1、Cisco Systems,Inc.2013 Annual Report Cisco Systems,Inc.1Annual Report 2013Letter to ShareholdersTo Our Shareholders,Fiscal 2013 was another strong year for Cisco,and we were pleased to have delivered record results despite a challenging and inconsistent global macroeconomic environment.Our results u
2、nderscored the effectiveness of our vision and strategy and our strong execution.We consistently delivered on the commitments we madeto our customers,partners,employees,and you,our shareholders.By utilizing decades of networking investments,coupled with the breadth of our portfolio,we are providing
3、our customers with an integrated architectural approach that solves their critical business requirements.This unique approach brings together application-specific integrated circuits(ASICs),software,hardware,and services,which we believe are key to our customers success now and into the future.In ou
4、r view,we are the only company in the industry that can deliver on this integrated architectural approach.Our momentum reflects the fundamental role the network is playing in the key technology transitions in the market,including software,silicon,cloud,mobility,bring your own device(BYOD),security,a
5、nd the Internet of Everything(IoE).We believe we are well positioned as the pace of these transitions increases,because we have accelerated our own speed of innovation to stay ahead of these transitions and help our customers capitalize on them to meet their business goals.An example of this is our
6、continued success in the data center,where,more than seven years ago,we recognized the effect developments in data center technology and the role of cloud computing would have on networking,and the opportunity to bring innovation to this category.We have been successful in driving the transition to