CSCO

CSCO is the stock ticker symbol for Cisco Systems, Inc., an American multinational technology company known for its networking hardware and software. Cisco designs, manufactures, and sells equipment and services that enable communications and data networking across enterprises, data centers, service providers, and governments. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Cisco was founded in 1984 by software engineers Leonard Bosack and Sandy Lerner. From its early focus on router technology, the company expanded into switches, wireless networking, security, and collaboration platforms, growing into one of the world's largest networking suppliers.

Core product families include enterprise networking (routers, switches, and wireless), security solutions (firewalls, threat monitoring, and zero-trust architecture), data center and cloud infrastructure, and collaboration tools such as Webex and unified communications. Cisco also provides services, software subscriptions, and support to global customers.

CSCO is traded on the Nasdaq stock market under the ticker CSCO. As a component of the broader technology sector, Cisco's stock is widely followed by investors and analysts.

Notable corporate developments include the acquisition of Linksys in 2003 to expand consumer and small-business networking and the acquisition of Webex in 2007 to bolster collaboration offerings.