CISCO SYSTEMS TO HAVE CITY RENAMED
 
        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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 CABLETRON ANNOUNCES FZB FILING
 
 ROCHESTER, NH -- Sept 11, 1995 -- Cabletron Systems (NYSE:CS) today
 announced that the company has made a filing with the Federal Zoning
 Board under the Mason-Dixon Redistricting Act of 1856 for clearance to
 acquire in excess of 15 million acres of San Franciso and, depending
 on market conditions, to acquire more than 50 percent of the
 outstanding real estate.
 
 "Obviously Cabletron has a keen interest in the ultimate designation
 of San Francisco, and is currently evaluating its investment options,"
 said a Cabletron spokesperson.  "We would like the name shortened even
 further to CS, California and the new city motto changed to "The total
 vacation solution."  The newly aquired acreage would include 3Com
 park. "We just want make sure 3Com patrons have to walk through CS to
 get to the park"
 
 Headquartered in Rochester, NH, Cabletron employs more than 5,000
 people in over 80 offices around the world.  The worldwide modular hub
 market leader*, Cabletron is ISO-9001 certified.  Cabletron develops,
 manufactures and markets Ethernet, FDDI, Token Ring, ATM
 internetworking and Enterprise Management software products based on
 its Synthesis product framework.
 
 *Source: Dataquest Incorporated; February 1995

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