The Why I Want Cisco TelePresence Contest Official Rules

The Why I Want Cisco TelePresence Contest (the "Contest") begins June 23, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time ("PT") and ends October 5, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. PT ("Contest Period"). The Contest is sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. ("Sponsor" or "Cisco").

Cisco invites individuals to tell us their story of how they use or would use Cisco TelePresence in their work lives – how they might connect to co-workers or peers in other locations; the benefits they would uniquely reap; why they would be the ideal person to use a Cisco TelePresence system.

The following time periods apply to the Contest:

• Submission Period: June 23, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. to October 5, 2009 at 11:59 p.m.
• Popular Voting Period: June 23, 2009 at 12:00 a.m. to October 5, 2009 at 11:59 p.m.

1. ELIGIBILITY. The Contest is open to individuals who: (1) are at least 21 years of age as of the Contest start date and (2) work or have worked within a professional organization that uses technology ("Contestant" or "you"). Employees and internally vendored contractors of Cisco Systems, Inc., and its parents, subsidiaries, agents, promotion partners, and affiliates (collectively, the "Contest Entities"), and their respective immediate families and household members are not eligible to participate. Employees and internally vendored contractors of governments, government-affiliated companies or organizations are not eligible to participate. Residents of the province of Quebec in Canada, Cuba, Italy, Iran, Syria, North Korea, Myanmar (formerly Burma) and Sudan are not eligible to participate. The Contest is void in these countries and where otherwise prohibited or restricted by law. Sponsor reserves the right to limit, or restrict upon notice, participation in the Contest to any person at any time for any reason in its sole discretion.

2. HOW TO ENTER. Online submissions only. Create a video about how you have used or would like to use Cisco TelePresence technology ("Video"). Refer to Section 3 below for more details regarding the requirements for your Video. Enter your Video in the Contest during the Submission Period by following the three (3) step entry process below.

   Videos must meet the requirements of Section 3 below. Videos not meeting the requirements as set forth in these Official Rules, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, will not be eligible for judging and will be disqualified. All Videos suspected by Sponsor in its sole discretion of violating the proprietary rights of any third party (including intellectual property rights and rights of privacy/publicity), or any local, state or federal law(s) will be disqualified.

   This Contest is governed by these Official Rules as well as the www.cisco.com website Terms and Conditions and the Contest Site Acceptable Use Policy, both of which are incorporated by reference.

   IMPORTANT: You must complete all of the following steps in order to ensure your Video is submitted into the Contest:

   Step One - Registration: Go to www.whyiwantciscotelepresence.com ("Contest Site") and complete the registration form, providing all information requested, and agree to these Official Rules.

   Step Two – Upload your Video: Follow the instructions at the Contest Site to upload your Video. The registration form and your Video are collectively your "Submission."

   Step Three – Confirmation of Entry:

   • Once you click the "Register" button, you should see a page that confirms that your Video has been received and submitted into a review process. Your Video will be reviewed to ensure that your Submission complies with these Official Rules. Please note that at this point your Submission is undergoing review, and is not yet considered a valid Entry into the Contest.

   Submissions that do not include all required information and do not adhere to the requirements in these Rules will be considered void and will not be considered in the judging of this Contest. Each Contestant can provide more than one contest entry. An Approved Entry is defined as a Video that has been submitted through the process above in conjunction with the required registration information and that has been accepted into the Contest and posted on the Contest Site. The same Video may not be registered for the Contest more than once.

   The Sponsor’s clock is the official time keeping device for this Contest. Submissions must be received by the date and time listed above to qualify. No hand, mail or e-mail deliveries will be accepted.

   None of the Contest Entities are responsible for late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, void, corrupted, garbled, illegible, and/or unintelligible Submissions, or for any problems, bugs or malfunctions Contestants may encounter when submitting their Submissions. Only complete valid Submissions will be accepted. Sponsor will not verify receipt of Submissions. Incomplete, garbled, corrupted or otherwise illegible Submissions are void and will not be accepted. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify false Submissions or Submissions suspected of being false. Except as otherwise expressly stated in these Official Rules, all Submissions, once made, become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.

3. SUBMISSION FORMAT AND CONTENT REQUIREMENTS.

   1. Technical Requirements: The maximum file size for any video file uploaded to the Contest Site is 200MB. Video file(s) submitted must be provided in one of the following file formats: .avi, .mov, .mp4, .mpg, .mpeg or .wmv. Be sure to save your Video in the original format after uploading it to the Contest Site. If you are a Selected Contestant, you may need to provide Sponsor with your Video in its original format in order for the Video to be used in certain formats.

   2. Length and Language Requirements: The Video must be no longer than three (3) minutes in length, including any tags, and must be primarily in English.

   3. Originality: You warrant and represent that your Video:

      1. is original and has been legally created, and that you own all rights to your Video including, without limitation, the copyrights in the recording and the elements and performances contained therein;
      2. does not infringe the intellectual property, privacy or publicity rights or any other legal or moral rights of any third party;
      3. has not been entered in previous contests or won previous awards;
      4. has not been published or distributed previously in any media; and
      5. complies in all respects with the requirements set out in these Official Rules.

   4. Third Party Rights. While Videos may feature products from Cisco and its affiliates (i.e. Linksys, Scientific Atlanta cable boxes), the Video should not include the Cisco logo unless it is physically part of a Cisco product. Legal considerations may also restrict your ability to depict recognizable third party marks, copyrights or brands without proper licenses. Your Video must not contain any elements that would infringe upon any third parties’ rights (intellectual or otherwise) including any commercial content that: 1) promotes any product or service other than one owned or branded by Sponsor, or 2) disparages the Sponsor, its affiliates, partners, customers, competitors or any third party in any way. This means that, all trademarks, service marks, copyrighted materials, including names on any and all props used in the filming of the video, and venues must be generic in nature unless specifically approved by Cisco. Sponsor’s determination as to whether the Submission potentially violates the rights of any third party is final.

   5. Permissions and Releases.

      1. You acknowledge that you are responsible for obtaining any and all documents, policies and authorizations necessary to make your Video, including but not limited to publicity releases, permits, venue permissions as may be necessary; and you warrant and represent that you have done so and can make written copies of such permissions available to Sponsor upon request.
      2. You specifically warrant and represent that you have obtained permission from each person whose name, image, likeness and/or voice ("Likeness") is included in your Video, and that such person(s) has/have granted you all necessary rights to use the person’s Likeness as described in these rules, and that you can make written copies of such permissions available to Sponsor upon request. If the Likeness of a minor is included, such grant of rights must include written permission from the minor’s parent or legal guardian authorizing the use of the minor’s likeness on behalf of the minor.
      3. Your Video must be produced using non-union (e.g., SAG) talent or talent that have not been and are not currently under any union or guild agreement that results in any ongoing obligations resulting from the use, exhibition or other exploitation of the Video.

   6. Additional Content Limitations. The Video must not include anything in its theme or language anything that would offend parents whose younger children view the Video, and must not include any nudity, sex, explicit activity, violence or drug use, nor any references to same. The Video must not contain content that would receive a rating higher than G under MPAA standards.

   Once you register and upload your Video in the Contest, your Submission is final and may not be modified or edited. The person named on the Contest Registration form for the Submission will be deemed the Contestant. In the event of dispute regarding the identity of a Contestant, the dispute will be resolved in favor of the individual who is the "authorized email account holder" of the email address provided at registration. "Authorized email account holder" is defined as the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (i.e., business, education institution) responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. Neither Sponsor nor any of the Contest Entities are liable for any disputes between collaborators related to a Submission.

   All Video will be reviewed before being published or judged; however, publication of a Video does not mean the Video has been deemed to be in compliance with these rules. Videos that do not comply with the Contest Site Terms of Use or these Official Rules or that otherwise contain prohibited, inappropriate, or irrelevant content as determined by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, will be disqualified and will not be considered for a prize.

   In addition, the four winners will receive 5 hours of Cisco TelePresence via Meeting on Us. Scheduling will be managed at the completion of the contest. Details on Meeting on Us can be found at www.ciscomeetingonus.com. Winners will be responsible for all expenses associated with travel to the nearest Meeting on Us location.

4. CONDITIONS OF ENTRY.

   Proof that you uploaded a Video does not constitute proof or evidence that it was received within the Submission Period or eligible for the Contest. By uploading a Submission, Contestant irrevocably grants Sponsor and its affiliates, legal representatives, assignees, agents and licensees, the unconditional and perpetual right and permission, royalty-free, to reproduce, encode, store, copy, transmit, publish, post, broadcast, display, publicly perform, adapt, exhibit and/or otherwise use or reuse (without limitation as to when or to the number of times used), the Contestant’s Submission, including, but not limited to, the recording and the performances contained therein (in each case, as submitted or as edited/modified in any way by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion), as well as to use Contestant’s Likeness, and/or statements regarding his/her participation in this Contest (with or without using the Contestant’s name) in any and all media without limitation as to time or territory, and without additional compensation or approval from the Contestant or any other party. Contestant waives intellectual property rights, privacy/publicity rights or other legal or moral rights that might preclude the Sponsor’s use of the Submission, and agrees not to sue or assert any claim against the Sponsor for the use of the Submission or Contestant’s Likeness or statements.

   Contestant agrees to indemnify and hold Sponsor, its agencies and Contest Entities and their respective affiliates, officers, directors, agents, co-branders or other partners, and any of their employees (collectively, the "Indemnitees"), harmless from any and all claims, damages, expenses, costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) and liabilities (including settlements), brought or asserted by any third party against any of the Indemnitees due to or arising out of the Contestant’s Submission, or the Contestant’s conduct in creating a Submission or otherwise in connection with this Contest, including but not limited to claims for trademark infringement, copyright infringement; violation of an individuals right of publicity or right of privacy; or defamation. Contestant further agrees to release Sponsor from any and all claims that any advertising subsequently produced, presented, and/or prepared by or on behalf of Sponsor infringes Contestant’s rights with regard to any elements, characters or ideas contained in any Submission.

5. JUDGING AND NOTIFICATION. Judging will be completed in one (1) round for both Categories. In the event of a tie, Sponsor may conduct additional rounds of judging, as provided in this section, in order to determine one (1) overall Selected Contestant per prize per Category.

   CATEGORIES. Submissions may be submitted for one or both of the following categories: 1) "How Cisco TelePresence Will Make Me More Productive Award" and 2) "How Cisco TelePresence Will Help Shape the Future" (each a "Category").

   Judging Criteria:

   Eligible Video Entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges as determined by the Sponsor to select one (1) grand prize winner and one (1) runner-up winner in each Category based on the following criteria ("Judging Criteria"):

   "How Cisco TelePresence Will Make Me More Productive Award" Category Criteria:

   Number of Video Views (on Contest site only) (20%);

   Rating (on Contest site only, minimum of 100 views) (30%); and

   Originality and Relevance to Contest Theme for each category as judged by a Cisco panel of judges (50%). We are looking for unique, creative and compelling video describing how Cisco TelePresence can help a person or organization be more productive from a business or entrepreneurial perspective. For instance, show how Cisco TelePresence can:

   • Reduce travel or other expenses
   • Make decisions faster
   • Increase customer, partners, or supplier intimacy
   • Bring internal teams together faster and more effectively
   • Bridge time and space challenges to increase productivity

   "How Cisco TelePresence Will Help Shape the Future" Category Criteria:

   Number of Video Views (on Contest site only) (20%);

   Rating (on Contest site only, minimum of 100 views) (30%); and

   Originality and Relevance to Contest Theme for each category as judged by a Cisco panel of judges (50%). We are looking for a unique, creative and compelling video describing how Cisco TelePresence may be used to make the future a better place for business and people in general. For instance, show how Cisco TelePresence can:

   • Reduce travel and improve your "green" footprint
   • Bring you closer to friends or relatives
   • Deliver healthcare to remote locations
   • Bring you face-to-face with your favorite sports figure or celebrity

   Number of Video Views and Ratings will be accepted through October 5, 2009. In the case of a tie, the Entrant whose video received the highest score in the "Relevance and Originality to Contest Theme" category will be deemed the winner. All decisions by the Judges are final. Potential winner(s) must comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules; winning is contingent upon verification of eligibility and compliance with all requirements herein.

   During the Voting Period, individuals may comment on and rate their favorite Videos posted at the Contest Site. Comments may be screened for appropriateness by Cisco personnel and added or deleted at the sole discretion of Cisco. Individuals may rate or vote only once per video.. Individuals will be able to vote on a scale of one (1) to five (5) stars per Video (in which 5 is the highest rating), and once a vote has been submitted, it cannot be changed.

   Contestants with the highest scores achieved in each Category will be declared, in order of descending scores (highest to lowest) the potential the Grand Prize Winner and Runner Up Prize Winners ("Selected Contestants"). A Selected Contestant may win both Award Categories.

   NOTIFICATION OF SELECTED CONTESTANT. Each Selected Contestant or Alternate Selected Contestant will be required to respond (as directed) to the phone and/or e-mail notification within ten (10) calendar days of attempted notification. The failure to respond in a timely manner to the notification may result in forfeiture of the prize; and, in such case, Sponsor may choose the next highest scoring Qualifying Submission from among the remaining eligible submissions. The Selected Contestant or Alternate Selected Contestant will also be sent an affidavit of eligibility / liability / publicity release ("Release"). Unless restricted by law, Selected Contestant will be required to complete and return the Release within the time period specified therein, as well as any additional Publicity Releases or other documentation required by Sponsor. Should Selected Contestant or Alternate Selected Contestant be unwilling or otherwise unable to provide such permissions and or releases or otherwise cannot accept or receive the prize for any reason, a Contestant with the next highest score may be chosen from the remaining entries until one who is able to meet all requirements can be selected. Each Selected Contestant’s full name, hometown and score may be announced and posted on www.cisco.com and any Contest affiliated web sites.

6. PRIZES(4). The following prizes will be awarded for each Category:

   Grand Prize: One (1) Selected Contestant will receive $3,000.

   Second Prize: One (1) Selected Contestant will receive $1,000.

   Total of all prizes: US$8,000. All prizes are stated in U.S. currency and prizes will be awarded in US currency. Prizes will be awarded in the form of a check for U.S. winners and for winners outside the U.S. funds will be wired provided winner supplies Sponsor with the required bank account details within fourteen (14) days of winner confirmation, failing which a U.S. dollar check will be mailed to winner who will be responsible for all relevant bank charges. No substitution or transfer of prize. If Selected Contestant is unable to participate in or accept the prize or any portion of the prize for any reason, Sponsor shall have no further obligation to the Contestant. In no event will Sponsor be responsible for awarding more than the stated number of prizes.

7. CONTEST CONDITIONS. This Contest is void in the province of Quebec in Canada, Cuba, Italy, Iran, Syria, North Korea, Myanmar (formerly Burma) and Sudan, and where prohibited or restricted by law, and is subject to applicable federal, state, and local laws. By participating, Contestants agree: (i) to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which shall be final and binding; and (ii) to waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Contest or these Official Rules, except where prohibited by law. Taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of Selected Contestant, and Contestants may be issued tax documentation (such as an IRS Form 1099) for any awarded prize. By participating, all Contestants agree to release and hold harmless each of the Contest Entities together with the respective directors, employees, officers, licensees, licensors and agents, and respective advertising and promotion entities and any person or entity associated with the production, judging, or administration of the Contest, (collectively, the "Released Parties") from and against any and all rights, claims and causes of action whatsoever that they may have, or which may arise, against any of them for any liability for any matter, cause or thing whatsoever, including but not limited to any injury, loss, damage, whether direct, compensatory, incidental or consequential, to person, including death and property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from their acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prize in the Contest, or their participation in the Contest, or their participation in any Contest or prize related activity. Each Selected Contestant acknowledges that Released Parties have neither made, nor are in any manner responsible or liable for, any warranty, representation or guarantee, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize or the Contest. All warranties are hereby disclaimed, and each Selected Contestant will accept the prize "as is".

   Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any Contestant it finds to be violating these Official Rules. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or suspend the Contest in whole or in part, in its sole discretion, should it receive fewer than 100 entries or due to circumstances beyond its control, including natural disasters. Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, cancel, modify or suspend the Contest should a virus, bug, computer problem, unauthorized intervention or other causes beyond Sponsor's control, corrupt the administration, security or proper play of the Contest. Sponsor may prohibit a Contestant from participating in the Contest or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines such Contestant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, plagiarizing, engaging in any deception, or any other unfair playing practices of intending to annoy, abuse, threaten, undermine or harass any other players or Sponsor representatives. Disputes regarding these Official Rules and/or this Contest will be governed by the internal laws of the State of California. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY FEES) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.

   Released Parties shall not be liable to the Selected Contestants for failure to supply any Prize or any part thereof, by reason of any acts of God, any action(s), regulation(s), order(s) or request(s) by any governmental or quasi-governmental entity (whether or not the action(s), regulation(s), order(s) or request(s) prove(s) to be invalid), equipment failure, threatened terrorist acts, terrorist acts, air raid, blackout, act of public enemy, earthquake, war (declared or undeclared), fire, flood, epidemic, explosion, unusually severe weather, hurricane, embargo, labor dispute or strike (whether legal or illegal), labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, work slow-down, civil disturbance, insurrection, riot, or any other similar or dissimilar cause beyond any of the Released Parties’ control. None of the Contest Entities are responsible for: (a) lost, late, misdirected, undeliverable, incomplete or indecipherable entries due to system errors or failures, or faulty transmissions or other telecommunications malfunctions and/or entries; (b) technical failures of any kinds; (c) failures of any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; (d) unauthorized human and/or mechanical intervention in any part of the submission process or the Contest; or (e) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries.

8. PUBLICITY. Each Contestant understands and agrees: (1) that all or part of Contestant’s Submission may potentially be posted or published by any of the Contest Entities for purposes of promoting the Contest, with or without credit to Contestant’s name; and (2) that each Selected Contestant’s name, likeness and hometown may be used by any of the Contest Entities for publicity purposes in connection with the Contest.

9. PRIVACY. All personal information collected directly by Sponsor will be used for administration of the Contest and in accordance with Sponsor's privacy policy. Please refer to Sponsor’s privacy policy located at http://cisco.com/web/siteassets/legal/privacy.html for important information regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information by Sponsor.

10. OFFICIAL RULES AND WINNERS' LIST. For a copy of these Official Rules or the names of Selected Contestants, send your specific request by email to whyiwantciscotelepresence@cisco.com or by checking www.whyiwantciscotelepresence.com after October 26, 2009 for a list of Selected Contestant’s names and their hometown/state/country of residence.