Cisco, cities work on being green; Camcorder coming from Cisco?

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TechCrunch reported last Friday that Cisco is looking to acquire Pure Digital Technologies, maker of the Flip Video line of video cameras. Several blogs and other online journals picked up on the story, giving it many more legs. Cisco blade server coming Monday? Cisco is sending out invites to the media this week for a TelePresence event Monday at its NYC offices. The theme: "Unified Computing." Cisco expands its SMB router market share but loses ground in high-end segment Cisco expanded its unit market share by 5 points last quarter but lost share to Juniper in the high end arena, reports Cisco Subnet blogger Brad Reese. 2009 CCNA and CCNP Lab Build-out The economy stinks, but there are pockets of good news – such as bargains on gear, making it a good time to build a home lab, says Cisco Subnet blogger Wendell Odom. What's in a name, and what's in a certification track? 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