Cisco vs Eaton

Cisco Systems, Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in San Jose, California, that designs, manufactures, and sells networking equipment. Cisco is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, and it supports, manages and operates business systems for various and major third parties. Cisco Systems was founded in December 1984 by Leonard Bosack, who was in charge of the Stanford University computer science (CS) department's computers, and Sandy Lerner, who managed the Graduate School of Business' computers.

Powerware is an Eaton Corporation brand for power quality related products such as uninterruptible power supplies and surge protection, ranging from protection of single computers to industrial power backup systems. The brand also includes DC products for IT and telecommunications applications ranging from small customer-premises equipment to the largest telephone exchanges and switching centers.