Cisco upgrades Catalyst switches for multimedia; Live chat today with Jeff Doyle

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Nov 7, 20072 mins

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Cisco upgrades Catalyst switches for multimedia, 11/06/07: Cisco this week is unveiling enhancements to two of its higher-end Catalyst switching lines designed to improve the products’ ability to support real-time enterprise communication and collaboration.

The Business Partner Cisco Needs Most, 11/05/07: We’ve heard it for years: Cisco Systems is getting serious about the software market. Frankly, I’m beginning to believe the claims. Cisco actually mentioned open source during a recent press briefing I attended in Ireland. And the company has launched an online partner network for software companies. Still, in its battle against Microsoft for unified communications dominance, it’s time for Cisco to reach out to a key software company: Red Hat. Here are seven reasons why Cisco needs Red Hat in its corner — fast.

Cisco creates the demand, Cisco partners fill the demand and the Presti Channel Report explains it, 11/06/07: The growing complexity of the Cisco Channel Partner Progam never ceases to amaze me. Thankfully, the Presti Channel Report helps simplify that complexity.

Today on Cisco Subnetwhile doing research for the Cisco CCIE Hall of Fame. Plus, Cisco scores a large university for its Cisco Unified Communications wares, and Wendell Odom explains NAT ICND2 style.

How many CCIE certificates have been earned worldwide? The number will surprise you, says Brad Reese. He uncovered this and other little known facts

All about IP routing with Jeff Doyle : Live chat TODAY Nov. 7 from 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. EST. Got questions about IP routing, Internet scaling, NSF, NSR, IPv6, OSPF and BPG? Author and routing expert Jeff Doyle, celebrity blogger for Cisco Subnet, will answer all your questions on networking, routing and anything else you want to ask.

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