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All the week's news and views about LANs, 07/18/05
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Network World's LANs News Alert

Future-proof your network, 07/18/05

Try these 10 tips for squeezing a long life from infrastructure
investments.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert3349>

Tech Update: Classifying packets in a single pass, 07/18/05

Single-pass classification and inspection can increase CPU
efficiency by classifying packets for all services in a single
pass.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert3350>

Cisco speaks apps language, 07/18/05

Cisco Vice President Taf Anthias on the company's latest data
center initiative.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/071805-cisco-aon.html?nl>

Cisco adopts age limit for board members, 07/15/05

In a move that seems to signal the upcoming retirement of its
chairman, Cisco's board of directors on Friday adopted an age
limit for members of its board of directors.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert3351>

Weblog: Foundry, Level 5, seek to widen network pipes, 07/13/05
<http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/routers/009496.html?nl>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. HP to lay off thousands next week, reports say
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert3352>

2. This net screams
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert3353>

3. Feature: The ROI of VoIP
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert3354>

4. Grant Thornton standardizes IP PBXs
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert3355>

5. IBM, Microsoft to ship another Web services security protocol
to standards body
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert3356>
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business goals. Fortunately, these objectives are not mutually
exclusive. Download this Special Report from Kahn Consulting,
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