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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, Virtualization and Cloud Computing.

Cisco India

With sales and marketing operations spread across key cities in India and a software development center 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 
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.

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

IPCC (IP Contact Center) - vCustomer, Phoenix, Nirvana, Manjushree, TransWorks

For further information about Cisco India, please visit: http://www.cisco.com/in

Cisco Product Support
Routers                                                Cisco IOS & NX-OS Software
Switches                                              Network Management & Automation
Wireless                                               Physical Security & Building Systems
Security                                                Interfaces & Modules
Optical Networking                                 Collaboration (Cisco Quad)
Phones & Video Conferencing                Data Center & Virtualization
TelePresence (Video Conferencing)        Unified Computing & Servers
Video & Content Delivery                        Application Networking Services
Voice & Unified Communications             Storage Networking

Culture
Cisco allows connect locally and globally people to That’s the Human Network
place where everyone is connected

The Cisco Vision
changing the way we work, live, play and learn.

The Mission
to shape the future of the Internet by creating unprecedented value and opportunity for our customers, employees, investors and ecosystem partners