387972 02: Employees of Cisco Systems Inc. talk with each other April 17, 2001 on the company's sprawling San Jose, California complex. Cisco Systems Inc. plans to cut 8,500 jobs in light of forcasted low third-quarter profits. The company is the largest manufacture of technology that helps power the internet. (Photos by Dan Krauss/Newsmakers) Getty Images Cisco Systems Inc. is scheduled to report earnings after Wednesday's close. The stock hit a record high of $82/share in March 2000 and is currently tradi ...