Exhibit 99.1

Press Contact:	Investor Relations Contact:
Robyn Jenkins-Blum	Blair Christie
Cisco Systems, Inc.	Cisco Systems, Inc.
(408) 853-9848	(408) 525-4856
rojenkin@cisco.com	blchrist@cisco.com

CISCO SYSTEMS REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL YEAR 2003 EARNINGS

• Q4 Revenues: $4.7 Billion

• Q4 Operating Cash Flow: $1.55 Billion

• Q4 Earnings Per Share: $0.14 GAAP (40% increase year over year); $0.15 Pro Forma

SAN JOSE, Calif. — August 5, 2003 — Cisco Systems, Inc., the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, today reported its fourth quarter and fiscal year results for the periods ended July 26, 2003.

Net sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003 were $4.7 billion, compared with $4.8 billion for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002, a decrease of 2.6 percent, and compared with $4.6 billion for the third quarter of fiscal 2003.

Net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003, on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis, was $982 million or $0.14 per share, compared with $772 million or $0.10 per share for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002, and compared with $987 million or $0.14 per share for the third quarter of fiscal 2003. Pro forma net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003 was $1.1 billion or $0.15 per share, compared with pro forma net income of $1.0 billion or $0.14 per share for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002, and compared with $1.1 billion or $0.15 per share for the third quarter of fiscal 2003. A reconciliation between net income on a GAAP basis and pro forma net income is provided in a table immediately following the Pro Forma Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Net sales for fiscal 2003 were $18.9 billion, compared with $18.9 billion for fiscal 2002.

Net income for fiscal 2003, on a GAAP basis, was $3.6 billion or $0.50 per share, compared with $1.9 billion or $0.25 per share for fiscal 2002. Pro forma net income for fiscal 2003 was $4.3 billion or $0.59 per share, compared with pro forma net income of $2.9 billion or $0.39 per share for fiscal 2002.

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003, Cisco^® completed the acquisition of SignalWorks, Inc. for a purchase price of approximately $16 million and completed the acquisition of the business of The Linksys Group, Inc. for a purchase price of approximately $480 million.

“We are pleased to report another solid quarter in a challenging market,” said John Chambers, President and CEO, Cisco Systems. “We continue to achieve some of the best financial measurements in our company’s history, with solid momentum spanning net income, gross margins, profitable market share gains, focus on profit contribution, geographic balance and advanced technology results.”

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Chambers continued, “The investments and strategies of the past three years are paying off. This is particularly true in high-end routing and switching, where we saw solid sequential growth. Advanced technologies in total exceeded 20 percent sequential growth, with IP telephony, storage and optical growing the fastest in terms of orders.”

Cisco will discuss fourth quarter and fiscal year 2003 results and business outlook on a conference call and Webcast at 1:30 p.m. PT today. Call information and related charts are available at http://investor.cisco.com.

Financial Highlights

• Cash flows from operations were $1.55 billion for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003, compared with $1.61 billion for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002, and compared with $1.26 billion for the third quarter of fiscal 2003. Cash flows from operations were $5.24 billion for fiscal 2003, compared with $6.59 billion for fiscal 2002.

• Cash and cash equivalents and total investments were $20.7 billion at the end of fiscal 2003, compared with $21.5 billion at the end of fiscal year 2002, and compared with $20.3 billion at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2003.

• During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003, Cisco repurchased 83 million shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $1.4 billion. For fiscal 2003, Cisco repurchased 424 million shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $6.0 billion.

• Days sales outstanding (DSO) in accounts receivable at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003 were 26 days, compared with 21 days at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002, and compared with 23 days at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2003.

• Inventory turns were 6.8 for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003, compared with 7.1 for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002, and compared with 7.0 for the third quarter of fiscal 2003.

“Cisco’s solid financial performance reflects our ongoing focus on operational excellence,” said Dennis Powell, Chief Financial Officer, Cisco Systems. “For over a year, our quarterly pro forma net income has consistently exceeded $1 billion and profit has exceeded 20 percent of revenue. Cash flows from operations were also particularly strong and we continued to actively engage in our stock repurchase program while maintaining over $20 billion in cash and investments.”

Business Highlights

• Cisco and service provider BellSouth^® expanded their relationship with an agreement to team to implement the infrastructure for BellSouth to deliver advanced voice- and data-managed services to businesses throughout BellSouth’s nine-state region. BellSouth also selected the Cisco ONS 15454 SONET Multiservice Provisioning Platform (MSPP) as part of BellSouth’s plans to upgrade its traditional Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) network to an advanced optical network infrastructure.

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• Cisco introduced the Structured Wireless-Aware Network, an integrated secure wired and wireless framework that extends local area networking (LAN) infrastructure capabilities to the wireless LAN.

• IdleAire Technologies Corporation announced it is offering wireless Internet connectivity, based on Cisco Aironet^® 1200 Series access points, to long-haul truck drivers and other business professionals along the nation’s highways.

• Cisco shipped its 2 millionth Internet Protocol (IP) telephone.

• Time Warner Cable announced plans to deliver the industry’s first voice-over-IP (VoIP) cable primary-line residential telephone service, based on the Cisco IP voice solution, across its existing multiservice network to customers in Portland, Maine.

• In the storage and data-center networking arena, IBM will be the first vendor to offer the Cisco MDS 9000 IP Storage Services Module. Cisco also announced new storage area networking customers AXA Technology and the IT division of Euronext.liffe.

• DACOM, one of the leading communications providers in Korea, is deploying 10-gigabits-per-second (Gbps) Cisco 12406, 12410 and 12416 routers for the expansion of its BORANet backbone network.

• Cisco introduced 14 new integrated security solutions and services, providing security management, virtual private network (VPN) technology and advanced threat protection.

• The government of Jordan, together with Cisco and other World Economic Forum member organizations, announced The Jordan Education Initiative to improve education through the use of technology and the delivery of effective e-learning to Jordan citizens.

Editors Note:

• Q4 and FY’03 conference call to discuss Cisco results along with its outlook for Q1 FY’04 to be held at 1:30 p.m. PT on Tuesday, August 5, 2003. Conference call number is 800-779-9573 (United States); 210-234-8039 (international).

• Conference call replay available from 4:30 p.m. PT on August 5, 2003 to 4:30 p.m. PT on August 12, 2003 at 888-568-0916 (United States); 402-998-1588 (international).

• Additional information regarding Cisco’s financials and corresponding Webcast with visuals designed to guide participants through the call is also available at 1:30 p.m. PT. Prepared remarks will be available approximately 24 hours after completion of the call. The Webcast will include both the prepared remarks, as well as the question-and-answer session. This information, along with GAAP reconciliation information, will be available at http://www.cisco.com under “About Cisco” in the Investor Relations section.

• Additional information regarding Cisco’s Q4 and FY’03 results will be available at http://newsroom.cisco.com

About Cisco Systems

Cisco Systems, Inc., (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. News and information are available at www.cisco.com.

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This release may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements, which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding future events and the future financial performance of Cisco that involve risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events or results. Readers are referred to the documents filed by Cisco with the SEC, specifically the most recent reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q, each as it may be amended from time to time, which identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Among the important factors or risks that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements in this release are: business and economic conditions and growth trends in the networking industry in various geographic regions; global economic conditions and uncertainties in the geopolitical environment; overall information technology spending; the growth of the Internet and levels of capital spending on Internet-based systems; variations in customer demand for products and services, including sales to the service provider market; the timing of orders and manufacturing lead times; changes in customer order patterns or customer mix; insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; variability of component costs; increased price competition; variations in sales channels, product costs, or mix of products sold; the ability to successfully acquire businesses and technologies and to successfully integrate and operate these acquired businesses and technologies; increased competition in the networking industry; dependence on the introduction and market acceptance of new product offerings and standards; rapid technological and market change; manufacturing and sourcing risks; litigation involving patents, intellectual property, antitrust, stockholder and other matters; the ability to recruit and retain key personnel; financial risk management; and potential volatility in operating results, among others. The financial information contained in this release should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Cisco’s most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, each as it may be amended from time to time. Cisco’s results of operations for the three and twelve months ended July 26, 2003 are not necessarily indicative of Cisco’s operating results for any future periods. Any projections in this release are based on limited information currently available to Cisco, which is subject to change. Although any such projections and the factors influencing them will likely change, Cisco will not necessarily update the information, since Cisco will only provide guidance at certain points during the year. Such information speaks only as of the date of this release.

Cisco provides pro forma net income and pro forma net income per share data as additional information for its operating results. These measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, generally accepted accounting principles and may be different from pro forma measures used by other companies. Cisco believes that this presentation of pro forma net income and pro forma net income per share provides useful information to management and investors regarding certain additional financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and results of operations. In addition, Cisco’s management uses these measures for reviewing the financial results of Cisco and for budget planning purposes.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In millions, except per-share amounts)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended					Twelve Months Ended
	July 26, 2003		July 27, 2002			July 26, 2003			July 27, 2002
NET SALES:
Product	$	3,862	$	3,998		$	15,565		$	15,669
Services		840		831			3,313			3,246
Total net sales		4,702		4,829			18,878			18,915
COST OF SALES:
Product		1,127		1,306			4,594			5,914
Services		286		240			1,051			988
Total cost of sales		1,413		1,546			5,645			6,902
GROSS MARGIN		3,289		3,283			13,233			12,013
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Research and development		736		797			3,026			3,301
Sales and marketing		1,022		1,028			4,106			4,235
General and administrative		187		152			691			611
Payroll tax on stock option exercises		2		—			2			7
Amortization of deferred stock-based compensation		27		43			128			176
Amortization of purchased intangible assets		110		288			394			699
In-process research and development		1		28			4			65
Total operating expenses		2,085		2,336			8,351			9,094
OPERATING INCOME		1,204		947			4,882			2,919
Loss on public equity investments		—		—			(412	)		(858	)
Interest income		146		208			660			895
Other income (loss), net		23		(58	)		(117	)		(246	)
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES		1,373		1,097			5,013			2,710
Provision for income taxes		391		325			1,435			817
NET INCOME	$	982	$	772		$	3,578		$	1,893
Net income per share—basic	$	0.14	$	0.11		$	0.50		$	0.26
Net income per share—diluted	$	0.14	$	0.10		$	0.50		$	0.25
Shares used in per-share calculation—basic		7,001		7,292			7,124			7,301
Shares used in per-share calculation—diluted		7,136		7,410			7,223			7,447

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PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In millions, except per-share amounts)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended						Twelve Months Ended
	July 26, 2003			July 27, 2002			July 26, 2003			July 27, 2002
NET SALES:
Product	$	3,862		$	3,998		$	15,565		$	15,669
Services		840			831			3,313			3,246
Total net sales		4,702			4,829			18,878			18,915
COST OF SALES:
Product (f)		1,127			1,319			4,594			6,439
Services		286			240			1,051			988
Total cost of sales (f)		1,413			1,559			5,645			7,427
GROSS MARGIN (f)		3,289			3,270			13,233			11,488
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Research and development		736			797			3,026			3,301
Sales and marketing		1,022			1,028			4,106			4,235
General and administrative		187			152			691			611
Total operating expenses (a) (b) (c) (d)		1,945			1,977			7,823			8,147
OPERATING INCOME (a) (b) (c) (d) (f)		1,344			1,293			5,410			3,341
Interest income		146			208			660			895
Other income (loss), net		23			(58	)		(117	)		(246	)
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)		1,513			1,443			5,953			3,990
Provision for income taxes (g)		424			404			1,666			1,117
NET INCOME	$	1,089		$	1,039		$	4,287		$	2,873
Net income per share—basic	$	0.16		$	0.14		$	0.60		$	0.39
Net income per share—diluted	$	0.15		$	0.14		$	0.59		$	0.39
Shares used in per-share calculation—basic		7,001			7,292			7,124			7,301
Shares used in per-share calculation—diluted		7,136			7,410			7,223			7,447
A reconciliation between net income on a GAAP basis and pro forma net income is as follows:
GAAP net income	$	982		$	772		$	3,578		$	1,893
(a) In-process research and development		1			28			4			65
(b) Payroll tax on stock option exercises		2			—			2			7
(c) Amortization of deferred stock-based compensation		27			43			128			176
(d) Amortization of purchased intangible assets		110			288			394			699
(e) Loss on public equity investments		—			—			412			858
(f) Excess inventory benefit		—			(13	)		—			(525	)
(g) Income tax effect		(33	)		(79	)		(231	)		(300	)
Pro forma net income	$	1,089		$	1,039		$	4,287		$	2,873

For the three month period ended April 26, 2003, pro forma net income and pro forma net income per share excluded the following items: In-process research and development of $3 million, amortization of deferred stock-based compensation of $25 million, amortization of purchased intangible assets of $92 million and income tax effect of ($26) million.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

	July 26, 2003		July 27, 2002
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,925	$	9,484
Short-term investments		4,560		3,172
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $183 at July 26, 2003 and $335 at July 27, 2002		1,351		1,105
Inventories, net		873		880
Deferred tax assets		1,975		2,030
Lease receivables, net		163		239
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		568		523
Total current assets		13,415		17,433
Investments		12,167		8,800
Property and equipment, net		3,721		4,102
Goodwill		4,043		3,565
Purchased intangible assets, net		556		797
Lease receivables, net		60		39
Other assets		3,145		3,059
TOTAL ASSETS	$	37,107	$	37,795
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	594	$	470
Income taxes payable		739		579
Accrued compensation		1,470		1,365
Deferred revenue		3,034		3,143
Other accrued liabilities		2,162		2,496
Restructuring liabilities		295		322
Total current liabilities		8,294		8,375
Deferred revenue		774		749
Total liabilities		9,068		9,124
Minority interest		10		15
Shareholders’ equity		28,029		28,656
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	37,107	$	37,795

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

	Twelve Months Ended
	July 26, 2003			July 27, 2002
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	3,578		$	1,893
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		1,591			1,957
Provision for doubtful accounts		(59	)		91
Provision for on-hand inventory		70			131
Deferred income taxes		(14	)		(573	)
Tax benefits from employee stock option plans		132			61
In-process research and development		4			53
Net (gains) losses on investments and provision for losses		520			1,127
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(125	)		270
Inventories		(17	)		673
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		(61	)		(28	)
Accounts payable		35			(174	)
Income taxes payable		(125	)		389
Accrued compensation		104			307
Deferred revenue		(84	)		678
Other accrued liabilities		(282	)		(204	)
Restructuring liabilities		(27	)		(64	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		5,240			6,587
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of short-term investments		(9,396	)		(5,473	)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of short-term investments		10,319			5,868
Purchases of investments		(18,063	)		(15,760	)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments		12,497			15,317
Purchases of restricted investments		—			(291	)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of restricted investments		—			1,471
Acquisition of property and equipment		(717	)		(2,641	)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash and cash equivalents		33			16
Change in lease receivables, net		79			380
Purchases of investments in privately held companies		(223	)		(58	)
Lease deposits		—			320
Purchase of minority interest of Cisco Systems, K.K. (Japan)		(59	)		(115	)
Other		94			159
Net cash used in investing activities		(5,436	)		(807	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of common stock		578			655
Repurchase of common stock		(5,984	)		(1,854	)
Other		43			30
Net cash used in financing activities		(5,363	)		(1,169	)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(5,559	)		4,611
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year		9,484			4,873
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$	3,925		$	9,484

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ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

	July 26, 2003			July 27, 2002
CASH AND INVESTMENTS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,925		$	9,484
Fixed income securities (a)		15,982			11,405
Public equity securities		745			567
Total	$	20,652		$	21,456
(a) The fixed income securities consist primarily of government and corporate notes and bonds with an average credit quality rating of AA+ based on the Standard & Poors credit rating system.
INVENTORIES
Raw materials	$	38		$	38
Work in process		291			297
Finished goods		515			490
Demonstration systems		29			55
Total	$	873		$	880
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
Land, buildings, and leasehold improvements	$	3,411		$	3,352
Computer equipment and related software		1,147			1,021
Production, engineering, and other equipment		2,410			2,061
Operating lease assets		439			505
Furniture and fixtures		350			366
		7,757			7,305
Less, accumulated depreciation and amortization		(4,036	)		(3,203	)
Total	$	3,721		$	4,102
OTHER ASSETS
Deferred tax assets	$	1,476		$	1,663
Investments in privately held companies		516			477
Income tax receivable		727			392
Structured loans, net		42			61
Other		384			466
Total	$	3,145		$	3,059
DEFERRED REVENUE
Services	$	2,451		$	2,207
Product		1,357			1,685
Total		3,808			3,892
Less, current portion		(3,034	)		(3,143	)
Non-current deferred revenue	$	774		$	749

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