Knowlege, e-Learning, and Collaboration Getting from learning to doing. Communications Services and Technologies Feast or famine for Cisco. Secure in the knowledge that the Internet changes everything, Cisco is feasting on the Internet revolution. Some smaller companies have succeeded in markets that are Cisco territory. Organization changes can disrupt business focus.
Senior management has an inside view of future prospects.
Many other networking vendors are calling down revenue forecasts for 2001. A broad portfolio does not necessarily imply products are average or lack technical innovation. Cisco aggressively pursues technical leadership to gain first or second rank in each market, investing billions in internal development and leading-edge technology acquisitions. Organization changes and new staff are inevitable with rapid growth. Executives of successful companies become financially able to leave to pursue other interests, and some do.