====== Scientific Atlanta ====== Scientific Atlanta was a manufacturer of cable television, broadband, Internet Protocol television and telecommunications equipment based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1951 by a group of Georgia Institute of Technology engineers, Scientific Atlanta pioneered and dominated the satellite-based distribution model in the cable television industry.[(https://web.archive.org/web/20040605062424/http://www.scientificatlanta.com/aboutus/index.htm)] At the time of its acquisition by Cisco Systems in 2005, Scientific Atlanta had been listed as a Fortune 500 company and was one of the top 25 largest corporations in Georgia.