According to the IT market research agency, Cisco's LAN revenues grew by 19 per cent and its remote access business by 70 per cent in last one year in the Asia-Pacific region, excluding Japan.

In the LAN market, consisting of routers, switches, network interface cards and hubs, Cisco became number one company with 30 per cent market share, a big rise from the last year's 23.8 per cent share. This was made possible due to strong demand for its industry-leading family of catalyst switches, claimed the company in a press statement here.

The overall switching market in Asia-Pacific grew 24 per cent reflecting the technology migration from hubs to switches.

Cisco's remote access products led the industry by port shipments, making upover 28 per cent of the entire market. IDC's remote access server report covers both fixed-port RAS and concentrator RAS.

``The strong gains made by Cisco Systems was a combination of increased product focus and the investments it made in strengthening its presence throughout the region. In addition to its traditional corporate stronghold, Cisco also made significant strides in the telecommunication and internet service provider segments,'' said IDC Asia-Pacific managing director Dennis Philbin.

The company's RAS technologies are tailored for the new communication requirements where data, voice and video are integrated on a single platform.