Cisco Systems Company Profile

Cisco Systems is a worldwide leader in networking. The company's strategy of using acquisitions to broaden its portfolio has resulted in recent purchases of Pari Networks, a network configuration and change management provider; Inlet Technologies, a provider of digital media processing platforms; and Arch Rock Corporation, an lP-based wireless network technology provider. It also recently allied with Orange Business Services, EMC, and VMware to offer end-to-end cloud computing services for enterprises. This strategy has proved successful, with Cisco reporting an 11 percent improvement in sales and a 27 percent increase in profit in its 2010 fiscal year report, as well as a 6 percent increase in net sales during the second quarter of fiscal 2011. This report profiles Cisco and its recent activities.