Cisco Systems (VoIP)

San Jose, California
Cisco Systems makes networking solutions and network hardware and software, including converging voice and data products. According to Gartner, Cisco has “leveraged its strength in large-scale LAN infrastructure markets to win mind share among early adopters of converged networks. Its dealers are extremely effective in selling IT organizations, where many traditional telephony vendors are gaining credibility.”
Cisco got its start in 1984 as a maker of networking products that could support proprietary and public data-networking protocols. For fiscal year 2004, they generated more than $24 billion in revenue. They are well known for their expertise in network routers and switches that provide the underlying framework for diverse technology networks.