Cisco Systems

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Multinational corporation Networking hardware company Public company Software company Technology company

Cisco Systems is a multinational technology conglomerate best known for designing and selling networking hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment used worldwide.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Cisco Systems canonical	90
Cisco	13
Cisco Systems, Inc.	6
Cisco ASA firewalls	1
Cisco Catalyst switches	1
Cisco Systems (former)	1
Cisco Webex	1
Cisco technologies	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8012 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Cisco Systems
Context triple: [Durham, North Carolina, hasMajorEmployer, Cisco Systems]

A. IBM
IBM is a multinational technology and consulting company known for its pioneering work in computer hardware, software, and enterprise services.
B. Apple Inc.
Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company best known for designing and selling consumer electronics like the iPhone, Mac, and iPad, along with software and digital services.
C. Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is a major American multinational technology company best known for its database software, cloud services, and enterprise software products.
D. Microsoft
Microsoft is a multinational technology company best known for its Windows operating system, Office productivity suite, and Azure cloud computing platform.
E. Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments is a major American technology company best known for designing and manufacturing semiconductors and calculators used worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Cisco Systems
Target entity description: Cisco Systems is a multinational technology conglomerate best known for designing and selling networking hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment used worldwide.

A. Intel Corporation
Intel Corporation is a leading American semiconductor company best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors that power the majority of the world’s personal computers and servers.
B. IBM
IBM is a multinational technology and consulting company known for its pioneering work in computer hardware, software, and enterprise services.
C. Apple Inc.
Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company best known for designing and selling consumer electronics like the iPhone, Mac, and iPad, along with software and digital services.
D. Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is a major American multinational technology company best known for its database software, cloud services, and enterprise software products.
E. Microsoft
Microsoft is a multinational technology company best known for its Windows operating system, Office productivity suite, and Azure cloud computing platform.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (69)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Multinational corporation ⓘ Networking hardware company ⓘ Public company ⓘ Software company ⓘ Technology company ⓘ
areaServed	Worldwide ⓘ
coreBusiness	Design of networking hardware ⓘ Development of networking software ⓘ Telecommunications equipment manufacturing ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
focusesOn	Cloud networking ⓘ Collaboration and unified communications ⓘ Cybersecurity ⓘ Enterprise networking ⓘ Service provider networking ⓘ
foundedAs	Cisco Systems self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cisco Systems, Inc.
foundedBy	Leonard Bosack ⓘ Sandy Lerner ⓘ
hasBrand	AppDynamics ⓘ Cisco Systems self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cisco Duo Security ⓘ Meraki ⓘ Webex ⓘ
hasSubsidiary	AppDynamics ⓘ Duo Security ⓘ Jasper Technologies ⓘ Meraki ⓘ OpenDNS ⓘ Tandberg ⓘ ThousandEyes ⓘ
headquartersLocation	San Jose ⓘ surface form: San Jose, California
inception	1984 ⓘ
industry	Computer networking ⓘ Information technology ⓘ Telecommunications equipment ⓘ
legalForm	Corporation ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Pacific Time Zone ⓘ
notableProduct	Cisco Systems self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cisco ASA firewalls Cisco Systems self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cisco Catalyst switches Cisco IOS ⓘ Cisco Meraki ⓘ Cisco Nexus switches ⓘ Cisco UCS ⓘ Cisco Systems self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cisco Webex
offersProgram	Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert ⓘ Cisco Certified Network Associate ⓘ Cisco Certified Network Professional ⓘ Cisco Networking Academy ⓘ
products	Cloud networking solutions ⓘ Collaboration software ⓘ Cybersecurity software ⓘ Data center networking equipment ⓘ Firewalls ⓘ IP telephony systems ⓘ Network management software ⓘ Network security appliances ⓘ Optical networking equipment ⓘ Routers ⓘ SD-WAN solutions ⓘ Switches ⓘ VPN solutions ⓘ Wireless access points ⓘ
services	Consulting services ⓘ Managed services ⓘ Technical support services ⓘ Training and certification ⓘ
stockExchange	NASDAQ ⓘ
tickerSymbol	CSCO ⓘ
website	https://www.cisco.com ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

CCIE Data Center → examVendor → Cisco Systems ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cisco

CCIE Data Center → recertificationAuthority → Cisco Systems ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cisco

Zscaler → notableCompetitor → Cisco Systems ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cisco

Bosack → coFounded → Cisco Systems ⓘ

subject surface form: Leonard Bosack

Bosack → employer → Cisco Systems ⓘ

subject surface form: Leonard Bosack

Bosack Kruger Foundation → associatedWith → Cisco Systems ⓘ

Yuan Zheng → previousEmployer → Cisco Systems ⓘ

Cisco UCS Central → developer → Cisco Systems ⓘ

Lisa Su → boardMemberOf → Cisco Systems ⓘ

Granite Systems → acquiredBy → Cisco Systems ⓘ

Granite Systems → parentOrganization → Cisco Systems ⓘ

Arista Networks → hasCompetitor → Cisco Systems ⓘ

Ethernet switches → vendor → Cisco Systems ⓘ

subject surface form: Ethernet switch

Van Jacobson → employer → Cisco Systems ⓘ

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