Business Summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco operates in one industry segment and creates hardware and software solutions that link computer networks so that people have easy access to information without regard to differences in time, place or type of computer system. Cisco's strategy is to provide end-to-end networking solutions to help its customers improve productivity and gain a competitive advantage in today's global economy. Cisco's product portfolio offers a broad range of end-to-end networking solutions and fall into several categories: Routing, Switching, Access, System Network Architecture/Local-area Networks (SNA/LAN), Internet Services, Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS) Software, and Network Management.