Cisco CEO Chambs: I really respect Huawei
-------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ 2004 September 25, 2004 12:24 Guangzhou Daily Ocean Cisco CEO Chambers GE before CEO Welch as "myth's rays", since the CEO in 1995, Qian Bos has successfully made Cisco a banner of the entire network.
And the same is Chambers, and handed the "Coming Huawei Plan" to invade the intellectual property as a US court, but the final Chambers chose to be a solution. The day before, in the face of hundreds of reporters, Chambs responded several times: "I really respect Huawei."
This newspaper Beijing News (Reporter Ye Chengyun report) September 23, Chambs, this star CEO was surrounded by hundreds of reporters from China and Southeast Asia. He discarded the Chairman Pretook, in just an hour of speech and answering questions, come back and forth in the middle of the venue, listening to the god, speak passionately, with fast language and reaction to answer each question.
"The main opponents from the ten years from Asia"
Reporter: How do I view Cisco's future competitors, such as emerging network companies such as China?
Chambers: China has the best talent library in the computer field, so China will be the center of a world IT industry. After ten years, the top ten Cisco's partners may have many from China; there are many competitors from China, Cisco's main 12 competitors in the next five years will come from Asia. Our biggest competition usually comes from entrepreneurial companies, our success factors and their success factors are very similar, and the company's decisions depends on customers' needs.
"Huawei is a good competitor"
Reporter: Does Cisco will consider the acquisition of Huawei, Harbor these local manufacturers?
Chambs: We have just announced that it will invest $ 32 million in the next five years to establish R & D centers in Shanghai, future investment or research and development plan, I can't do an accurate estimate, but we always find R & D capabilities around the world. location. There are indeed a lot of acquisitions in the IT industry, and some core positions, education systems, and some entrepreneurship companies can become acquisitions. But Cisco only does some small company's acquisition, especially in distribution channels.
Reporter: The problem with Huawei finally solved, but there is no long-term price, is your visit to a breaking relationship?
Chambers: First, competition is very healthy. I respect Huawei, I think it is a good company, 3COM, Huawei is a very good competitor. At the second point, we did not resolve privately. The process in advance is very good. Even if the lawsuit won, there is no victory. In general, we are very satisfied with the current position. In the past decade, Cisco and the Chinese government's relationship is very good. For the future, we are also very optimistic.
"Willing to do CEO is not willing to be a president"
Reporter: In the past three years, only $ 1 annual salary, is this the most difficult time?
Chambers (laugh): Now my annual income has returned to normal. Mr. Welch, General Electric, said that you said that your company is very good a few years ago, but there is no potential to become a great company, this is a big challenge. It is indeed the most difficult in the past three years. It is actually 4 years ago. The market began to fall, we have done difficult decisions within 51 days, and it is really painful, and the pressure is large. But the most sad 3 years has passed. Cisco rises from the Internet, we are lucky.
Reporter: If it is not a CEO, what are you willing to do?
