Cisco Systems is a company involved in the information technology and communications industry . Forbes places its sales revenue at $ 48.57bn , with a market cap of $ 165.1bn . The company was founded in 1984 by Sandra Lerner and Leonard Bosack , now employing 73,700 people . It places 58th on Forbes ’ “ World ’ s Biggest Public Companies ”, 15th on Forbes ’ “ World ’ s Most Valuable Brands ”, and fourth on Gartner ’ s “ Top 25 Supply Chains 2017 ”. According to Industry Week , its role as a supplier is helped by efforts in the areas of logistics and energy efficiency . Business Insider reports a 4 % increase in its stock value after a report of high revenue numbers come the first quarter of 2018 .

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