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Cisco Networkers is Cisco’s single largest customer event of the year. One of the key components of the event is the World of Solutions, showcasing Cisco and partner solutions. Partnerships are at the forefront of the corporate strategy and why Cisco is 100 percent committed to their success.

Based on the feedback from Cisco Networkers 2005 attendees:

  • World of Solutions is considered a highly valuable element of the event by our attendees
  • 29 percent of the attendees indicated they would start evaluating a new Cisco product or technology
  • 21 percent indicated they would recommend a Cisco product or technology
  • 33 percent indicated they would increase their level of deployment
  • Just over half, or 51 percent, of the attendees have a budgeted network or software project coming up within the next 12 months
  • 77 percent play a key role in the purchasing decision at their company or institution
Source: Cisco Networkers 2005 registration and survey responses.
Organization Type Represented by Attendees
Organization Type Percent
Enterprise 54%
Partner/Reseller 19%
Commercial 14%
Service Provider (Public Network Services) 8%
Networking Academy 3%
Service Provider (Internal IT Projects) 1%

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Attendee Job Functions
Job Functions Number of Attendees Percent
Engineering 2276 37%
Technical Support 695 11%
MIS/IT - Operations 653 10%
MIS/IT - Telecom 578 9%
Consultant 474 8%
Operations / Administration 345 6%
MIS/IT - Data Center 253 4%
Other 236 4%
MIS/IT - Security 211 3%
Training / Education 182 3%
Executive (CEO/CIO/CTO/COO/CFO) 118 2%
Sales 97 2%
Business Development / Alliances 36 1%
Customer Service / Contact Center 36 1%
MIS/IT - Applications Development 24 0.4%
MIS/IT - Storage 9 0.1%
Marketing/PR/Advertising 7 0.1%

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Industry Represented by Attendees
Industry Number of Attendees Percent
Service Provider 1285 21%
      Other 903  
      Mobile/Wireless 221  
      Cable 161  
Government 994 16%
      Federal/Central 597  
      Local/Municipal 162  
      State 116  
      Other 74  
      Health 45  
Education 744 12%
      University 417  
      Community College 164  
      Primar /Secondary 163  
Other 741 12%
Financial Services 740 12%
      Banking 560  
      Insurance 180  
Manufacturing 473 8%
Healthcare 403 6%
Professional Services 190 3%
      Consulting (nontechnical) 118  
      Legal 46  
      Accounting 26  
Retail 180 3%
Energy/Utilities 164 3%
Media/Entertainment 108 2%
Transportation 108 2%
Wholesale/Distribution 85 1%
Hospitality/Hotels and Leisure 35 0.6%

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Job Level Represented by Attendees
Job Level Percent
Individual Contributor/Staff 67%
Management 29%
Executive 4%

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Purchasing Roles of Attendees
Purchasing Role Percent
Recommend 32%
Evaluate/Test 23%
Decision Maker 21%
Influence 18%
Authorize 4%
Purchase 2%

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Budget Information for Network/Software projects of Attendee Companies
Project Budget Percent
$100,000–499,999 34%
$1,000,000+ 24%
$50,000–99,999 15%
$500,000–999,999 13%
$10,000–49,999 13%

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Time Frame information for Network/Software projects of Attendee Companies
0–4 Months 41%
5–12 Months 10%
Unqualified or No Project 49%

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Some Companies and Organizations Represented by Networkers 2005 Las Vegas Attendees
1800flowers.com Goldenberg, Hehmeyer & Co.
21st Century Insurance Group Goldman Sachs
21st Century Insurance/CA ANG Harvard Medical School
24 Hour Fitness
Harvard University
3M
Hawaiian Telecom, Inc.
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics
AAA Ohio Auto Club
Herman Miller, Inc.
ABC Television Network
Hershey Foods
Accenture
Hertz Corporation
Adventist Health System
Hewlett-Packard
Aetna
Honda of America MFG., Inc.
Air Jamaica
Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Tech.
Air Products and Chemicals
HQ US MARINE CORPS
Albany State University
HSBC Bank USA
Alliant Techsystems
Hydro-Quebec
Allied Domecq Spirits and Wine
IBM Global Services
Allstate Insurance
Idaho Commerce and Labor
Alliant Technologies, LLC Idaho Power Company
Allstate Insurance Company Intel
Altera Corporation
Internal Revenue Service
Amazon.com
International Paper
American Express
International Securities Exchange
American Electric Power Intuit
American Express IRS
Ameritrade
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
Apple
Jacobs
Arizona Public Service
JCPenney
Arkansas Childrens Hospital
Jefferson County Public Schools
Assurity Life Insurance
Johns Hopkins University
AT&T
Johnson & Johnson
Avnet, Inc. JPL
Avon Products JPMorgan Chase
BAE Systems Kaiser Permanente
Bahamas Telecommunications Co. Ltd. Kal Tire
Bank of America Kimberly-Clark
Bank of Hawaii Kohler Co.
Barclays Global Investors KPMG
Bayer Corporation Kraft Foods
BearingPoint Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Bechtel Corporation Lehman Brothers
Bell Canada Levi Strauss & Co.
BellSouth LexisNexis
Berbee Information Networks Corp. Liberty Mutual Insurance
BJC Healthcare Lockheed Martin
Black & Decker Lowe's
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association LPL Financial Services
Boeing LSI Logic
Boise Airport LSU Health Sciences Center
Boston College Marriott International
Broadcom Corporation MasterCard International
Brocade Communications Systems MCI
Brown University Mentor Graphics
BT Global Services Merck & Co., Inc.
BT-Infonet Services Corporation Merrill Lynch
Build-A-Bear Workshop Micronet de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Bureau of Prisons Microsoft
Bureau of Reclamation Mobiltel
Cable & Wireless, Panama Morgan Stanley
Cablevision Systems Corporation NASA
Cal Poly Pomona National University of Singapore
Campbell Soup Company Nationwide Insurance
Capgemini Nestle
Career Education Corporation Netco Government Services
Cargill Inc. Nextel Communications, Inc.
Carnegie Mellon University Nordstrom
Caterpillar Northrop Grumman
Catholic Health Initiatives NYC Dept of Education
Cendant PanAmSat
Century Theatres Pepperdine University
Ceridian Corp. PepsiCo
Charles Schwab Perot Systems
Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company PETCO
Charter Business Networks Pfizer Inc.
Chevron Pitney Bowes
Chicago Mercantile Exchange PricewaterhouseCoopers
Chicago Zoological Society / Brookfield Zoo Procter & Gamble
Cingular Wireless Progressive Insurance
Citigroup Qualcomm Inc.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada Quest Diagnostics
City of Jacksonville Qwest Communications, Inc.
Clark County R.J. Reynolds
Columbia House Co. Raytheon
Columbia Sportswear Company Reuters
Columbus AFB Revlon
Comcast Corporation RJ Reynolds Tobacco
CompuNet, Inc. Safeco Insurance
Computer Sciences Corporation Safeway, Inc.
ConocoPhillips SAIC
Costco Wholesale Sandia National Labs
Cox Communications SBC Communications, Inc
Credit Suisse First Boston Schlumberger
Dell Inc. Seagate Technology
Deloitte & Touche Sears Canada Inc.
Delta Faucet Siemens AG
Department of Defense Sprint
Department of Homeland Security SRA International, Inc.
Department of National Defence State Farm Insurance
Department of Public Health Swisscom Solutions AG
Department Of Social Services Target Corporation
Dept of Justice/FBI Tate & Lyle
Deutsche Bank TeliaSonera
DHL Telus Communications
Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. Texas A&M University
Dow Jones Texas Instruments
EDS Thomasville Utilities
Electronic Arts Time Warner Telecom
Electronic Data Systems T-Mobile
Eli Lilly & Company Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America
EMC Corporation Trimble Navigation Limited
Equant Tyson Foods, Inc
Ericsson UCLA
Ernst & Young University of Alaska
Eurotel Praha, spol. s r. o. University of Alaska
ExxonMobil US Army
Federal Express US Foodservice
Federal Government US Forest Service
Federal Home Loan Bank SF
US Government
Federal Reserve Bank US Postal Service
Ficomp, Inc. Varian Medical Systems
Florida Hospital Verisign
France Telecom Long Distance Veritas Software
Fuji Photo Film USA., INC. Verizon Communications, Inc.
GAP, Inc. Volvo Information Technology NA
General Dynamics Wachovia National Bank
George Brown College Walgreens
Georgia-Pacific Walmart.com
Getronics Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Globla Data Systems Wells Fargo Bank
GMAC West Corporation
Gobierno del Estado de Chihuahua Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Golden Gate Bridge Highway & Trans. Dist. Xilinx

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Size of Companies Represented by Attendees (based on number of employees)
Number of Employees Percent
10000+ 41%
1000–4999 21%
5000–9999 12%
500–999 7%
250–499 6%
100–249 5%
50–99 3%
1–19 3%
20–49 2%

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Attendees' Key Areas of Interest*
Key Interest Percent
IP Communications 76%
Routing 71%
Network Management 66%
Wireless 64%
Virtual Private Networks (VPN) 61%
Switching 61%
Security 49%
Service and Support 24%
Storage 20%
Optical Networking Manager 17%
Cable 16%
Contact Center 15%
Other 3%

*Attendees were able to select multiple areas of interest. Of those attendees that answered this question, the percentages reflect their interest in a particular area(s).

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