10. Monsanto
2008 Revenue: $11.365 Billion
Number of Employees: 21,700
Market Cap: $37.85 Billion
Most of the agricultural technology industry is based on the production of pesticides and herbicides. Monsanto,however, is at the cutting edge of dozens of crucial agriculture sectors, including genetically modified seeds and animal growth hormones. Despite a large amount of negative press and objections from environmental groups, the fact remains that as the global population continues to grow exponentially, food scarcity will increasingly become an issue. Monsanto's technology, which seeks to maximize crop yields, is a crucial commodity, and that will only increase over time.
Number of Employees: 21,700
Market Cap: $37.85 Billion
Most of the agricultural technology industry is based on the production of pesticides and herbicides. Monsanto,however, is at the cutting edge of dozens of crucial agriculture sectors, including genetically modified seeds and animal growth hormones. Despite a large amount of negative press and objections from environmental groups, the fact remains that as the global population continues to grow exponentially, food scarcity will increasingly become an issue. Monsanto's technology, which seeks to maximize crop yields, is a crucial commodity, and that will only increase over time.
9. Cisco
2010 Revenue: $40.04 Billion
Number of Employees: 70,714
Market Cap: $95.97 Billion
Cisco is the worlds leading company in terms of market share for routers, the devices that makeup the backbone of the Internet. Cisco's hardware, which include these routers, switches, and wireless and security systems,are used by Internet services providers around the world. This includes a large potion of the international telephone, cable, voice, and data infrastructure. Cisco is also one of the primary investors and providers of virtualization software to make large data centers and server farms more productive. All of the core virtualization software originates from a few technology operations in the US. Cisco is also the leader in video communications with products which run from high-end teleconferencing to home video solutions.
Number of Employees: 70,714
Market Cap: $95.97 Billion
Cisco is the worlds leading company in terms of market share for routers, the devices that makeup the backbone of the Internet. Cisco's hardware, which include these routers, switches, and wireless and security systems,are used by Internet services providers around the world. This includes a large potion of the international telephone, cable, voice, and data infrastructure. Cisco is also one of the primary investors and providers of virtualization software to make large data centers and server farms more productive. All of the core virtualization software originates from a few technology operations in the US. Cisco is also the leader in video communications with products which run from high-end teleconferencing to home video solutions.
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