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BusinessWeek: Fake Cisco gear could be used to spy on the U.S.

The current issue of BusinessWeek is carrying a scary in-depth look at counterfeit computer components, claiming that fake components have been used in warplanes, ships and communication networks. The magazine also cites an FBI report warning that fake Cisco gear could be used for espionage. According to BusinessWeek, the FBI briefing "questions whether the counterfeiting is 'for-profit or state-sponsored' but doesn't offer an answer." The magazine explains how "fake microchips flow from unruly bazaars in rural China to dubious kitchen-table brokers in the U.S. and into complex weapons." There are recycled-chip emporiums where workers strip chips from disgarded PC circuit boards and sell them after they've been washed in nearby rivers.

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  • HP, Tandberg join to rival Cisco TelePresence package and service Submitted by Cisco Subnet on Tue, 10/07/2008

    Cisco TelePresence rivals HP and Tandberg have gotten together to sell a joint telepresence package that involves HP reselling Tandberg's telepresence gear, even though HP has its own Halo telepresence family. HP will extend its Halo Video Collaboration Service so it applies to Tandberg’s telepresence products, reports Network World's Tim Greene. HP will also provide the installation and monitoring as Tandberg has no service arm of its own. Tandberg is also on the lookout for similar deals with other vendors. For HP, the deal widens the opens of telepresence it can offer its customers from customized Halo rooms to Tandberg's free-standing unit.

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  • Cisco VACL provides unlimited number of SPAN ports Submitted by Cisco Subnet on Mon, 10/06/2008

    Cisco Subnet blogger Jamey Heary writes: Have you run out of traffic spanning sessions on your Cisco switches, are you treating them like gold because of their scarcity? If so, you should take a good look at VACL capture, a feature that provides you with a virtually unlimited number of SPAN sessions. VACL capture works with most of the newer Cisco switches including the 6500, 4500, 4900, 3750E, 3750, 3560E, and the 3560. VACL stands for VLAN Access Control List. It operates like a typical port based ACL but instead of being enabled on a per port or L3 interface level it is enabled on a VLAN bases. A VACL is an extended ACL that controls traffic that enters or exists a VLAN. The VACL capture feature adds a keyword capture to the end of an ACL entry.

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  • Cisco's collaboration platform is missing content management Submitted by Cisco Subnet on Mon, 10/06/2008

    Cisco has a big gap in its collaboration story that is preventing it from competing adequately against Microsoft - and IBM, which today launched Bluehouse online social networking and collaboration service - content management. Dave Rosenberg, writing in his Negative Approach blog, believes Cisco is "playing the collaboration game against companies that are rich in content management, and seem to be getting the communications part down," but that the core element - content - to its recent acquisitions of WebEx, Jabber, IronPort and PostPath is missing.

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  • CCIE pay in the U.K. down slightly Submitted by Cisco Subnet on Mon, 10/06/2008

    If you're wondering whether the pay is better for CCIEs elsewhere in the world, here's an interesting snippet about CCIE salaries in the United Kingdom, as reported on ITJobsWatch (via CiscoTips). CCIEs in the United Kingdom enjoy an average salary of 55,000 GBP (about $96,000), but that's a decrease of 4.28% in the same period last year. According to some of the CCIE jobs advertised on ITJobsWatch, successful applicants can expect compensation that includes a salary of 60,000 GBP, a company car/allowance, bonus and benefits.

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