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Cisco patches multiple holes in its security products The Cisco Subnet blgo: The bad news is that Cisco today warned customers of multiple holes in its security products. The good news is that it has released patches for all of them. Read More Cisco's storied past as the most valuable company on earth Brad Reese Cisco celebrated its 20th anniversary as a public company this week. And what a ride it's been for Cisco shareholders. At one point, Cisco's market capitalization made it the most valuable company on earth. Read More Spanning Tree: Long Path Cost Scott Hogg: About a week ago I was talking with Jeff Hardee and he brought to my attention the idea of using long Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) path length. He asked me if other enterprises were using the new long STP path cost method due to the increase in link-speeds within data centers. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Inc. 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