Cisco Systems (CSCO) has opened a service company in China to provide service support to its clients in the China region.

The new company, Cisco Systems (China) Information Technology and Service Co., Ltd is parallel in rank to Cisco Systems (China) Network Technology Co., Ltd. It will be directly affiliated to Cisco's Asia-Pacific Region Client Service and Technology Support Department.

The company was registered in February 2006 and is intended to integrate Cisco's China Technology Service Support Department, Advanced Service Support Department and Service and Sales Department.

Guo Haihu, vice president of Cisco China, will work as the general manager of the new company.

Cisco now has service companies in six countries including China, United States, Canada, Japan, Australia and India.