Cisco
Cisco sells networking, cybersecurity, and collaboration hardware, software, and cloud platforms to enterprises.
AI tierAI-poweredAI is real and material, but the business is not AI.
AI layerApplies AISells an outcome that AI powers.
In AustinOffice hereSince 1996
Why: Cisco is a networking/security/collaboration giant, not AI-native, but its Austin-based Security AI team builds AI platforms/APIs that power threat-detection features across Cisco's security product line, making AI real and material to that business unit.
Austin offices
- North Austin office (Research Blvd)Building 412515 Research Blvd, Building 4, Austin, TX 78759Opened 1996
- Domain-area office (Burnet Road)Building 90611501 Burnet Road, Building 906, Suite 300, Austin, TX 78758Opened 1996
- Downtown Austin office ("Austin 15")Austin 15600 W. 5th Street, Austin, TXOpened 2025