"What company has the stock symbol CSCO and who is the CEO?"

The San Jose networking titan expects sales for the period to rise 1% to 4% from a year ago, compared with the 1% decline Wall Street had projected. That compares to a 13% decline in revenue posted in the fiscal first quarter. The company is returning to growth faster than expected, as Chambers said the market turnaround, while early, is gaining momentum. In particular, the U.S. market was starting to stabilize with orders flat from a year ago.

"We're seeing solid indications of an economic recovery," he said during a conference call late Wednesday. "Most markets are starting to show signs of improvement."

The revenue growth in the fiscal second quarter represents a 2%-to-5% improvement on a sequential basis, compared with the average seasonal sequential increase of 3%.

The last fiscal third quarter is increasingly looking like the bottom, Chambers said. As a result of the return to growth, the company plans to increase its spending, including targeted headcount additions, he said.

Cisco shares rose 4% to $24.23 in after-hours trading.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Benioff Joins Intel's Craig Barrett, Cisco's John Chambers and Intuit's Scott Cook as 2004 SDForum Visionary Award Recipients

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See: New York Stock Exchange :CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ), the market and technology leader in customer relationship management (CRM) on demand, today announced that chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Marc Benioff has received a 2004 Visionary Award from the Software Development Forum (SDForum) in recognition of his demonstrated leadership and commitment in fostering technology and community development. In addition to Benioff, the 2004 Visionary Award recipients include Craig Barrett, president and CEO of Intel (Nasdaq:INTC INTC Intel (NASDAQ symbol)
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