Cisco

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available from any single supplier. These solutions include routers, LAN and WAN switches, dial and other access solutions, SNA-LAN integration solutions, Web site management tools, Internet appliances, and network management software. The thread that ties these products together is the Cisco IOSJ software platform, which delivers network services and enables networked applications. Cisco's offerings also include industry-leading customer services for network design, implementation, maintenance, and support.
Cisco is unique in its ability to provide all these elements, either by itself or together with partners. Cisco serves customers in three target markets
· Enterprises - Large organization with complex networking needs, usually spanning multiple locations and types of computer systems. Enterprise customers include corporations, government agencies, utilities and educational institutions. · Service Providers - Companies that provide information services including telecommunication carriers, Internet Service Providers, cable companies, and wireless communication providers. · Small/Medium Business - Companies with a need for data networks of their own, as well as connection to the Internet and/or to business partners.
Cisco sells its products in 90 countries through a direct sales force, distributors, value-added resellers and system integrators. Cisco has headquarters in San Jose, CA. It also has major operations in Research Triangle Park, NC, and Chelmsford, MA as well more than 200 sales and support offices in 54 countries.
In contrast to many technology companies, Cisco does not take a rigid approach that favors one technology over the alternatives and imposes it on customers as the only ...