Cisco, Microsoft, EMC join on gov't data project; India call center goes all Cisco

Cisco News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Arsenal Digital Solutions Solving the Distributed Data Protection Problem Hackers, disgruntled and careless employees, equipment failure, broken pipes, fires, and natural disasters all pose threats to your data. Savvy IT and business managers have recognized that in order to deal with these challenges, they need to deploy a company-wide data protection infrastructure. Click here to read this whitepaper today! Network World's Cisco News Alert, 07/11/07 Cisco, Microsoft, EMC join on gov't data project, 07/10/07: Several technology companies will build a system to let the U.S. government share data securely among its various agencies, a goal it has struggled to achieve since the September 2001 terrorist attacks. Cisco targets VoIP at small businesses: Cisco is targeting VoIP at the 'small' end of the small and midsize business (SMB) market via a partnership with VoIP vendor IPcelerate. India call center goes all Cisco: Vcare Call Centres India replaced its Avaya gear with a Cisco IP Contact Center system, according to a story in CXOtoday . It probably didn't hurt that Cisco funds Vcare's parent, Call Centers India. Network World Storage Buyers Guide Find the right products for your enterprise - fast. From a tape library to an on-line backup service to a complete, drop-it-in-place SAN Solution, check out this Buyers guide. With over 200 products divided into specific categories, you can conduct side-by-side comparisons and make the best decision for your enterprise. Click here to go to the Storage Buyers Guide now. Today's Cisco Subnet: Blogger Doug Alger has 7 ways to green up your data center. Guess which country houses Cisco's second largest non-U.S. development center. Cisco resellers struggling to compete with Avaya, Mitel price cuts. Survey says Cisco, Riverbed are CIOs' top choices for WAN acceleration. Nortel plans wireless product line, 07/06/07: Nortel will challenge Cisco by designing and building its own line of 802.11n wireless LAN access points and controllers, and tying these into its Wi-Fi mesh nodes and WiMAX wide-area gear.

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