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Cisco Alert NetworkWorld.com | LANs & WANs Research Center | Update Your Profile Cisco's Giancarlo leaving company By Jim Duffy Cisco this week announced the resignation of Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer Charles Giancarlo, 50, who has decided to join private equity firm Silver Lake. Read full story Jim Duffy a Network World managing editor. He has over 21 years of high-tech reporting experience, including over 16 years at Network World. Previously, he was senior editor at Computer Systems News and associate editor/reporter at Electronic News and MIS Week. He can be reached at jduffy@nww.com. MORE STORIES SPONSORED BY CISCO SYSTEMS Security Threats and Vulnerabilities Read this report, "Cisco 2007 Annual Security Report," for a snapshot of the state of security from January through September 2007. The report also includes predictions for 2008 and future years. Learn more today about the key risk areas you should know about. Download this report now. 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Cisco hires environmental guru for green efforts, 12/19/07 Cisco has hired one of the founders of the ‘Green Grid’, Paul Marcoux, to be its new environmental guru. Cisco warns of firewall flaw in its Catalyst switches, 7600 Series routers, 12/19/2007 Cisco is warning that a flaw in its Firewall Services Module could result in a reload of the module, or if exploited repeatedly, could result in a ... From Cisco Subnet Cisco's Giancarlo resigns - what now? Cisco Subnet's top 10 of '07. Trainer Wendell Odom asks: Is CCVP worth 500 hours to you?. Plus: We have a sneak peek of the book 'Network Virtualization'. Data center nearly restored for New Orleans schools, 12/20/2007 It has been near 28 months since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. Peggy Abadie, executive director of IT and head of the nine-member IT ... 2007: The year in...network architecture, 12/20/2007 Well, the end of the year certainly crept up on me. This is the last newsletter of 2007, which means it's time for our annual look back at the year ... Cisco combats exam cheating with digital ID policy, 12/19/2007 In a bid to combat cheating and to "protect the value of certifications" Cisco now requires all exam takers to provide digital photos and digital ... EVERYTHING THAT MATTERS Exploring what matters most in IT today. TAMING THE VIRTUAL BEAST VM management tools from Microsoft, VMware, XenSource leave room for improvement. SPONSORED BY CISCO SYSTEMS Security Threats and Vulnerabilities Read this report, "Cisco 2007 Annual Security Report," for a snapshot of the state of security from January through September 2007. The report also includes predictions for 2008 and future years. Learn more today about the key risk areas you should know about. Download this report now. Complimentary Subscriptions for IT Professionals Sign up today and receive a yearly subscription to Network World magazine. 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