Author: Chris Gonsalves

Disruptive Forces: Cisco Systems

Cisco Systems Location: San Jose, Calif. CEO: John Chambers Revenues: $34.9 billion What they do: Maker of all things networking Disruptive qualities: It?s a serious

Disruptive Forces: Patriots and Red Sox

New England Patriots and Boston Red Sox Location: Foxboro and Boston, Mass. CEOs: Robert Kraft/Larry Lucchino Revenues: $250 million/$206 million What they do: New England?s

Disruptive Forces: Intel

Intel Location: Santa Clara, Calif. CEO: Paul Otelini Revenues: $38.3 billion What they do: Microprocessors, plain and simple Disruptive qualities: Think small, as in 32

Disruptive Forces: iRobot

iRobot Location: Burlington, Mass. CEO: Colin Angle Revenues: $188.9 million What they do: The company builds robotic devices that perform a variety of military, commercial

Disruptive Forces: Tesla Motors

Tesla Motors Location: San Carlos, Calf. CEO: Ze?ev Drori Revenues: N/A (private) What they do: Makes high-performance electric cars. Disruptive qualities: The Tesla Roadster ain?t

Disruptive Forces: LG Electronics

LG Electronics Location: Seoul, South Korea CEO: Yong Nam Revenues: $68.8 billion What they do: Maker of mobile and desktop computing gear, television and audio

Disruptive Forces: IBM

IBM Location: Armonk, N.Y. CEO: Sam Palmisano Revenues: $98.8 billion What they do: IBM is the maker of all things computer (except PCs, of course,

Disruptive Forces: Facebook

Facebook Location: Palo Alto, Calif. CEO: Mark Zuckerberg Revenues: $100 million (est.) What they do: Social networking What makes them disruptive: Facebook offers an addictive

Disruptive Forces: Microsoft

Microsoft Location: Redmond, Wash. CEO: Steve Ballmer Revenues: $51 billion What they do: This maker of Windows, Office, and a host of commercial and enterprise