Cisco Systems

Sector: Technology

Industry: Communication Equipment

Cisco Systems Inc. is an American multinational technology firm that helps enterprises connect and monitor devices, secure and automate operations, and compute and manage data. Commonly known as Cisco, the company is based in San Jose, California, and was founded in December 1984 by Leonard Bosack and Sandy Lerner. The company is engaged in the business of manufacturing and sales of networking hardware, software, telecommunications equipment and adjacent high-technology services and products. Cisco has vast interests in specialized technology markets, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), domain security, and videoconferencing as well as energy management with leading products, including Webex, OpenDNS, Jabber, Duo Security and Jasper. Cisco has been ranked in the top 100 of the Fortune 500 list of top American companies by revenue.