Cisco reports third quarter financial results
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What is Cisco Systems?
Website: www.cisco.com
Founder(s): Len Bosack, Sandy Lerner
Founded: 1984
Wikipedia: wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisco_Systems
NASDAQ: CSCO
Cisco Systems is one of the worldwide leader company in networking for the Internet. The company was founded in 1984 by Len Bosack and wife Sandy Lerner, both working for Stanford University, who invented the multiprotocol router to seek an easier way to connect different types of computer systems in 1984. Two years later, Cisco Systems shipped its first product. Now, Cisco Systems is a multi-national corporation, with over 35,000 employees in more than 115 countries. After spending 20 years in Cisco, Chuck Robbins became the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cisco in 2015 and was elected Chairman of the Board in December 2017.
Cisco has started acquisitions as a part of its expansion strategy in the nineties. In 1993, Crescendo Communications was the first company that has been acquired by Cisco. Up to this date. Cisco acquired around 100 companies from various areas including software and network. The company held its initial public offering (IPO) in 1990, Cisco’s shares rose 24%. The company still trades nearly 50% below its all-time high. Cisco has a market cap of more than $155 billion as of March 2020. The company began paying a dividend in 2011 while it has been through years of restructuring.
The company offers artificial intelligence, cloud, data center, IoT, wireless and mobility, software-defined networking, intent based networking, and software solutions for sectors including cities and communities, energy, financial services, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, oil and gas, retail, utilities, and transportation. Cisco has many awards on technology, services, marketing, and the workplace. Cisco’s networking solutions allow people to access or transfer information without regard to differences in time, place, or type of computer system. Cisco has over 200 trademarks that signify Cisco’s high-quality products and services.
Recent Cisco Systems News
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Cisco releases software updates for critical security flaw
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Cisco to acquire Dashbase
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Cisco to acquire IMImobile PLC
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Cisco released a patch for Security Manager vulnerability
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Cisco introduces solutions for public and private clouds
Cisco introduced new solutions that enable IT to simplify their operations and gain consistency across on-premise, edge, and public clouds. ...
ngena to expand its operations in the Americas
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Cisco to warn of several DoS flaws in network security software
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Cisco announces intent to acquire Portshift
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Cisco adds AWS, Azure hybrid-cloud integration to SD-WAN options
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Gigamon and Cisco partner for an integrated security solution
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Cisco urges users to update network appliances for a critical flaw
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Cisco announced that the acquisition of ThousandEyes, internet and cloud intelligence platform, is now completed. The platform expands visibility and ...
Cisco announces fixes for multiple vulnerabilities in Treck IP Stack
Cisco announced the release of fixes for the critical vulnerabilities on the Treck IP stack implementation were disclosed on June ...
Cisco unveils SaltStack flaws details
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Cisco to acquire ThousandEyes
Cisco announced its intent to acquire privately-held ThousandEyes. ThousandEyes’ Internet and Cloud intelligence platform delivers deep visibility and insights into ...
Apcela expands Cisco, Palo Alto VPN capacity, supporting COVID-19 remote workers
The provider says that any given day most of the companies that allow remote working and remote access to an ...
Cisco patched 3 vulnerabilities in SD-WAN
Three vulnerabilities in the SD-WAN software of Cisco is now patched, two of which can cause root privilege escalation. Vulnerabilities ...
