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Broadcom
Based on 2276 reviews.
Cisco
Based on 3139 reviews.
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Overview
Broadcom Corporation is an American fabless semiconductor company in the wireless and broadband communication business. The company is headquartered in Irvine, California. Broadcom was founded by a professor-student pair Henry Samueli and Henry T. Nicholas III from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1991. In 1995, the company moved from its Westwood, Los Angeles, office to Irvine, California. In 1998, Broadcom became a public company on the NASDAQ exchange and now employs approximately 11,750 people worldwide in more than 15 countries.
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.
Sample Customers
Broadcom MACH5
State Bank of India, Coty, Intellinet, Hill International
Symantec Proxy
Jefferies
Symantec Siteminder
British Telecom, CoreBlox, DBS, HMS, Itera ASA and Simeo
DX Spectrum
National Informatics Centre India, Banese, Olympus, AlphaServe Technologies, Sicredi
NetMaster Network Intelligence
Tieto
Broadcom Network Flow Analysis
Empowered, BCBST
AppNeta by Broadcom
Ebay, Citrix, National Instruments, Marriott, AT&T, Bon-Ton, McDonald's, Netflix, PayPal, Uber, QAD
DX Unified Infrastructure Management
CBNCloud, IIJ Global Singapore, AT&S, AXSOS, Aozora Bank, HCL Technologies, IntelliNet, Securex
CA Unified Communications Monitor
BBVA Compass
DX Performance Management
Jack Henry & Assoc, Target, CenturyLink, Bell Canada, BrightHouse Networks, Telus, Unisys, Verizon, Southern California Edison, GEICO, Fidelity Investments, Wells Fargo, American Family Insurance Group, Deutsche Telekom AG 
DX Virtual Network Assurance
Cetip, Hill International, AusNet, TIM Brasil
DX NetOps
Fujitsu
Symantec Endpoint Security
Audio Visual Dynamics, Red Deer Advocate, Asia Pacific Telecom Co. Ltd., Kibbutz Ein Gedi, and AMETEK, Inc.
Broadcom DX Application Performance Management
Lexmark, Intermountain Healthcare, National Australia Bank, BBVA Compass Bank, Innovapost, Dansk Supermarked Group, U.S. Cellular, Orange, Cetip
CA App Synthetic Monitor
Lexmark
DX SaaS
CNN
Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management
NIIT Technologies, Cetip Safeguards
Symantec Advanced Authentication
Global bank, Large Filipino Bank and SK Infosec
Symantec VIP Access Manager
Maine Medical Center, Aria S.p.A
Brocade Ethernet Switches
Ajubeo, Akquinet AG, Big Data Analytics Provider Boligkontoret Danmark Bristol is Open, CDE Lightband, Cicero School District 99, City and County of San Francisco, Department of Emergency, City of Chattanooga, Cloudscale.sh
Broadcom RoboSwitch
State Bank of India, Algar Tech, IntelliNet, Hill International
Broadcom StrataConnect
Coty, Banese, Intellinet
Broadcom StrataDNX
Hill International, Coty, Banese, Algar Tech
Broadcom StrataXGS
State Bank of India, Hill International, Coty
AutoSys Workload Automation
Gaumont, Mercantil do Brasil, CCEE, Hanwha Life
Automic Workload Automation
ING, Adidas, 84.51, ESB
AppWorx Workload Automation
Sandvik, Hanwha Life
ESP Workload Automation Intelligence
Sandvik, DHL, Landmark Group, SAIF
CA 7 Workload Automation Intelligence
Hanwha, Sandvik, Vodafone Turkey, Sky
ESP dSeries Workload Automation
CCEE, Guamont,
Dollar Universe Workload Automation
TCS Bancs, Gaumont, Bank Turkey
CA Workload Automation iXp
Gaumont, Hanwha Life, Sandvik, Landmark Group
CA JCLCheck Workload Automation (CA JCLCheck)
DHL, Invercap, Gaumont, Vodafone Turkey
CA Flowdock
Vodafone Turkey, DHL, Rogers Communications
Symantec Cloud Workload Protection
LifeLock
Symantec CloudSOC CASB
Globe Telecom
Broadcom Wireless LAN
State Bank of India, Coty, Banese
Symantec Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)
NEX, AIG, Fiverr, Upwork
Cisco ScanSafe Web Security SaaS
Arup Group, Gobierno de Castilla-La Mancha, K&L Gates, New South Wales Rural Fire Service, Transplace
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 Web Security Appliance
New South Wales Rural Fire Service, Caixa Seguradora
WAAS
Dimension Data, National Rugby League
Cisco Ethernet Switches
Linz AG
Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches
Linz AG
Meraki MS Switches
Cisco Live Milan, Hyatt
Cisco Data Center Network Manager
Banco de Guayaquil, Cox Communications, Kuwait Petroleum Italia, Roper St. Francis, University of British Columbia
ThousandEyes
Wayfair, GitHub, Craigslist, Comcast, SurveyMonkey, Lyft, Box, HP, Zendesk, IO Data Centers, Good Technology, NNTCommunications, Proofpoint, Schneider, Crowdstrike, Avera, Pitney Bowes, InstartLogic, Shutterfly, Shutterstock, CondƩ Nast, Roche, Jive, Actelion, Brocade, Infor, Okta, JLL, DigitalOcean, Zuora, NetSuite, CloudFlare, One, DemonWare, Quantcast, Carbonite, CareerBuilder, Prosper, Oscar, Slack
Meraki Dashboard
Coop eG, Peet's Coffee & Tea, Priefert Manufacturing, Century Care Management, Clifton College, ZĆ¼rs Ski Resort, Capital FM Arena, MAXI Autohƶfe
Accedian Skylight
T-Systems, Thomson Reuters, Bordeaux Metropole, CGI, Citadelle Regional Hospital Center, Lorraine Institute of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Groupe BPCE, Group S, Splitpoint, Horus-Net, Audatex, Indexis, Province de LiĆØge, EASI, Spie Batignolles, Faymonville
Cisco Secure Network Analytics
Edge Web Hosting, Telenor Norway, Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, Webster Financial Corporation, Westinghouse Electric, VMware, TIAA-CREF
Cisco Secure Email
SUNY Old Westbury, CoxHealth, City of Fullerton, Indra
Cisco Secure Email Threat Defense
Luiss University, Lone Star College, T-Systems, Magyar Telekom
Armorblox
City of San Jose Capital of Silicon Valley
Cisco Wireless
Aegean Motorway, Baylor Scott & White Health, Beachbody, Bellevue, Brunel University London, Bucks County Intermediate Unit , Chartwell School, Children's Hospital Colorado, Cisco Live Milan, City of Biel, City of Mississauga, Dundee Precious Metals, Electricity Authority of Cyprus, Erickson Living, Goldcorp, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Grupo Industrial Saltillo (GIS)
Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN
Advanced Medical Transport, Banco de Guayaquil, Baylor Scott & White Health, BH Telecom, Bowling Green State University, Calligaris, Children's Hospital Colorado, City of Biel, Del Papa Distributing, Department of Justice, Dimension Data, Dualtec Cloud Builders, Electricity Authority of Cyprus, Grupo Industrial Saltillo (GIS), Hertz, K&L Gates , LightEdge, Lone Star College System, Management Science Associates, Mindtree, NBC Olympics, Quest, Sony Corporation, The Department of Education in Western Australia, Valley Proteins
Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine)
Aegean Motorway, BC Hydro, Beachbody, Bucks County Intermediate Unit , Cisco IT, Derby City Council, Global Banking Customer, Gobierno de Castilla-La Mancha, Houston Methodist, Linz AG, London Hydro, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Molina Healthcare, MST Systems, New South Wales Rural Fire Service, Reykjavik University, Wildau University
Cisco Secure Workload
ADP, University of North Carolina Charlotte (UNCC)
Cisco ACI
Bowling Green State University, du, Qatar University
Cisco Duo
CloudLock
Dominion Enterprises, Quality Distribution, Clark Construction Group LLC, Ahold, Middlesex Hospital, Austin Community College (ACC), Dominion Enterprises, The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Oakland Unified School District, Sunnova, Damballa, Financial Times, Boise State University
Cisco UCS Manager
Management Science Associates, Peak 10, Virtual Consulting Professionals
Cisco Intersight
EXMAR, RapidScale
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 Secure Endpoint
Heritage Bank, Mobile County Schools, NHL University, Thunder Bay Regional, Yokogawa Electric, Sam Houston State University, First Financial Bank
Cisco Prime
Mohawk Industries, Universidad EAFIT, Halton Healthcare
Cisco SecureX
NHS, Rackspace, UNC Pembroke, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Missing Piece
Cisco Workload Optimization Manager
1. Cisco Systems Inc. 2. IBM Corporation 3. Dell Technologies Inc. 4. Hewlett Packard Enterprise 5. Microsoft Corporation 6. Oracle Corporation 7. Amazon Web Services 8. Google LLC 9. VMware Inc. 10. Citrix Systems Inc. 11. NetApp Inc. 12. Juniper Networks Inc. 13. Fujitsu Limited 14. Hitachi Vantara Corporation 15. Lenovo Group Limited 16. Nokia Corporation 17. Ericsson AB 18. Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. 19. NEC Corporation 20. Red Hat Inc. 21. Salesforce.com Inc. 22. SAP SE 23. Adobe Inc. 24. Symantec Corporation 25. Trend Micro Inc. 26. McAfee LLC 27. Palo Alto Networks Inc. 28. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. 29. Fortinet Inc. 30. FireEye Inc. 31. Splunk Inc. 32. ServiceNow Inc.
Popular Solutions
Top Industries
Educational Organization
20%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
17%
Educational Organization
15%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Government
6%
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