The Self-Defending Network is Cisco's long-term strategy to protect an organization's business processes by identifying, preventing, and adapting to threats from both internal and external sources. This protection helps organizations take better advantage of the intelligence in their network resources, thus improving business processes and cutting costs.
There are three principal characteristics of the Cisco Self-Defending Network:
� The integration of security throughout all aspects of the network
� Collaborative processes between the various security and network elements
� The ability of the network to adapt to new threats as they arise
The Cisco networked-based strategy allows you to use your existing investment to solve your most pressing security concerns today, while providing an architectural platform that can evolve to proactive, automated, real-time management of threats.
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The network can do much more than move data. Today, companies of all kinds are using intelligent networks to:
� Reshape operations and business processes
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� Redefine customer service
� Reengineer security
An intelligent network improves the efficiency of everything it touches�from business processes and applications to network services� allowing your organization to quickly tackle its most important goals.
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Cisco Systems, Inc. announced today that SBC Communications Inc. has selected the industry-leading Cisco 12000 Series router to cost-effectively build out a national 10 Gbps OC-192 network to best meet the needs of its business customers today while laying a foundation for the creation and delivery of new services in the future.
The new backbone network, implemented by an SBC subsidiary, will transport Internet-based services such as Dedicated Internet Access, SBC-Yahoo! DSL, and SBC-Yahoo! Dial. In addition, the network will serve as the foundation for new and emerging IP transport and access capabilities for SBC's business customers. SBC will use MPLS-based traffic engineering to optimize backbone utilization and help meet customer service level agreements.
"SBC has implemented its national IP backbone network to accommodate surging IP traffic from our customers, while also helping us to reduce operational costs, and establishing a foundation for future services," said Eric Boyer, vice president - Network Planning and Engineering, SBC. "Cisco industry-leading technology and solutions helped us to upgrade our network and maximize network utilization, providing a cost-effective foundation for the delivery of a new class of national data and IP-based services to our business and residential customers."
"We are very pleased to reach another milestone in our long term relationship with SBC by helping them build out a highly reliable and flexible OC-192 national backbone," said Mike Volpi, senior vice president, Routing Technology Group at Cisco. "The Cisco 12000 Series router provides the highest reliability, the richest set of service enablers, the lowest total cost of ownership, and proven investment protection. This innovative combination of features and capabilities enables service providers like SBC to build the most competitive IP and MPLS networks."
Cisco's approach to corporate citizenship is based on our values of openness, integrity, and generosity. Cisco prides itself on being a sound, smart, responsive, and responsible business.
Our citizenship programs incorporate both responsible business practices and social investment programs. The programs are designed to improve the communities in which we operate, build trust in our company, empower our employees, and promote engagement with customers, partners, and shareholders.
At Cisco, responsible business practices include corporate accountability and environmental and social sustainability. Our Code of Business Conduct and other policies help ensure the integrity of our corporate governance and guide the transparency and openness of our reporting. It applies to our Cisco employees and subsidiaries. We also expect our suppliers and resellers to adhere to its contents. It sets out the legal and ethical standards of conduct we expect our employees to meet in their business dealings. In short, these practices help us build better products for our customers as well as a better workplace for our employees.
Cisco is also invested in a number of programs to benefit the societies and communities in which we operate. We contribute innovative technologies, employee expertise, as well as grants to help build strong communities. These programs provide support for education and economic development, through grants and product donations, and employee volunteering. By investing in key opportunities within emerging, developing, and developed nations, we help improve global social and economic development.
Cisco products, services, and solutions can help your company realize greater returns on technology investments.
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