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==Company history== | ==Company history== | ||
The company was founded by a married couple, Len Bosack and Sandy Lerner in 1984. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/corpinfo/corporate_overview.html | title=Company Overview}}</ref> | The company was founded by a then-married couple, Len Bosack and Sandy Lerner in 1984. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/corpinfo/corporate_overview.html | title=Company Overview}}</ref> Both were computer science professors at [[Stanford University]]. At that time, Cisco was one of the two main challengers in the [[router]] market, the other being Wellfleet; Wellfleet's identity disappeared in a series of mergers and acquisitions, while Cisco became known for its acqusitions. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 09:00, 5 August 2010
| Cisco Systems. | |
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| Website | www.cisco.com |
| Ownership type | Public, NasdaqGS - CSCO |
| Founded | 1984, by Len Bosack and Sandy Lerner |
| Headquarters | San Jose , California United States |
| Industry | Computers |
| Product/Service | Computer network devices |
Cisco Systems is an American technology company specializing in computer network technologies and devices.
Company history
The company was founded by a then-married couple, Len Bosack and Sandy Lerner in 1984. [1] Both were computer science professors at Stanford University. At that time, Cisco was one of the two main challengers in the router market, the other being Wellfleet; Wellfleet's identity disappeared in a series of mergers and acquisitions, while Cisco became known for its acqusitions.