The construction for the new building, which will house over 600 people, will begin at Pune and the building will be ready for occupation by end-2000. The total investment at the centre will be Rs. 30 crore over 18 months. With the growth in the industrial and motor segments directly related to the economy of the country, the company feels that there is greater scope in the retail segment by being able to introduce new products that are custom built to suit the requirements of individuals. Cisco is close to playing, in the modern connected world, the same dominating role that Microsoft plays in the operating systems world.
Cisco has a major role in all the telcom and connectivity solutions being produced today.
It is currently fighting a battle for market share with such competitors as Lucent and Nortel. More than 80 per cent of all internet traffic runs on Cisco networks. With all major telecom companies as its clients, the company is all set to give Cisco and Nortel a run for their money. California based Juniper Networks, ranked 20 th in the survey, makes routers fast enough to eliminate data bottlenecks on the net. It has captured 13 per cent of the high-end router market and is competing with the likes of Cisco.