Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO)

Cisco Systems, Inc., commonly known as Cisco, is a multinational technology company that operates in the technology industry, with its ticker symbol CSCO. Cisco's business is divided into six categories: Secure, Agile Networks; Internet for the Future; Collaboration; End-to-End Security; Optimized Application Experiences; and Other Products. The company's operations span the globe, with products and services designed to meet the needs of businesses, public institutions, governments, and service providers of all sizes.

Cisco's Secure, Agile Networks category includes its core networking technologies, such as switching, enterprise routing, wireless, and compute products. These technologies provide the foundation for converged data, voice, video, and IoT services, and are designed to scale efficiently as customers grow. The Internet for the Future category includes routed optical networking, 5G, silicon, and optics solutions, which enable the transformation of connectivity to the Internet and the cloud environment.

The Collaboration category includes Cisco's Meetings, Collaboration Devices, Calling, Contact Center, and Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS) offerings. These solutions are designed to power hybrid work by reimagining employee and customer experiences to be more inclusive and engaging. The End-to-End Security category consists of cloud and application security, industrial security, network security, and user and device security offerings, which provide comprehensive protection for customers' networks and data.

Optimized Application Experiences includes full stack observability and network assurance offerings, which provide end-to-end visibility of customers' environments across applications, networks, multi-cloud infrastructures, and the Internet. The company's services include comprehensive advisory services, assessment and migration services, and optimization services, which help customers ensure their products operate efficiently, remain available, and benefit from the most up-to-date system and application software.

Cisco's competitive position is strong, with a broad portfolio of products and services, strong brand recognition, and extensive global reach. The company's products and services are widely used by businesses and organizations of all sizes, and its solutions are designed to meet the evolving needs of its customers. Cisco's competitive advantages include its broad portfolio of products and services, its strong brand recognition, and its extensive global reach.

Cisco's customers include many well-known companies, such as large webscale providers, as well as public institutions and governments. The company's solutions are used in a variety of industries, including healthcare, finance, education, and government. Cisco's customers often look to the company as a strategic partner to help them use information technology (IT) to differentiate themselves and drive positive business outcomes.

The company has set long-term goals to address the environmental impacts of its products and business operations. Cisco is committed to reducing its energy consumption, waste, and carbon emissions, and is working to help its customers and suppliers reduce theirs as well.

Cisco's manufacturing process enables the company to configure products that meet customer requirements and maintain quality control and security. The company relies on contract manufacturers for its manufacturing needs and has not entered into any significant long-term contracts with any manufacturing service provider.

The company's intellectual property portfolio includes a substantial number of patents and trademarks in the United States and other countries. While Cisco believes that the protection afforded by its patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets has value, the company's future success depends primarily on its innovative skills, technological expertise, and management abilities rather than on the protection afforded by patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret laws.

Cisco is subject to numerous regulations and laws in the United States and abroad that involve matters central to its business. The company has signed the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion Pledge and the Parity.org pledge, and is a leader in the charge to make fair pay a reality for all employees through the Employers for Pay Equity Consortium.

In terms of its culture, Cisco values its people and its technology and leverages its broader ecosystems to positively impact the world and pursue its purpose to Power an Inclusive Future for All. The company's relationship with its employees is one of mutual benefit, and its employees bring talent and ingenuity to everything it does. Cisco has been recognized as one of the best companies to work for, with a total of 29 Inclusive Communities comprised of 11 Employee Resource Organizations and 18 Employee Networks supporting full-spectrum diversity globally.