Cisco to acquire Cognio; How Cisco professionals can optimize their job search

Cisco News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Riverbed Technology Bring the world closer with Riverbed Accelerate your Cisco networks up to 100 times faster. And take your apps, VoIP, video, and QoS to the next level. Discover how over 2500 Cisco customers bring their world closer with Riverbed. Get the "ESG Lab Field Audit". Network World's Cisco News Alert, 09/19/07 Cisco to acquire wireless-management firm Cognio, 09/18/07: Cisco this week said it will purchase privately held Cognio, a maker of spectrum analysis and management systems for wireless networks. Network World Security Buyer's Guide Find the right security products for your enterprise - fast. From anti-spam to wireless LAN security, our Buyer's Guides have detailed information on hundreds of products in more than 20 categories. With the side-by-side comparison tool you can evaluate product features to make the best decision for your enterprise. Click here to go to the Security Buyer's Guide now. How Cisco professionals can optimize their job search, 09/18/07: Cisco network engineer headhunting guru - Eman, director of recruitment for Cisco gold partner, Alliant Technologies, reminisces about the past while offering advice to Cisco professionals seeking to optimize a successful job search. Today at Cisco Subnet: Howard Charney, Cisco senior VP, admits to the audience at Networkers Australia that a quarter of Cisco's acquisitions haven't worked out. Which ones is he referring to? Time yourself answering another of Cisco trainer Wendell Odom's CCNA exam questions. From the Field blogger Michael Morris took the CCDE written beta test - what did he think of it? Plus: Could a combined Nortel-3Com-Polycom beat Cisco?

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