Cisco may buy WiMAX player; Enter to win Cisco book, course

Cisco News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Blue Coat Get the latest on Web Acceleration Tools Discover how to significantly improve document delivery times for users that are physically away from your centralized data center. A document that takes 80 minutes to delivery to a user across the globe could be delivered in three minutes with Web acceleration. Learn how your IT organization can benefit from this technology. Listen to this Webcast now. Network World's Cisco News Alert, 10/03/07 Cisco may buy WiMAX player, 10/02/07: Cisco is close to buying a company that makes WiMAX base stations, according to an industry report. The move would be Cisco's first foray into the wireless technology. Today at Cisco Subnet: We reveal the winners of September's free training and free CCNA Exam Guide competitions. Details of October's free training and book competitions here. Welcome new blogger and Global Knowledge trainer Dheeraj Tolani who goes back to basics with Routing & Switching Essentials. Plixer insists that Cisco's Activating NetFlow is the simplest way to learn who, what, when and where traffic was created on the network. IP routing expert Jeff Doyle's book recommendations for IPv6 software coders. From the Field blogger Michael Morris examines the pros and cons of VPLS. Cisco trainer Wendell Odom is sticking with us permanently - what would you like him to discuss? Win a Cisco security book: Enter to win Monitoring with Cisco Security MARS by Gary Halleen and Greg Kellog, and published by Cisco Press. Plus: read a free chapter. Network World VoIP and Convergence Buyer's Guide Find the right products for your enterprise - fast. Our extensive database of detailed product information will quickly help you pinpoint the hardware or software you need to build out a converged voice and data network. With the side-by-side comparison tool you can evaluate product features and make the best decision for your enterprise. Click here to go to the Buyer's Guide now. Enter to win a Global Knowledge Cisco training course worth $3,995: This month, we are giving away a free Cisco training course of the winner's choosing, worth up to $3,995. The course will be delivered by Cisco training partner Global Knowledge.

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