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Cisco Systems Inc. is an Cisco Systems Inc. is an U.S. based multinational U.S. based multinational company which is company which is headquartered in San headquartered in San Jose, California. The firm Jose, California. The firm designs and sells designs and sells solutions for networking solutions for networking and communication under and communication under four brands: Cisco, four brands: Cisco, Linksys, WebEx and Linksys, WebEx and Scientific Atlanta.Scientific Atlanta.

About the CompanyAbout the Company

Len Bosack and Sandy Len Bosack and Sandy Lerner, a married Lerner, a married couple who worked at couple who worked at Stanford University Stanford University founded Cisco founded Cisco Systems in 1984.Systems in 1984.

The name “Cisco” is an The name “Cisco” is an abbreviation of San abbreviation of San FranFrancisco.cisco.

Company’s logo is Company’s logo is inspired from Golden inspired from Golden Gate Bridge’s figure.Gate Bridge’s figure.

About the CompanyAbout the Company Company’s production base is in Company’s production base is in

San Jose, California, U.S.A.San Jose, California, U.S.A. More than 50000 employees in More than 50000 employees in

over 150 countries are working in over 150 countries are working in Cisco.Cisco.

CISCO SYSTEMS INC. is the CISCO SYSTEMS INC. is the worldwide leader in networking worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Over the 80 for the Internet. Over the 80 percent of internet infrastructure percent of internet infrastructure are Cisco products.are Cisco products.

Current CEO of the company is Current CEO of the company is John T. ChambersJohn T. Chambers

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Cisco made 28.48 Cisco made 28.48 billion turnover and billion turnover and $5.58 billion net $5.58 billion net income in 2006.income in 2006.

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Cisco shipped its first Cisco shipped its first product, the MEIS product, the MEIS Subsystem (Ethernet Subsystem (Ethernet interface for DECSYSTEM-interface for DECSYSTEM-20) 20) in 1985. in 1985.

The company went public in The company went public in 1990. Bosack and Lerner 1990. Bosack and Lerner walked away from the walked away from the company with $170 million.company with $170 million.

In 1999 Cisco acquired In 1999 Cisco acquired Cerent Corp. For about $7 Cerent Corp. For about $7 billion. That was the most billion. That was the most expensive acquisition at that expensive acquisition at that time.time.

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In March 2000 Cisco In March 2000 Cisco was the most was the most valuable company in valuable company in the world.the world.

In 2003 Cisco In 2003 Cisco acquired Linksys, a acquired Linksys, a computer networking computer networking hardware hardware manufacturer.manufacturer.

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The company was a The company was a recepient of the Ron recepient of the Ron Brown Award with Fannie Brown Award with Fannie Mae (Federal National Mae (Federal National Mortgage Association) in Mortgage Association) in 2002-03. 2002-03.

In October 2006, Cisco In October 2006, Cisco launched a new logo launched a new logo which is graphically which is graphically simplier and more simplier and more stylized than the originalstylized than the original..

Old LogoOld Logo

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A Story of Success…A Story of Success…

The basic idea behind Cisco The basic idea behind Cisco was to find easier ways to was to find easier ways to connect different types of connect different types of computer systems. Without computer systems. Without doubt it was not an easy doubt it was not an easy job. On the other hand they job. On the other hand they were not the first company were not the first company to develop and sell a router, to develop and sell a router, but the company was the but the company was the first who created a first who created a commercially successfull commercially successfull multi-protocol router.multi-protocol router.

Cisco Operations in TurkeyCisco Operations in Turkey

Cisco Systems is operating since 1996 in Turkey. In that Cisco Systems is operating since 1996 in Turkey. In that time the firm has provided infrastructure services to time the firm has provided infrastructure services to companies such as Koç, Eczacıbaşı, Turkcell and Türk companies such as Koç, Eczacıbaşı, Turkcell and Türk Telekom. Cisco is planning to invest $250 million in Telekom. Cisco is planning to invest $250 million in Turkey for the next 5 years. Cisco also organised Turkey for the next 5 years. Cisco also organised ciscoexpo in in turkey in 2006 which is an organisation ciscoexpo in in turkey in 2006 which is an organisation about technologic developments organised every year in about technologic developments organised every year in 25 companies. As a nice detail Taşkın who works as a 25 companies. As a nice detail Taşkın who works as a system engineer for cisco's wireless communication won system engineer for cisco's wireless communication won Cisco innovator award for his br1410 design.Cisco innovator award for his br1410 design.

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