On behalf of the employees of Cisco, we send our deepest sympathy and condolences to all of those affected by Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, ... This has been a crushing blow to the residents of the Gulf Coast and we stand by them, ready to help.

We are pleased to report the 33rd consecutive quarter of revenue and earnings growth, ... We are especially pleased with the balanced growth rate across almost all countries in both Europe and the Americas.

Cisco's collaboration with AT&T and GI will result in a New World network that will fundamentally change the way communications services are delivered to the consumer market.

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.

Education and the Internet must go hand in hand, ... It will serve as one of the great equalizers.

Speed is of the essence in responding to a crisis situation, and our focus is squarely on mobilizing resources to help in the relief and rebuilding efforts, while also helping customers and employees recover.

We are very happy to be reporting that our pro-forma earnings passed the $1 billion mark for the first time.

We see no major changes in that model for the next several years, ... In fact, we are more optimistic about Cisco's position and opportunities in both the enterprise and service provider markets than at any point in the last several years.

We didn't really know what was happening.