Global Business Development Cisco is one of the most successful companies in the United States. 1984 was founded by a professor and his wife at Stanford University. 1986 produced the first router, which enabled different types of networks to be reliably connected with each other and set off a communication revolution. Cisco invests more than $4 billion in technology research and development every year. In the past 20 years, Cisco has almost become synonymous with "Internet, network applications and productivity", and Cisco has become a market leader in every field it has entered.
Since 1990 went public, Cisco's annual revenue has increased from $69 million to $39.5 billion in fiscal year 2008. At present, Cisco has more than 65,000 employees worldwide. In 2008, it ranked 7 1 among the top 500 companies in the world, and was elected as the most respected enterprise in the world for the eighth time. Cisco also won the honor of "Top 2008 Global Brands 100" 17.
Cisco currently has the world's largest Internet business website, and more than 90% of its global business transactions are completed online. Cisco firmly believes that the Internet will change the way people work, live, study and play, and make many leading enterprises and partners become the beneficiaries of the "global network economy" model. Among Fortune 500 companies, more than 300 companies, including Wal-Mart and ExxonMobil, have become successful customers of Cisco, sharing Cisco's best practices.
Back to the top rooted in China, Cisco entered the China market on 1994, and currently has more than 3,000 employees in China, engaged in sales, customer support and service, research and development, business process operation and IT service outsourcing, Cisco financing and manufacturing. Cisco has set up 12 business branches in China and a large R&D center in Shanghai.
From June 5, 2005 to 10, Cisco Shanghai R&D Center officially opened, thus enhancing Cisco's ability to customize products to meet the changing needs of telecom operators in China, Asia and even the world. By the middle of 2008, Cisco's total R&D investment in China will reach $654.38+55 billion.
In May 2006, Cisco Systems (China) Information Technology Service Co., Ltd. was established in Beijing to meet the growing demand for network services in China market and provide more comprehensive and direct support to local customers. Directly under the customer service and technical support department of Cisco Asia Pacific, the company focuses on providing comprehensive network life cycle services to customers in China, helping users to plan, design, implement, operate and optimize networks, so as to successfully deploy and use network technologies.
In June 2006, Cisco Systems (China) Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. was formally established. Up to now, it has provided financing services totaling US$ 60 million to help customers better manage their cash and assets, and adopt innovative and flexible financial solutions while meeting their network technology needs. In the next three to five years, Cisco Systems (China) Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. will add about 400 million dollars to provide financial leasing services for Cisco customers in China.
June 2007 1 65438+1October1day, John, Chairman and CEO of Cisco Company? 6? 1 john Chambers visited China and announced that innovation and sustainable development have become the strategic focus of Cisco's development in China. To this end, Cisco has promised to invest $654.38+06 billion in China in the next three to five years, including significantly improving local procurement and increasing investment in education, Cisco financial leasing, research and development, direct and indirect investment, sales and service operation.
On April 6, 2008, John, Chairman and CEO of Cisco Company? 6? 1 Chambers visited China again and announced Cisco's development strategy in China and its blueprint for the next stage. As an important step in the strategy of "innovation and sustainable development", Cisco will continue to strengthen cooperation with the government and industries in China, which will meet China's economic, social and environmental development goals. During Chambers' visit to China, Cisco signed a memorandum of cooperation with the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce, including increasing investment in research and development, education, procurement, investment and training.
At the same time, Cisco invested US$ 20 million to cooperate with Peking University to develop the 2 1 century Leadership Academy for Excellence, which is the first international academic exchange platform established by Cisco and educational institutions in the world. Senior managers facing the government and enterprises have trained more international modern management talents for China.
After the rare earthquake in Sichuan in May 2008, Cisco acted quickly and decided to provide at least 300 million yuan in education and medical assistance budget in the next three years. Cisco will cooperate with the government and industry to establish an education and medical model for the 2 1 century based on collaborative and interconnected information and communication technologies. 2 1 century, with the help of internet technology, the gap between urban and rural areas will be narrowed, and public resources in education, medical care and other fields will be shared more widely.
In addition to technology research and development and business promotion, Cisco is also committed to stimulating China's local innovation culture. Cisco has invested $700 million in more than 50 local enterprises in China, and will increase its investment by $350 million in the next five years. At the same time, Cisco also attaches great importance to helping China educate and cultivate network talents. Up to now, Cisco has more than 200 network technical colleges in 70 cities in China, and has trained more than 90,000 students. From the end of 2007 to 20 10, Cisco will add 300 Cisco network technical colleges in several higher vocational colleges, and the total number of students participating in the training of Cisco network technical colleges will increase by 654.38+ 10,000. In April, 2008, Cisco Systems (China) Company won the award of "China's Most Admired Enterprise of the Year" selected by Peking University Management Case Center and Economic Observer for the second time. From June, 5438 to February, 2007, Cisco won the "China's Best Corporate Citizen of the Year" award selected by 2 1 Century Newspaper Group, which is the fourth consecutive year that Cisco has won this honor.
Back to the top of Cisco: the revenue in fiscal year 2008 was $39.5 billion, and there were more than 65 employees worldwide. 000 people ranked 7 1 in the Fortune 500 of the United States in 2008, and ranked 100 in the Global Brand of Business Week in 2008. More than 300 Fortune 500 companies such as Wal-Mart and ExxonMobil are successful customers of Cisco. Fortune, the most respected company in the world, has 12 branches in China. With more than 3,000 employees, the total investment of R&D in China will reach $654.38+55 billion in mid-2008, and it will invest $700 million to stimulate the innovation of many local enterprises in China. For four consecutive years, it was awarded as "the most respected enterprise in China in 2006 and 2007" and "the best corporate citizen in China in 265.438+0.0 1.07". Cisco announced that it will invest $654.38+06 billion in China in the next three to five years. In June 2008, Cisco announced that it would invest 300 million yuan to support Sichuan's post-earthquake reconstruction and return to its peak.