Our Spotlight employers are those employers who support the students at the UW and the UW Career Center.  Cisco Systems enables people to make powerful connections-whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible-providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time.Cisco was founded in 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University. Since the company's inception, Cisco engineers have been leaders in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking technologies. Today, with more than 65,225 employees worldwide, this tradition of innovation continues with industry-leading products and solutions in the company's core development areas of routing and switching and many more.

Meet Dimitris Haramoglis. Dimitris, a marketing manager for mobility solutions, loves learning about the innovative products that Cisco is bringing to the consumer market. Fulfilling many different roles every day is exciting for Dimitris, and he likes the work-life balance that a career at Cisco provides.

Company Facts:

• Name: Cisco Systems, Inc.
• Founded: 1984 by a group of computer scientists from Stanford University
• Type (public or private): Public (CSCO on NASDAQ)
• Employees: As of the end of Q4 FY2008 (ending July 26, 2008) Cisco has 66,129 employees worldwide.
• Headquarters: San Jose, CA
• Main URL: www.cisco.com
• Student/Graduate Recruiting URL: www.cisco.com/web/about/ac40/univ/us_canada/index.html