diversity in cisco


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Aisha Siddiqa - 50


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OVERVIEWOVERVIEW

Cisco Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Today, networks are an essential part of business, education, government and home communications, and Cisco Internet Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions are the foundation of these networks.

Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create Internet solutions. The Cisco name has become synonymous with the Internet, as well as with the productivity improvements that Internet business solutions provide.


HISTORY HISTORY

1984 - Computer scientists, Len Bosack and Sandy Lerner, from Stanford University, found Cisco Systems. They invented technology to link their disparate computer systems together

1985 – first corporate logo is developed and first system the Massbus-Ethernet Interface Subsystem (MEIS), is shipped

1986 - Launches its first routing innovation, the AGS multi-protocol router

1988 - John Morgridge joins Cisco as President and CEO

1990 – Revenues reach $69 million. Cisco goes public on February 16, listed as “CSCO” on the NASDAQ


1998 – Cisco becomes the first company in history to achieve a market capitalization of $100 billion in just 14 years. Makes acquisitions with such companies as American Internet Corp., and Pipelinks, Inc.

1999 - Fortune magazine recognizes Cisco as one of the top 25 best places to work in America. Cisco forms partnerships with 10 leading companies to create standards for wireless Internet technology

2003 - Cisco entered home networking with it’s acquistion of The Linksys


DIVERSITY INITIATIVESDIVERSITY INITIATIVES

Women’s Initiatives

Employee Networks

College recruiting

Diversity Education

Workplace accessibility


WOMEN’S INITIATIVESWOMEN’S INITIATIVES

Women at Cisco in FY2006

50 % of new hires in the past 4 quarters in finance and corporate communications are female

Nearly 40 % of new hires in the past 4 quarters in operations and marketing are female

Approximately 25 % of total new hires at Cisco are female

Women's Leadership and Development



Compass Series

Designed to give Cisco's 300 female senior managers exposure to executives

Launched FY2006 with two development sessions

Offers opportunity to network with cross-functional peers

Discussed topics such "Career Strategies to Get Ahead" and "Creating a Culture of Courage



Perspective Series

Helps directors and above form a community of women

Completed third year of this program

Focused on building executive-level leadership skills

Hosted three sessions, whose topics included "Creating a Leading Strategy" and "Being Perceived as a Leader"

Hosted Women's Leadership Offsite meeting attended by more than 700 women and men


EMPLOYEE NETWORKSEMPLOYEE NETWORKS

Women's Action Networks

Cisco Black Employee Network

Conexion, the Cisco Latino Network

Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender (GLBT) and Advocates

Cisco Asian Affinity Network

Indians Connected


COLLEGE RECRUITINGCOLLEGE RECRUITING

Sales Force Recruitment

Diversity Conference for Students


DIVERSITY EDUCATIONDIVERSITY EDUCATION


WORKPLACE ACCESSIBILITYWORKPLACE ACCESSIBILITY

Sponsor the National Business and Disability Council

More than 10-year relationship with Project Hired

American Association of People with Disabilities National Disability Mentoring Day

Training and Hiring Injured Veterans

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