Corporate Citizenship Report

Cisco was founded in 1984 by a group of computer scientists from Stanford University. It was incorporated in California on December 10, 1984, and publicly listed on the NASDAQ in 1990.

Products and Services

Since its founding, Cisco has been a worldwide leader in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking technologies. We continue to develop industry-leading products in our core areas of routing and switching, along with advanced technologies in areas such as enterprise IP communications, home networking, optical networking, security, storage area networking, and wireless technology.

In addition to products, Cisco provides a broad range of service offerings, including technical support and advanced services. We sell our products and services—both directly through our own sales force and through channel partners—to large enterprises, commercial businesses, service providers, and consumers.

Operations

Cisco operates in 77 countries globally. In fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/FY2005), we segmented and managed our business across four geographic theaters: the Americas; Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA); Asia Pacific, and Japan. Our largest market is the Americas, which has accounted for more than half of our sales. This is followed by EMEA, Asia Pacific, and Japan. We experienced strong product revenue growth in all of our geographies of 12 percent on an annual basis.

Workforce

In 2005, Cisco employed 38,056 people worldwide: 71 percent were based in the United States, 15 percent in Europe and the Middle East, 9 percent in Asia Pacific, 2 percent in Japan, and 3 percent in Central and South America.

Cisco's corporate headquarters is based at San Jose, California. This is our largest location and is home to 55 percent of our U.S. workforce, equivalent to 37 percent of our global workforce.

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