20/11/2008 21:50. If you want to know where Cisco Systems ( CSCO ) is heading next, think really big and really small. The company has big plans for the massive managed services market, but is also investing $100 million in the small business sector.

In the managed services market, big service providers such as Verizon ( VZ ) and Sprint ( S ) remotely administer, optimize and troubleshoot corporate applications, phone systems and IT security systems. So far, Verizon has managed services contracts with more than 4,000 customers . And in many cases, Verizon uses Cisco's Integrated Services Routers (ISRs) to manage and administer those networks.

During the current... // Seeking Alpha