Cisco is the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate. At Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) customers come first and an integral part of our DNA is creating long-lasting customer partnerships and working with them to identify their needs and provide solutions that support their success.
Founded in 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University, Cisco engineers have been leaders in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking technologies since the company's inception. This tradition of innovation continues with industry-leading products in the core areas of routing and switching, as well as advanced technologies in areas such as Unified Communications, Network Security, Video, Virtualisation and Cloud Computing.
Cisco Global Facts
Incorporated on December 10, 1984 in California
Went public on February 16, 1990. NASDAQ NM: CSCO (Common Stock)
Q1 FY'12 Employee Count: 63000+
John T. Chambers is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cisco
FY'11 Revenue: $43.2 billion
Cisco India
With sales and marketing operations spread across key cities in India and a software development centre in Bangalore, Cisco leads the networking market in core technologies of routing and switching, as well as WLAN and network security.
Cisco India Facts
Cisco India commenced operations in 1995
India, as a region, is part of the APAC theater
Cisco has 7 Sales Offices in the region - New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Pune, Kolkata and Hyderabad.
India headcount is 8000+ including R&D, sales and business support staff
Cisco Global Development Center is in Bangalore, this is the largest outside of the US
i.Joint Development Centers with Wipro Technologies and Infosys Technologies in Bangalore; HCL Technologies in Chennai and Zensar Technologies in Pune
Cisco’s go-to-Market strategy is through partners
2500+ Partners
11 Gold Certified Partners – Accenture Services Pvt Ltd, British Telecom India Pvt ltd, Bharti Airtel Services Ltd, Dimension Data India Ltd, HCL Comnet , HCL Infosystems Ltd, IBM, Orange Business Services, AGC Networks, Wipro and TCS
9 Silver Certified Partners – Velocis (formerly Integrix), Proactive, Locuz, PC Solutions , Nirmal Datacomm, SK International, Allied Digital Services Ltd, Netplace Technologies Pvt Ltd and Central Data Systems P. Ltd
4 Distributors– Ingram Micro, Redington, Compuage and Comstor
Support and Service - Extensive support system for customers with 18 logistics centers (premium depots). Besides that, Cisco is the only vendor to have a support program called ARNBD (advance replacement next business day) for its resellers
Cisco Capital was launched in 2005 to offer flexible leasing and financial services to customers and partners
Currently, there are 201 Active Cisco Networking Academies across 23 states & union territories with 22,941 Active Students, 26% of which are women students. Overall these academies have impacted 67,953 students since the program inception in India.
India Market Share Leadership
Core Technologies
Router: 59.3%; Switch: 57.6% Total LAN: 58.2% (CY Q4’11, IDC LAN Tracker, March 2011)
Advanced Technologies
WLAN: 36.8% (CY Q4'11, IDC, March 2012)
Security: 31.7% (CY Q4'11, Frost & Sullivan, April 2012)
Enterprise Telephony: 26.6% (CY Q4'11, Frost & Sullivan, April 2012)
IP PBX: 48.8% (CY Q4'11, Frost & Sullivan, April 2012)
Some key customers across India
Corporate - Ford India, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Tata Group, Mahindra & Mahindra, Larsen & Toubro, Gas Authority of India, Indian Oil Corporation, Le Royal Meridien, Taj Group of Hotels and Hindustan Lever
Service Providers- Tata, Reliance, Bharti, VSNL, BSNL, MTNL, SIFY and IDEA Cellular
Banking and Financial Services- HDFC Bank, State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, United India Insurance Corporation, New India Assurance, National Insurance Corporation, Life Insurance Corporation, Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, IDBI Bank, ICICI, IDRBT, Vysya Bank and Yes Bank
Government - State Governments of Gujarat, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh, Lok Sabha (Parliament) Library, Supreme Court, National Highway Authority, CDAC and APDRP (Accelerated Power Development and Reform Programme)
IT Services - Infosys, Wipro, Digital GlobalSoft, IBM, Adobe, Intel, Cognizant Technologies, Tata Consultancy Services, Texas Instruments, Tesco, Unisys, US Technologies, Mahindra, First India Insurance, Symphony Technology, Thomson Reuters and HCL
