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Cisco Grabs for 'No. 1 IT Company'

December 10 2012 , Written by Cisco & Cisco Router, Network Switch Published on #Cisco News

Cisco Systems Inc. isn't content to be the world's largest maker of computer networking gear. It says it wants to become the "No. 1" supplier of information technology to big businesses by broadening its offerings of services and software. But when Cisco...

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Cisco Communications Manager Express Overview

December 7 2012 , Written by Cisco & Cisco Router, Network Switch Published on #Cisco & Cisco Network

With the cost of high-performance networking switching equipment coming down, the implementation of alternative voice solutions has become common. There are a number of different voice solutions that utilize the existing network to provide not only a...

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What is Cisco Business Edition 6000?

December 4 2012 , Written by Cisco & Cisco Router, Network Switch Published on #Cisco Routers

Simplify your transition from outdated telephony systems to unified communications. The Cisco Business Edition 6000 solution quickly pays for itself by lowering total cost of ownership. It's an affordable, simple, scalable choice for midsize businesses....

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Spanning Tree Protocol Priorities

November 29 2012 , Written by Cisco & Cisco Router, Network Switch Published on #Networking

STP is vital for detecting loops within a switched network. Spanning tree works by designating a common reference point (the root bridge) and systematically building a loop-free tree from the root to all other bridges. All redundant paths remain blocked...

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CRN:"Cisco Competitors Say Meraki Move Makes Them More Attractive"

November 27 2012 , Written by Cisco & Cisco Router, Network Switch Published on #Cisco News

Several of Cisco and Meraki's wireless and cloud networking market competitors say that Cisco's $1.2 billion acquisition of Meraki validates many of the moves they've already made -- and raises their profile as channel partners that much more. Many of...

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Basic Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) Information

November 26 2012 , Written by Cisco & Cisco Router, Network Switch Published on #Cisco Wireless - Cisco Wireless AP

STP is used by switches to prevent loops occurring on a network, this process is implemented by using spanning tree algorithm in disabling unwanted links and blocking ports that could cause loop. Loops and duplicate frames can have severe consequences...

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Cisco Is Just Too Boring

November 21 2012 , Written by Cisco & Cisco Router, Network Switch Published on #Cisco News

There comes a point in the life of most companies when they realize that no matter what they do it will never be enough to excite investors. This is a reality with which network giant Cisco must deal. Because despite recently logging its seventh consecutive...

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Cisco Acquire Cloupia to Advance Data Center Cloud Orchestration

November 16 2012 , Written by Cisco & Cisco Router, Network Switch Published on #Cisco News

Networking giant Cisco announced today that it is acquiring privately held cloud software vendor Cloupia for $125 million. Cloupia develops infrastructure management software for automating data center infrastructure. The company's core product is the...

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VLAN Types

November 14 2012 , Written by Cisco & Cisco Router, Network Switch Published on #Cisco & Cisco Network

Nowadays, there is essentially one way of implementing VLANs - port-based VLANs. A port-based VLAN is associated with a port called an access VLAN. However in the network there are a number of terms for VLANs. Some terms define the type of network traffic...

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Tips to Configure VLAN on a Cisco Switch

November 8 2012 , Written by Cisco & Cisco Router, Network Switch Published on #Cisco & Cisco Network

VLAN stands for virtual LAN and technically we can say, a VLAN is a broadcast domain created by switch. When managing a switch, the management domain is always VLAN 1, the default VLAN. All ports of switch are assigned to VLAN 1 by default. VLAN increase...

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