100 Quotes by John Chambers

Given the uncertainty going into the Y2K quarter, we are very pleased with our quarterly results,

Globally, business and government leaders are beginning to dramatically transform their traditional business models into Internet economy business models, ... Customers are increasingly seeking Cisco's expertise to help them through this transformation.

If it's set up in such a way that it breaks the conditionality required by the (International Monetary Fund), I think that would be a step backward,

There is a good chance India may become our largest total sales market in the whole of Asia.

Within the Nasdaq as an example, I do believe that out of the top 100 companies ... half of them will not be around five years from now,

We're profitable and have the potential to be very profitable, ... We generate cash from operations of over $1 billion per quarter. We have $19 billion in cash and equivalents in an industry that is in debt. We've gained more market share than we've ever gained in this last quarter. We've got the customer loyalty and strategy for where the industry's going, which is combining networks for service providers and enterprises. So I'm very optimistic about our future if we execute right.

What we want to watch is whether this is a short-term bump or not,

I would say this for Montserrat ? one of its credit weaknesses is that it's in a zone that depends greatly on external savings.

I would summarize the quarter as a solid quarter from a revenue and earnings per share perspective and a strong quarter from an orders perspective.