It was founded in 1984 by Len Bosack and Sandy Lerner of Stanford University. The name of the company consists of the last two syllables of the city of San Francisco.
The certification system offered by Cisco has content that is valid all over the world and makes it easy for Cisco certified personnel to find a job. This certification system consists of CCNA (Cisco Certified Networking Associate), CCNP (Cisco Certified Networking Professional) and CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert) levels.