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.
Pegasystems Inc. is a publicly traded American software company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. It has several products that focus on customer service and predictive analytics. Pegasystems was founded in 1983 by CEO and Chairman Alan Trefler. The company went public in 1996 and began trading on NASDAQ under the symbol PEGA. Pegasystems' customers are in various sectors such as financial services, insurance, healthcare, communications & media, life sciences, and government.
