To Know The History Of Cisco San Diego Is Worth Visiting

By Laura Lewis


Cisco Systems is a multinational technology corporation that has its headquarters in San Jose in California. The company designs, manufactures, and sells networking equipment. It is the biggest company in the field of computer networking in the whole world over. It has subsidiaries and branches all over the world including Cisco San Diego, one of the best performing branches.

It takes a long history characterized by ups and downs to reach the global dominance that the corporation boasts of today. Leonard Bosack was the man that founded Cisco Systems in December, 1984. When Bosack founded the firm, he was working at Stanford University being in charge of all computers within the department of Computer Science. Lerner, the wife of Bosack worked at the same university and was in charge of all computers of the Graduate School of Business.

The name, San Francisco is where the name Cisco originated from. This reason always made engineers to insist on writing the name in small letters during the initial years. The logo a representation of the Golden gate Bridge. From the time it was founded, the corporation remained private until the time it become a publicly trade company in February 1990. NASDAQ stock exchange had it listed as a public company the same month.

The company managed to reach a market capitalization of two-hundred and twenty four million dollars at the time it became a publicly trade company. Six months after going public, Lerner was fired by the management. In turn, Bosack protested to that action by resigning from his organizational position. A total of 170 million dollars was given to the couple when it left.

Cisco has been successful in manufacturing and selling of several different networking devices. In fact, it is a global leader in the production and selling of several different networking technologies. This company has had good management that ensured that it always invested in new technology that ensured its continued survival and leadership.

Cisco is responsible for designing and manufacturing many products that have been featured in the media broadly. For instance, many TV shows and movies frequently feature IP phones and Telepresence in their plots. A whole documentary has been made about the history of this corporation. The documentary is named Something Ventured and it premiered in 2011. The company is also the largest holder of network security patents.

Mass acquisition has been employed by Cisco as a tactic for remaining powerful and relevant in networking industry. The company spins products and talent by acquiring other firms operating within the same field. Some acquisitions have become multi-billion dollar investment. Some of the companies acquired continue operating as before under the same name, while others are modified and renamed as necessary.

A lot of criticisms and allegations have been brought down on this corporation for a long time. Some allegations culminated into payments of multi-million dollar fines. The most significant ongoing allegation is one that accuses the corporation for being involved in media censorship by the Chinese government within the country.




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