A product of Cisco engineering playfulness, this illustrated storybook re-imagines the Catalyst switch line as a group of helpful cats with the capacity to handle a new wave of bandwidth needs.
A product of Cisco engineering playfulness, this illustrated storybook re-imagines the Catalyst switch line as a group of helpful cats with the capacity to handle a new wave of bandwidth needs.
We expand our service offerings in our commitment to both customer advocacy and global information.
We expand our service offerings in our commitment to both customer advocacy and global information.
Cisco earns patent No. 5,473,599 in IP technology. Improving resiliency of customer networks, a system and protocol are provided for routing data packets from a host on a LAN through a virtual address belonging to a group of routers.
Cisco earns patent No. 5,473,599 in IP technology. Improving resiliency of customer networks, a system and protocol are provided for routing data packets from a host on a LAN through a virtual address belonging to a group of routers.
Cisco creates five distinct business units that reflect our major networking product groups, naming a vice president/general manager to head each group. Each business unit, Workgroup, ATM High End, Access, Core and IBM Internetworking, have their own marketing and engineering organization. This structure formalizes a product sector grouping intialized by Cisco's expansion into new business sectors.
Cisco creates five distinct business units that reflect our major networking product groups, naming a vice president/general manager to head each group. Each business unit, Workgroup, ATM High End, Access, Core and IBM Internetworking, have their own marketing and engineering organization. This structure formalizes a product sector grouping intialized by Cisco's expansion into new business sectors.
The NSFNET internet backbone is upgraded to 155 Mbps as traffic passes 10 trillion bytes per month.
The NSFNET internet backbone is upgraded to 155 Mbps as traffic passes 10 trillion bytes per month.
Cisco acquires Kalpana, a computer networking equipment manufacturer. Kalpana means "imagination" in Hindi. Kalpana pioneered Ethernet switching with innovative technologies such as low latency, cut-through switching, and full-duplex Ethernet.
Cisco acquires Kalpana, a computer networking equipment manufacturer. Kalpana means "imagination" in Hindi. Kalpana pioneered Ethernet switching with innovative technologies such as low latency, cut-through switching, and full-duplex Ethernet.
Cisco debuted multi-layer switching with CiscoFusion Architecture. The message is switches aren’t just for the wiring closet; they also excel at the aggregation layer and the core.
Cisco debuted multi-layer switching with CiscoFusion Architecture. The message is switches aren’t just for the wiring closet; they also excel at the aggregation layer and the core.
One of Silicon Valley's longest tenured CEOs, John Chambers joined Cisco in 1991 becoming CEO in 1995. During his tenure Cisco revenue's grew from $1.2 billion in 1995 to $47 billion and 71,833 global employees in 2015 at his retirement.
One of Silicon Valley's longest tenured CEOs, John Chambers joined Cisco in 1991 becoming CEO in 1995. During his tenure Cisco revenue's grew from $1.2 billion in 1995 to $47 billion and 71,833 global employees in 2015 at his retirement.
In 1994, Cisco was awarded full ISO 9001 certification, the first major supplier of multiprotocol internetworking ever to do so. This certification assured our global customer base adherence to the most stringent and comprehensive quality management and assurance. Cisco President and CEO John Morgridge said, "Cisco products are found at the heart of the largest and most sophisticated networks in the world-networks that serve as the backbone for mission-critical applications as well as what is now being referred to as the data superhighway...ISO 9001 certification emphasizes that our total solution is based on quality."
In 1994, Cisco was awarded full ISO 9001 certification, the first major supplier of multiprotocol internetworking ever to do so. This certification assured our global customer base adherence to the most stringent and comprehensive quality management and assurance. Cisco President and CEO John Morgridge said, "Cisco products are found at the heart of the largest and most sophisticated networks in the world-networks that serve as the backbone for mission-critical applications as well as what is now being referred to as the data superhighway...ISO 9001 certification emphasizes that our total solution is based on quality."
Cisco Systems awards the first annual Cisco Circle Award to Vice President Albert Gore in recognition of his visionary leadership in building global awareness of computer networking through the National Information Highway Initiative.
Cisco Systems awards the first annual Cisco Circle Award to Vice President Albert Gore in recognition of his visionary leadership in building global awareness of computer networking through the National Information Highway Initiative.
