Cisco Systems Inc. is an American multinational technology company that has its corporate headquarters in San Jose, California. This Silicon Valley company is engaged in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of a broad range of IT, networking, security, collaboration, and cloud technologies, supplying a global customer base with a wide range of technology solutions. The firm was founded in 1984 by a group of Stanford University computer scientists and has offices throughout the world, with European headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore.
The firm is engaged in the provision of technology solutions, products, and services covering a wide range of areas such as home networking, IP telephony, optical networking, security, wireless technology, and technical support. The company sells its products and services directly to customers through its own sales force, as well as through various partners and distributors.
Since its establishment, Cisco Systems has acquired around 200 other companies. The company’s subsidiaries include MindMeld Inc., Acacia Communications, Duo Security Inc., Jasper Technologies, and Meraki. The firm is listed on the NASDAQ, where it trades under the ticker CSCO.
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