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Anup Rao is a seasoned technology leader with extensive experience in software engineering and system architecture at Cisco, where, since April 2010, Anup has served as Sr. Director of Software Engineering, managing a global team of over 200 professionals focused on Supply Chain capabilities and Agile Transformation. Other significant roles include Chief Architect and CTO for Cisco's supply chain systems, overseeing a team of technical architects, and leading initiatives in collaboration technologies for Cisco's workforce. Anup began a career at Cisco in 1998 as a Software Engineer in Voice Technologies, contributing to significant advancements in Voice Over IP systems. Anup has also served as a lecturer in the Graduate School of Electrical Engineering at San Jose State University and previously worked at Netscape Communications Corp. Anup holds a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Texas Tech University and a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.
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Cisco enables people to make powerful connections--whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible--providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time. Cisco was founded in 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University. Since the company's inception, Cisco engineers have been leaders in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking technologies. Today, with more than 71,000 employees worldwide, this tradition of innovation continues with industry-leading products and solutions in the company's core development areas of routing and switching, as well as in advanced technologies such as home networking, IP telephony, optical networking, security, storage area networking, and wireless technology. In addition to its products, Cisco provides a broad range of service offerings, including technical support and advanced services. Cisco sells its products and services, both directly through its own sales force as well as through its channel partners, to large enterprises, commercial businesses, service providers, and consumers. Cisco helps seize the opportunities of tomorrow by proving that amazing things can happen when you connect the unconnected. An integral part of their DNA is creating long-lasting customer partnerships, working together to identify their customers' needs and provide solutions that fuel their success. They have preserved this keen focus on solving business challenges since their founding. Len Bosack and wife Sandy Lerner, both working for Stanford University, wanted to email each other from their respective offices, but technological shortcomings did not allow such communication. A technology had to be invented to deal with disparate local area protocols, and as a result of solving their challenge, the multiprotocol router was born.