Cisco throws cold water on Catalyst 6500 upgrade reports

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Weblog: Cisco throws cold water on Catalyst 6500 upgrade
reports, 08/22/05

Those waiting on Cisco's next upgrade to the Catalyst 6500's
Supervisor module may have to wait a bit longer, according to
Cisco. Cisco this week dismissed a report from UBS Investment
Services issued on Aug. 12 that Cisco would release the " ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/routers/009811.html?nl>

Feasting on VoIP, 08/22/05

A Cisco shop, Red Robin IT chose Cisco Call Manager, Cisco Unity
and Cisco 2811 routers for the VoIP platform. These routers
support Layer 2 switched traffic and old-fashioned Layer 1
connections - needed for the mission-critical point-of-sale
system, which hangs in its own subnet, Randall says.
<http://www.networkworld.com/supp/2005/ndc5/082205-voip.html?nl>

Net access security plans sow confusion, 08/22/05

The worms that threatened Windows computers last week made clear
once again that vulnerable desktops and laptops pose a serious
threat to network security - but the answer to shoring them up
remains murky.
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2. IT staff shortage looming
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3. Questions surround smartphone security
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4. Google goes berserk
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5. CLECs play a new tune
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Today's most-forwarded story:

IT staff shortage looming
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