Cisco helps speed up Oracle 11g; Where have Cisco's competitors gone?

Cisco News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Secure Computing PCI DSS: Discover how to easily comply Tune in to this live webcast to hear industry experts discuss the PCI DSS specification and how real-world companies are complying today. You will hear advice on how to establish a comprehensive strategy to achieve this goal. Don't miss out. Network World's Cisco News Alert, 11/14/07 Cisco helps speed up Oracle 11g, 11/13/07: Cisco did its part for Oracle users as the OpenWorld conference opened Monday, announcing a protocol it developed with the software company for running Oracle databases over larger server clusters. Where have Cisco's competitors gone?, 11/13/07: In the last newsletter we discussed how in many cases Cisco has become the overwhelmingly dominant vendor in some enterprise markets such as the enterprise switch and router market. We expressed our concern that this type of market dominance is ultimately bad for IT organizations as the lack of competition tends to result in less innovation and higher prices. We will use this newsletter to look at some other markets to see if Cisco is indeed the Goliath of those markets as well. Today on Cisco Subnet: Cisco shareholders want answers to Cisco's role in repressive nations. Michael Morris separates network design and the CCIE. Cisco's latest NAC service lets end users set up guest access to the corporate network - is it good to give end users such control? Wendell Odom asks if you need certs for a job inside your company - and outside. Cisco security expert Jamey Heary reveals his security Christmas list - what's yours? Joe Chapman explains Metro Ethernet. Plus: We reveal the winner of October's free Cisco training giveaway. Cisco Subnet - The independent voice of Cisco customers At Cisco Subnet, our editors crawl the Web for Cisco-related news, blogs, discussion groups and security alerts, and present them to you on one page. You can also set up your own Cisco blog and create Cisco groups with fellow users at Cisco Subnet. Click here to check it out! Up for grabs: Free copies of MPLS VPN Security book; Free Cisco training course worth up to $3,495: Enter to win a free copy of MPLS VPN Security by Michael Behringer and Monique Morrow, published by Cisco Press. Also, you can enter to win a free Cisco training course of your choosing, worth up to $3,495, courtesy of Cisco learning partner Skyline-ATS. Editor's note: Starting the week of Nov. 19, subscribers to the HTML version of this newsletter will notice some enhancements to the layout that will provide you with easier and clearer access to a wider range of resources at Network World. We hope you enjoy the enhancements and we thank you for reading Network World newsletters.

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