Tata Communications and Cisco Systems expanding partnership
Global digital ecosystem enabler, Tata Communications and Cisco Systems are expanding their two-decades-long strategic global partnership. The duo's new agreement ...
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- Legal Name: Cisco Systems, Inc.
- Website: www.cisco.com
- Founded: 1984
- Founder(s): Len Bosack, Sandy Lerner
- Wikipedia: wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisco_Systems
- Stock Symbol: NASDAQ:CSCO
- Title: Cisco Systems
What is Cisco Systems?
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
Cisco’s Webex hits 8 billion monthly calls
Cisco announced that Webex by Cisco hosts record 8 billion calls monthly and supports more than 39 million cloud calling ...
Cisco released software updates to fix critical authentication bug in NFVIS
Orange Group security researcher Cyrille Chatras discovered a vulnerability in the TACACS+ authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) feature of ...
Critical unpatched bugs in Cisco small business routers
A critical security vulnerability in Cisco Small Business Routers (RV110W, RV130, RV130W, and RV215W models) allows remote code execution (RCE) ...
Cisco reports third quarter financial results
Cisco reported financial results for the third quarter. Cisco reported third quarter revenue of $12.8 billion, up 7% year-over-year, net ...
Cisco Talos pinpoints vulnerability in Linux kernel
The Cisco Talos team announced that they have discovered an information disclosure vulnerability in the Linux Kernel, which is the ...
Cisco releases software updates for critical security flaw
Cisco has addressed a maximum severity vulnerability in its Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Multi-Site Orchestrator (MSO) due to improper token ...
Cisco to acquire Dashbase
Linda Tong, General Manager at AppDynamics, announced in a blog post Cisco's intent to acquire enterprise software company Dashbase. Palo ...
Cisco to acquire IMImobile PLC
Cisco has signed an agreement to acquire IMImobile PLC. IMImobile provides software and services which allow enterprises and organizations to ...
Cisco released a patch for Security Manager vulnerability
Cisco announced the release of a patch to address a vulnerability tracked as CVE-2020-27130 and a CVSS score of 9.1. ...
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
The global pandemic is forcing companies to accelerate the implementation of digital transformation. Limitations of international corporate networks are still ...
Cisco launches new WAN edge platform
Cisco announced its new WAN edge platform to help users accelerate cloud adoption and deliver secure and automated connectivity to ...
Cisco to warn of several DoS flaws in network security software
Cisco has stomped out the vulnerabilities that exist in Cisco’s Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software and traffic-management products, and its ...
Cisco announces intent to acquire Portshift
Cisco announced that the company has agreed to buy Israeli cybersecurity startup Portshift. The company did not announce the total ...
Cisco adds AWS, Azure hybrid-cloud integration to SD-WAN options
Cisco extends SD-WAN options with AWS, Azure hybrid-cloud integration. With these additions, Cisco aims to ensure cloud-destined traffic gets into ...
Gigamon and Cisco partner for an integrated security solution
Gigamon launched the integration of Gigamon ThreatINSIGHT and Cisco SecureX. InfoSec teams need a platform of integrated, advanced security solutions ...
Cisco’s IOS XR zero-day vulnerability under attack
Cisco announced a zero-day vulnerability in IOS. It affects the Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol which is shipped with the ...
Cisco urges users to update network appliances for a critical flaw
Cisco announced that a flaw in Cisco Virtual Wide Area Application Services with Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software-bundled images for ...
Cisco completes ThousandEyes acquisition
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 ...
