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Follow UsPresident, Cisco India and Saarc: Jeff White
Performance: The year 2012-13 has been good for Cisco overall as well as Cisco India. Cisco made 14 acquisitions over the last 12 months, all of which were in cloud, recurring revenues and software. The India market in particular saw 50% growth for two consecutive quarters followed by 29% in the last quarter (announced in May 2013).
Market Leadership: Cisco claims to be number one in eight market segment categories it plays in and has gained market share, across categories. Cisco continues to lead the Indian networking market as per the latest update from IDC LAN tracker, May 2013 for CY Q4'12 with market share of 58.2% for switches and 62.2% for router segments.
Leadership Change: The year saw the abrupt exit of Naresh Wadhwa, but coming in his place was Jeff White, who is an old-timer at Cisco. White has been with Cisco since 1997 and has held a number of leadership positions in the US and the Asia Pacific, Japan, and Greater China (APJC) region. Jeff's appointment is expected to fuel growth and leadership for Cisco in India.
Network Security: The company reports gratifying growth rate for its network security business. Cisco launched Cisco Unified Access portfolio, which provides a secure, seamless, and integrated approach to create a borderless enterprise and helps address rapidly changing business needs of organizations across sectors.
Data Center: In the data center space, Cisco is relatively a new entrant (entered the market in 2008-09), but the company claims that its Unified Computing System (UCS) has over 20,000 customers globally and achieved top tier ranking.
Collaboration: Cisco's collaboration portfolio is robust and its products are market leading brands-Telepresence, Webex, Jabber, and Unified Contact Center.
Digital Cable: TV Cisco has established itself as the leading provider of enhanced TV viewing experiences to more than 30 million Indian homes; a milestone that reinforces its leadership in the digital pay-TV solution market in India.
Government Solutions: As part of Cisco's social inclusion projects, it worked with state governments in India to complete 600,000 student hours of education, 49,000 healthcare consultations, and 55,000 student hours in skills development. Cisco is also one of the technology partners with the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation to provide ICT master planning to four cities.