Scientific Atlanta
Scientific Atlanta, Inc. was a Georgia, United States–based manufacturer of cable television, telecommunications, and broadband equipment. Scientific Atlanta was founded in 1951 by a group of engineers from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and was purchased by Cisco Systems in 2005 for $6.9 billion after Cisco received antitrust clearance for the purchase. The Cisco acquisition of Scientific Atlanta was ranked in the top 10 of largest technology acquisitions in history and was Cisco's largest acquisition to date. Prior to the purchase, Scientific Atlanta had been a Fortune 500 company and was one of the top 25 largest corporations in Georgia.
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Broadband |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Founders | James E. Boyd Charles Griffin Robert E. Honer Gerald Rosselot Lamar Whittle Vernon Widerquist Glen P. Robinson |
| Defunct | November 25, 2015 |
| Fate | Acquired by Cisco Systems |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Tony Bates, Cisco James F. McDonald, CEO |
| Products | Set-top boxes Cable distribution Cable Modems IPTV hardware |
| Revenue | $1.9 billion (fiscal year 2005) |
Number of employees | 9,784 (as of June 5, 2007) |
| Parent | Cisco Systems (2006–2015) |
Scientific Atlanta was considered by many to be "the patriarch of Atlanta's technology industry for nearly six decades" and is sometimes referred to as "Atlanta's Microsoft or Hewlett Packard".