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CISCO SOUTH AFRICA

JOINS WATERFALL

US-headquartered, Nasdaq-listed, global

technology giant is the latest high-profile tenant to
business. Furthermore, we are thrilled
cement Waterfall’s position as Gauteng’s tech hub. to join other leading global brands by
anchoring ourselves in one of Gauteng’s
trendiest mixed-use developments,
C isco (NASDAQ: CSCO), cater to the future of work, we’re at the replete with all the amenities our team
the worldwide leader in
can enjoy. Cisco joins other tech-centric
coalface in terms of seeing how this has
impacted the structure of the office. The
companies, including Vantage Data
technology that powers the
Internet, has announced that it
Accenture, and Sage, that have made
is set to revolutionise the context of
has moved its South African offices into adoption of rapid technology changes Centers, Ericsson, Dimension Data,
The Ingress in the international award- office real estate, to accommodate Waterfall City their home,” she adds.
winning development, Waterfall City. the environment for employees to
thrive in the new hybrid working “The Waterfall node continues to
Founded in 1984 by legendary Stanford environment. The office is more likely to attract top corporate brands in its office
graduates, Leonard Bosack and Sandy become a meeting place for in-person segments, and we are delighted that
Lerner, Cisco pioneered the concept of group collaboration and teamwork, such a global tech leader has chosen
local area network (LAN) connections in where it is required, as well as client to relocate its African headquarters
the nascent era of personal computer meetings and social connection to Waterfall City,” comments Michael
rollouts in homes and offices. In the and interaction with colleagues. Clampett, Attacq Asset and Property
nearly four decades since its founding, Management Executive. “We are
Cisco has expanded its offering to “Organisations will have to rethink particularly gratified that an S&P 100
cater for the digital transformation that how they see their office space, why company of the calibre of Cisco has
is required by their clients to remain employees would need it, and how they bought into Attacq’s vision of a mixed-
competitive, including adapting to would use it. Our new Waterfall City use precinct hub where its employees
a changing work environment and office meets our requirements in terms can thrive. Moreover, as one of the
ever-increasing security threats. of these parameters. It’s a comfortable few tech companies to have both
space that you want to come into a few pre-dated and survived the dotcom
Cisco’s South Africa General Manager, days a week, with all the infrastructure crisis, Cisco has a proven track record
Smangele Nkosi, says: “Since Cisco around it to make it seamless for us of delivering sustainable value to
provides technology solutions that to operate our ever-growing African its stakeholders across the globe.”

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