During Cisco's 25th Annual Supplier Appreciation Event (SAE) at the Santa Clara Convention Center in California on 8 September, Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which provides components, modules and subsystems for the core optical communications, enterprise and data-center markets) received the 2016 Excellence in Emerging Technology award for "contributing in the area of exceptional technology or value proposition, and continually bringing in emerging technology for the future success of Cisco".
"The theme for our Silver Anniversary SAE event, 'Celebrating the Journey', puts the spotlight on our continued journey towards digitization and the tremendous opportunities that come from connecting people, processes, data and things," notes John O'Connor, VP, global supplier management, at Cisco. "Cisco's supply chain has evolved into the recognized leader it is today with suppliers and partners playing an instrumental role in the company's growth, development and success," he adds.
Cisco presented awards to suppliers in recognition of their contributions to Cisco's success in fiscal 2016. Celebrating 25 years of partnering, Cisco recognized the dedication and successes of the best of its strategic suppliers and manufacturing partners, which it says is critical to a complex, global supply chain like Cisco's.
