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Cisco helps speed up Oracle 11g, 11/13/07: Cisco did its part for Oracle users as the OpenWorld conference opened Monday, announcing a protocol it developed with the software company for running Oracle databases over larger server clusters.
Where have Cisco’s competitors gone?, 11/13/07: In the last newsletter we discussed how in many cases Cisco has become the overwhelmingly dominant vendor in some enterprise markets such as the enterprise switch and router market. We expressed our concern that this type of market dominance is ultimately bad for IT organizations as the lack of competition tends to result in less innovation and higher prices. We will use this newsletter to look at some other markets to see if Cisco is indeed the Goliath of those markets as well.
Today on Cisco Subnet: Cisco shareholders want answers to Cisco’s role in repressive nations. Michael Morris separates network design and the CCIE. Cisco’s latest NAC service lets end users set up guest access to the corporate network – is it good to give end users such control? Wendell Odom asks if you need certs for a job inside your company – and outside. Cisco security expert Jamey Heary reveals his security Christmas list – what’s yours? Joe Chapman explains Metro Ethernet. Plus: We reveal the winner of October’s free Cisco training giveaway.
Up for grabs: Free copies of MPLS VPN Security book; Free Cisco training course worth up to $3,495: Enter to win a free copy of MPLS VPN Security by Michael Behringer and Monique Morrow, published by Cisco Press. Also, you can enter to win a free Cisco training course of your choosing, worth up to $3,495, courtesy of Cisco learning partner Skyline-ATS.
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