Win an iPod Touch; win a copy of 'Firewall Fundamentals' book; win $2,500 worth of training from New Horizons; Win a $500 gift

Welcome to the New Year and welcome to January's Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet giveaways! This month Cisco Subnet is giving away a free 16GB Apple iPod Touch courtesy of Cisco Learning Partner Global Knowledge. Go here for details on how you can enter to win. We've also got 15 copies of the Cisco Press book Firewall Fundamentals by Wes Noonan and Ido Dubrawsky up for grabs. Go here for details on how you can win a copy of the book. Go here for a sneak peek of a chapter from Firewall Fundamentals, and go here for Wes Noonan's blog for Cisco Subnet. Microsoft Subnet is  giving away training worth up to $2,500. Microsoft Subnet is also is also running a Cool Stuff competition with Global Knowledge. Enter to win a free Cool Stuff gift worth up to $500 from Global Knowledge's Cool Stuff catalog.

Here's the Cisco Press blurb about Firewall Fundamentals:

Firewall Fundamentals introduces readers to firewall concepts and explores various commercial and open source firewall implementations--including Cisco, Linksys, and Linux--allowing network administrators and small office/home office computer users to effectively choose and configure their devices. Firewall Fundamentals is written in clear and easy-to-understand language and helps novice users understand what firewalls are and how and where they are used. It introduces various types of firewalls, first conceptually and then by explaining how different firewall implementations actually work. It also provides numerous implementation examples, demonstrating the use of firewalls in both personal and business-related scenarios, and explains how a firewall should be installed and configured. Additionally, generic firewall troubleshooting methodologies and common management tasks are clearly defined and explained.

Over at Microsoft Subnet, we're giving away training worth up to $2,500. In a nutshell, New Horizons Computer Learning Centers is sponsoring a monthly contest on Microsoft Subnet. One lucky Microsoft Subnet reader will win a free Microsoft training course worth up to $2,500. Next deadline is January 31. The winning reader can choose any five-day (or shorter) Microsoft course among the comprehensive New Horizons' catalog. Plus get your training questions answered via trainer Ron Colonna's blog and via the blog of certification guru and author Patrick Regan.

Network World welcomes Global Knowledge Training as a contributor to Microsoft Subnet. Global Knowledge is offering a free "Cool Stuff" gift (such as a Wii console, digital camera, gift card, XM receiver, noise canceling wireless headset, digital photo frame)  worth up to $500 to be given to one lucky Microsoft Subnet reader. What's more, the winning reader can choose any gift from the Global Knowledge Cool Stuff catalog.  This competition ends Feb. 28.

Good luck and Happy New Year!

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