| Military vets given incentive to try for Cisco certifications The IT industry could get a new influx of Cisco-certified folks if U.S. military veterans take up the offer of using their GI Bills to cover the cost of Cisco certification exams. According to a Cisco, the company's certification program is now authorized for use with the Department of Defense's education program DANTES. Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn, general manager for Learning@Cisco said the GI Bill was used by 500,000 vets in the last fiscal year to train for skills to help them re-enter the workforce. Check out Cisco Knowledge Share In today's newsletter I'd like to tell you about a fantastic resource at NetworkWorld.com, a relatively new blog on the site called Cisco Knowledge Share. Author Expert: Keatron Evans: How the economy might hamper security efforts In previous years, at least half of a 10-student class I would lead were individuals dedicated to security in the job roles. Now I'm lucky if 1 or 2 are dedicated to security. New logos for Cisco certifications The new logos for Cisco certifications were rolled out for all Cisco designations on Jan. 12. Brad Reese on Cisco: Cisco distributor says customers demanding HP ProCurve This week Westcon's UK Comstor division announced that it will distribute the HP ProCurve product line to its reseller customers alongside its previously almost exclusive Cisco product line card. Cisco scammers in the slammer It doesn't pay to commit crimes against Cisco. In separate cases this week, two Cisco scammers were sentenced to jail for commiting crimes with Cisco gear. Cisco Networkers Barcelona is next week Networkers Barcelona is taking place this week and Cisco has secured a '90s rock star as guest keynote. The big data-center synch With Fibre Channel over Ethernet entering the data-center scene, IT execs are plotting their ways to data and storage convergence. Fibre Channel over Ethernet: Go or no go? Some experts say other options are just as good, if not better, for converging data and storage networks. Cisco scammer gets 5 years in jail A federal judge today sentenced an independent computer contractor who bilked Cisco and its SmartNet program out of $4.2 million, to five years in prison. Asked & Answered: Cisco switch settings Reader asks: 'What is the command to set a new user name in Catalyst switches?' Ron Nutter answers. Cisco's ASR 1000 router built for 10-year tenure With enterprises looking to consolidate data centers and devices, Cisco's new ASR 1000 series router offers a compelling message: Do more with less. Plus: How we tested Cisco's ASR January giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet
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