Cisco Systems Inc. designs develops and sells technologies to power help secure and draw insights from the internet in the Americas Europe the Middle East Africa the Asia Pacific Japan and China. The company provides data center switching; network security identity and access management and secure access service edge; identity and agentic security solutions; interconnects public and private wireline and mobile networks delivering connectivity to campus data center and branch networks; WEBEX suite collaboration devices and contact center; communication platform as a service software including perpetual licenses subscription arrangements and hardware solutions; network assurance and observability suite; accelerated issue resolution software support and hardware replacement; professional services such as planning design implementation and high-value consulting; service and support packages financing and managed network services; and regional national and international wireline carriers webscale products internet and cable. It also provides wireless products including indoor and outdoor coverage designed for seamless roaming use of voice video and data applications; end-to-end collaboration solutions through cloud on-premise or within hybrid cloud environments. In addition it offers technical support services. The company serves businesses public institutions governments and service providers. It sells its products and services directly through systems integrators service providers and other thirdy-party resellers and distributors. Cisco Systems Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in San Jose California.