Posted July 30, 2001 06:15 | Category: Parody | #
Background: San Francisco renamed Candlestick Park 3COM Park in the fall of 1995 in exchange for a lot of money from 3COM, Inc. This is a parody of CiscoSystems' press releases, which I used to see on an almost weekly basis while I was working there. -Bill Ward
San Jose, California, September 8, 1995 -- Cisco Systems, Inc., (NASDAQ: CSCO), the leading global supplier of internetworking solutions, today announced their agreement with San Francisco, CA to rename the city. Coming on the heals of the 3COM/Candlestick agreement, the city has agreed to roll over again and accept $5,000,000.00 over a period of 5 years to have the name shortened to Cisco, CA.
According to a company spokesman, "When we saw how easily the city of San Francisco had rolled over for the 3COM deal, we knew we had an excellent opportunity. The chance to reinforce Cisco's presence in the networking community and the world at large is something that we just couldn't pass up. For the price, it's quite a steal."
3COM officials declined to comment on a report that they had tried to block the deal due to their concern that 3COM Park (formerly Candlestick Park) would now be located in Cisco, CA.
"With the number of national and international visitors, TV coverage, and the 1999 Superbowl to be held in the newly renamed city, Cisco will continue to extend its reach into every facet of the networking world" said the spokesman. "We are proud of the outstanding accomplishments of our employees and partners in fiscal 1995 and we see this as an excellent opportunity to reward them for their dedication."
Cisco Systems, Inc. is the leading global supplier of enterprise networks, including routers, LAN and ATM switches, dial-up access servers and network management software.
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