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Cisco vs Lumen Technologies

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Cisco
Based on 3327 reviews.
Lumen Technologies
Based on 3 reviews.
Overview
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.
CenturyLink, Inc., is an American multinational communications company headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana. It provides communications and data services to residential, business, governmental and wholesale customers in 36 states. It also provides long distance service. The earliest predecessor of CenturyLink was the Oak Ridge Telephone Company in Oak Ridge, Louisiana, which was owned by F. E. Hogan, Sr. In 1930, Hogan sold the company, with 75 paid subscribers, to William Clarke and Marie Williams, for $500. They moved the switchboard to the Williams family front parlor. In 1946, the Williams' son, Clarke McRae Williams, received ownership of the family's telephone company as a wedding gift.
Sample Customers
Cisco UCS Director
Entel, Data#3, Cegal, NESIC, LightEdge
Cisco Intersight
EXMAR, RapidScale
Cisco IOS SSL VPN
MST Systems
Cisco Secure Client (including AnyConnect)
MST, Molina Healthcare, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Arup, New South Wales Rural FireService
Cisco Umbrella
Chart Industries, City of Aspen, Eastern Mountain Sports, FLEXcon, George Washington University, Jackson Municipal Airport Authority, Ohio Public Library Information Network, PTC, Richland Community College, Smart Motors, Tulane University, VeriClaim
Cisco Secure Access
1. IBM 2. Microsoft 3. Amazon 4. Google 5. Apple 6. Cisco Systems 7. Oracle 8. Intel 9. HP Inc. 10. Dell Technologies 11. Verizon Communications 12. AT&T 13. Comcast 14. T-Mobile 15. Sprint 16. Vodafone 17. Orange 18. BT Group 19. Deutsche Telekom 20. Telefonica 21. Nokia 22. Ericsson 23. Samsung Electronics 24. Sony 25. Panasonic 26. LG Electronics 27. Siemens 28. General Electric 29. Ford Motor Company 30. General Motors 31. Toyota Motor Corporation 32. Volkswagen Group
Cisco Managed Enterprise Networks
National Trust, Societe Generale
Lumen Communications Outsourcing
Elliott & Lopez MDS, Ciena
Lumen Managed Security Services
First Southwest Bank
Lumen DDoS Mitigation
TMG Health, MetalForming Inc., Atlantic 10 Conference, Spil Games, Tickets.com
Lumen Cloud Application Manager
Pramata, Cytobank
Lumen MPLS IP VPN
Mammoet, En Masse
Popular Solutions
Top Industries
Educational Organization
21%
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Healthcare Company
6%
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