on the potential of new networking technology to drive economic growth.
		Chambers said those relationships will be more dynamic than in the past; one partner may benefit more than the other in certain situations, and vice versa, but that both firms will ultimately benefit.
	searchnetworking.techtarget.com /originalContent/0,289142,sid7_gci956266,00.html (2119 words)

	North Carolina Technology Association Announces 100 Seats Remain for John Chambers' Keynote at A CEO Conversation 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		John Chambers has served as Cisco Systems' top executive since January 1995, growing the company from $1.2 billion in annual revenues to its current run-rate of approximately $23.8 billion.
		A CEO Conversation is the Southeast's leading forum for IT industry decision makers and will bring together 500 senior corporate executives, innovators of cutting-edge technologies, business developers and global visionaries for exciting debate, discussion and outstanding executive engagement opportunities.
		Chambers will have limited media availability after his keynote, but reporters are welcome to ask questions at the conclusion of his speech.
	www.nceita.org /news/press-3-30-05.asp (540 words)

	John T. Chambers (with Elaine)
		The president and CEO of networking giant Cisco Systems, Chambers has shepherded his company from $1 billion in annual revenues in 1995 to nearly $26 billion last year.
		Chambers knows that decisions in Washington have a direct effect on Cisco's bottom line.
		Chambers and many other tech leaders are so confident of their access to GOP leaders, they didn't even bother to attend the Republican National Convention.
	www.motherjones.com /news/special_reports/mojo_400/31_chambers.html (530 words)

	John Chambers, Chairman & CEO, Cisco - IT Channel - IT Channel News by CRN and VARBusiness
		That Chambers mantra is one reason he has been aptly dubbed the chief evangelist of the Internet,that and his penchant for working an audience by deliberately stepping out from behind the podium and roaming the aisles, making personal eye contact with as many listeners as possible as he preaches that day's sermon.
		Chambers' ability to lead in the face of change is evident in Cisco's revamped channel program, which rewards solution providers that add value with vertical or technical expertise at the expense of those that don't.
		Chambers is asking them to make big investments to gain certifications that may or may not provide a return on their investment.
	www.crn.com /it-channel/18816658 (1560 words)

	ZoomInfo Web Summary: John Chambers (Site not responding. Last check: )
		John was also awarded the "My Boss is a Patriot" award and the "Above and Beyond" award by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) for Cisco's exemplary treatment of employees deployed to military service.
		Chambers was given the award for his advocacy, commitment, and actions that affirm the value of workplace learning and performance.
		Chambers was selected to serve on President George W. Bush's transition team as a member of his Education Committee in December 2000.
	www.zoominfo.com /directory/John_Chambers.htm (686 words)

	Stanford Computer Forum - Today's Events & Seminar Calendar
		In November 2005, Chambers accepted the prestigious Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for Cisco’s co-sponsorship of the Jordan Education Initiative, on which Cisco has worked in partnership with his Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan and the World Economic Forum.
		He is a two-time winner of the "Best Investor Relations by a CEO" award by Barrons and IR Magazines, and he received the prestigious "Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship" from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars of the Smithsonian Institution.
		Chambers was also named "The Most Influential CEO" in telecommunications by Institutional Investor magazine and "The Most Influential Person in Communications" by Telecom Magazine.
	forum.stanford.edu /events/calendar/abstract.php?eventId=1464 (534 words)

	Network Computing \| Feature \| The Business of IT \| Walk the Walk \| Page 1 \| February 4, 2002
		Saying that John Chambers gets it is like saying your spouse owns you: You can argue the point, and you may not like it, but the facts make it a foregone conclusion.
		Chambers took what was already a great engineering company; shellacked it with the carefully crafted veneer of a largely unrivaled marketing and sales organization; took advantage of remarkable boom times with an acquisition strategy, pace and execution to make Napoleon look like a short-sighted lackey; then out-slugged and outlasted nearly every rival around.
		Chambers gets that he must deliver to IT the message that Cisco is a technology company as much as it is a business force.
	www.networkcomputing.com /1303/1303f4.html (1144 words)

	Kintan's : Lessons learnt from John Chambers and Cisco
		In 2000, when Cisco was enjoying a solid market position in routers and switches, John had bet on the vision that voice, data and video will be delivered over the same platform and it paid off.
		On a high level, he believes in that the next trends are going to be around "interactions" (information >> transactions >> interactions), and the fact that high bandwidth will be much cheaper in the near future, the scope of applications and their interactions should be impressive.
		John believes that video will have a big role to play in the next few years.
	blogs.msdn.com /kintan/archive/2006/02/10/529854.aspx (370 words)

	Nightly Business Report . One on One with Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers \| PBS
		One on One with Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers
		One on One with Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers
		One on One with NYSE Euronext CEO Duncan Neiderauer 04/09/08
	www.pbs.org /nbr/site/onair/gharib/080506_gharib (996 words)

	CEO Exchange
		John Chambers promised the world that the Internet will change the way people will work, live, play, and learn when he became president and CEO of Cisco Systems in 1995.
		Chambers was a member of former President Clinton's Committee for Trade Policy.
		Carly Fiorina became president and CEO of Hewlett Packard, a $50 billion company, succeeding Lou Platt in July 1999, and was named chairman of the board in September 2000.
	www.haas.berkeley.edu /groups/pubs/news/articles/aboutspeakers.html (350 words)

	IT Security » Blog Archive » Interop Keynote - John Chambers, CEO of Cisco
		Chambers is being introduced by the general manager of Interop – Lenny Heymann - Interop is “The event for the business technology marketplace.” After more general puffery about Interop – 20,000 attendees, etc. Then he gives us some data about policies around social networking.
		Chambers is a dynamo of a speaker – he’s a better conference speaker than any other tech CEO I have ever seen – better than Steve Jobs – although Jobs might win out on product demos.
		Chambers then turns back to social networking and says that this time around the consumer is going to be driving the growth of the network and the growth of business by using consumer driven models to change business practices.
	www.itsecurity.com /blog/20070522/interop-keynote-john-chambers-ceo-of-cisco (795 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Business -- Cisco CEO Chambers to take on chairman duties
		Chambers, 56, will retain the CEO post but will relinquish his title as president –; two roles he has held since January 1995.
		Cisco's plan to give Chambers the combined role of CEO and chairman goes directly against the tide of other corporations now seeking to split them, said Charles Elson, a director at the University of Delaware Weinberg Center of Corporate Governance.
		Since Chambers became CEO in 1995, Cisco's annual sales have risen from $1.2 billion to about $24.8 billion in fiscal 2005, and its market value has jumped from $10.4 billion to $121 billion.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/business/20060608-1334-ca-ciscosystems-chairman.html (624 words)

	Best Times Are Ahead for W.Va., Chambers Says
		As a corporate leader whose success is rooted in innovation and the ability to embrace change, Chambers was a fitting keynote speaker at the inaugural celebration of the Charleston Area Alliance held Feb. 25 at the Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences.
		In the technology industry, Chambers said, Cisco is the most successful company of all time with $17 billion in cash and investments and is No. 1 in terms of profitability per employee.
		The last time Chambers made a high-profile public appearance in the Mountain State, he was West Virginia University's keynote speaker for its May 2001 commencement, which fell on Mother's Day.
	www.wtrf.com /story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=1261 (866 words)

	InformationWeek \| Cisco Systems \| Chambers: Networking Is Back \| May 13, 2004
		May 13, 2004 02:00 PM Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers gave a standing-room-only crowd at the NetWorld+Interop show the same good news he had delivered during the company's quarterly earnings call: IT spending is clearly on an uptick, as evidenced by Cisco's profitable showing.
		Chambers also told the crowd, some of whom had lined up 45 minutes before his Wednesday evening keynote speech at the Las Vegas trade show, that "Clearly, something fundamental has changed over the last three months." CEOs, he added, seem to have "taken their foot off the [spending] brake.
		Chambers spent a good part of his hour-long speech talking about Cisco's different areas of technology focus--a list that includes security, IP telephony and wireless, and its core switch and router business.
	www.informationweek.com /story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=20300859 (676 words)

	Cisco Systems - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Chambers is the current President and CEO.
		According to John Morgridge, employee 34 and the company's first president, the founders hit on the name and logo while driving to Sacramento to register the company -- they saw the Golden Gate Bridge framed in the sunlight [4].
		The name cisco Systems (with the lowercase "c") continued in use within the engineering community at the company long after the official company name was changed to Cisco Systems, Inc. Users of Cisco products can still see the name ciscoSystems occasionally in bug reports and IOS messages.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cisco_Systems (873 words)

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