Linksys

Linksys is a division of Cisco Systems that manufactures small office and home business networking equipment. Established in 1988, with a headquarters in Irvine California, USA, they are now know as LInksys by Cisco, as labeled on their product packaging and website. Linksys was acquired by Cisco in 2003. The stock deal was valued at roughly $500 million dollars for the company which had just 300 employees at the time.

Similar to their owner, the deal in networking equipment and services, such as routers and switches for personal and business use. They also deal with a variety of other consumer electronics.

As of March 2007, Linksys had an employee base of over 700 employees, under the leadership of CEO Ned Hooper. http://news.cnet.com/Cisco-heads-home-with-Linksys-buy/2100-1035_3-993457.html

• Broadband and wireless routers
• Consumer and small business switches
• VoIP equipment (Voice Over IP)
• Wireless cameras
• Network storage systems

• Founded in 1988 by Victor and Janie Tsoa
• Acquired by Cisco in 2003
• As of 2008, all Linksys products are package under the name "Linksys by Cisco"

Linksys currently employs roughly 700 employees (as of March 2008). This is up from just 300 in 2003 at the time of the Cisco acquisition.

Linksys offices are in more than 25 countries all over the world, operating sales offices, call centers, design centers, and marketing support. Dozens of languages are available for support calls with 24/7 access.

A few facts about the employees at Linksys:

• The median age of all employees world wide is 35 years of age.
• Only 25-30% of employees are female.
• ~8% of employees are graduates of California universities (California State University and University of California combined)
• ~9% of employees are considered "managers". Other job titles include project managers, sales managers, directors, and software engineers.

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