OAKLAND, California: Cisco Systems Inc on April 14 launched a US$2.5bil (RM10.83bil) financing programme that lets its customers defer 95% of payments until 2021, giving companies additional leeway at time when some are facing a cash crunch but also need more remote-work tools.
As the coronavirus forces many businesses to operate entirely online, many of them have adopted or boosted usage of video conferencing and virtual private network software, including Cisco's Webex and AnyConnect. The surge in Internet activity has also increased usage of networking equipment that Cisco also sells.