Corporate Overview

Corporate Overview

Cisco Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Today, networks are an essential part of business, education, government and home communications, and Cisco Internet Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions are the foundation of these networks.

Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create Internet solutions that allow individuals, companies, and countries to increase productivity, improve customer satisfaction and strengthen competitive advantage. The Cisco name has become synonymous with the Internet, as well as with the productivity improvements that Internet business solutions provide. At Cisco, our vision is to change the way people work, live, play and learn.

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Founded: Cisco was founded in 1984 by a group of computer scientists from Stanford University.
Incorporation: Cisco was incorporated on December 10, 1984 in California.
Stock Symbol: DOW: CSCO
IPO: Cisco went public on February 16, 1990 at a split-adjusted price of about 6 cents.
Employees: As of the end of Q4 FY2009 (ending July 25, 2009) Cisco has 65,545 employees worldwide.
Corporate Headquarters: San Jose, California, USA Worldwide Locations

Financial Information

Revenue Quarter Revenue Related Information
Q4 FY 2009 (ending July 25, 2009) $8.5 billion Release  |  Technology & Customer Highlight
Q3 FY 2009 (ending April 25, 2009) $8.2 billion Release  |  Technology & Customer Highlight
Q2 FY 2009 (ending January 24, 2009) $9.1 billion Release  |  Technology & Customer Highlight
Q1 FY 2009 (ending October 25, 2008) $10.3 billion Release  |  Technology & Customer Highlight
Fiscal year 2008 (ending July 2008) $39.5 billion Release  |  FY2008 Technology & Customer Highlights
Q4 FY2008 (ending July 26, 2008) $10.4 billion Release  |  Technology & Customer Highlights
Q3 FY2008 (ending April 26, 2008) $9.8 billion Release  |  Technology & Customer Highlights
Q2 FY2008 (ending January 26, 2008) $9.8 billion Release  |  Technology & Customer Highlights
Q1 FY2008 (ending October 27, 2007) $9.4 billion Release  |  Technology & Customer Highlights
Fiscal year 2007 (ending July 2007) $34.9 billion Release  |  FY2007 Technology & Customer Highlights

Leadership

John T. Chambers, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

John Morgridge, Chairman Emeritus

Executive Bios

Corporate Rankings and Awards

Technology Awards

  • Linksys receives 151 product and corporate awards worldwide in 2008.
  • Linksys WRT300N Awarded CNET China Excellent Product 2006
  • Linksys WRT300N Awarded PC Online China Best Performance Award 2006
  • Linksys WRT300N Awarded PC World China Product of the Year 2006
  • Cisco Awarded 2006 outstanding supplier to AT&T Inc
  • Scientific Atlanta set-tops and digital infrastructure win Emmy for Achievement in Broadband and Personal Television 2007 in Time Warner Cable?s "Start Over" service
  • International CES Innovations 2007 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree MPEG-4 HDTV Advanced Compression Encoder (Model D9054TM)
  • "True-Def of Hi-Def" Consumer Education Campaign Wins Beacon Award
  • IP World Magazine Best Product 2006 - Sipura SPA-2000
  • Linksys WRT300N Wireless-N Router selected as Computer Shoppers Best Home Networking Device for 2006
  • Linksys Wins PC Magazine's Readers' Choice Award for Network Routers Sept 2006
  • Linksys NAS200 Awarded Electronic House Product of the Year 2007
  • Cisco 2600/2800 series received the Gold Award for branch routers from SearchNetworking.com
  • Cisco Catalyst 6000 series received the Silver Award for modular switches from SearchNetworking.com
  • Cisco Catalyst 3000 series received the Gold Award for stackable switches from SearchNetworking.com
  • Cisco's Network Admission Control (NAC) was honored with a Gold Award for endpoint security by SearchNetworking.com
  • Cisco VPN Concentrator series was honored with the Silver Award for remote access by SearchNetworking.com
  • Cisco's Wireless Services Module (WiSM) and Wireless LAN Services Module (WLSM) received a Gold Award for wireless LAN switches by SearchNetworking.com
  • Cisco received the Silver Award in the WAN optimization/acceleration category by SearchNetworking.com
  • Network World Clear Choice Winner (May 1, 2006) - Cisco MDS 9509 Multilayer Director
  • N+I Best of Interop 2006 Finalist (May 2006) - Cisco MDS 9509 Multilayer Director
  • TMC Communications Solution of the Year Award (May 8, 2006) - Cisco Unified Communications Management Suite
  • 2006 Globalcomm Award of Excellence (June 2006) - Backbone/Edge Winner: Cisco ME 6500 Series Ethernet Switches
  • CRN Magazine - Channel Champions Award (April 2006) - Several honors in the Networking category:
    • Enterprise Networking Hardware
    • Small-Business Networking Hardware
    • Enterprise WLAN Products
    • SMB WLAN Products
    • VoIP Technology
  • VARBusiness Annual Report Card (August 2006)
    • VoIP/Voice Communications: ARC company of the year; product innovation, support, loyalty and partnership
    • Data networking: ARC company of the year; product innovation, support, loyalty and partnership
    • Business-class wireless LANs: ARC company of the year; product innovation, loyalty and partnership
    • Security software: ARC company of the year; support and partnership
    • Security appliances: support
  • Network Computing Well-Connected Awards (April 24, 2006)
    • Wireless Winner - Enterprise Wireless LAN System category, Cisco Systems Unified Wireless Network
    • Storage & Servers Winner - Intelligent Fibre Channel Switches category, Cisco Systems MDS 9506 Multilayer Director
  • Network World Best of Test Winner (February 27, 2006) - Cisco Catalyst 4948-10GE
  • Storage Networking World Best Practices in Storage Awards (April 2006)
    • Industry Regulation Compliance and Corporate Governance category - Kindred Healthcare (Louisville, Kentucky)
    • Storage Reliability and Data Recovery category - University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
  • John Chambers ranks #1 and Charles Giancarlo ranks #13 among the 50 Most Powerful People in Networking, Network World
  • Cisco honored for Best Technical Satisfaction Special Award And Winner in 4 categories: Routers/Switches; VoIP Hardware; Wireless LAN Hardware; Network Security Products, CRN Magazine
  • Cisco receives Leading Lights Award for "Best M&A Strategy Public Company", Light Reading Magazine
  • Network Magazine recognizes Cisco with Innovation Awards
    • Most Influential - Network Hardware: Topspin 270 Server Switch
    • Product Breakthrough of the Year - Network Hardware: Cisco ISRs
    • Most Influential - Security: Cisco NAC
  • Tokyo N+I Best of Show recognizes Cisco Integrated Services Routers
  • Cisco 3800 Series Integrated Services Routers wins Windows IT Pro Reader's Choice
  • Cisco receives Market Leadership Award in Enterprise Routing, Forrester Research

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