Cisco Systems Inc.

We make internetworking hardware. Routers, switches etc... Linux is used to manage all major internal print servers.

Cisco Systems Inc. uses Linux for the following functions:

• Network file server:

  • Samba server for a network of PCs.

• Print server:

  • Print spooler using lpd (Unix, NFS clients)
  • Print spooler using samba (PC clients)

• Office productivity software:

  • Document preparation with ApplixWare.

• Internet client software - WWW

  • NetScape Navigator.

• Internet client software - mail

  • Other mail clients.

• Network services provided to local users:

  • HTTP (World-Wide Web) server or cache.
  • Other services.

• Software development tools:

  • C and/or C++
  • Java
  • Bourne, Korn, C or another shell; using sed, awk, grep and similar tools.

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