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Cisco Making 'Green' a Company Priority
6/24/08
This week, Cisco pledged to reduce its carbon footprint by 25 percent over the next four years.

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Cisco Exam #642-871: ARCH Exam (MeasureUp, set 2)
Work on your understanding of network design and technologies for the CCDP with these 10 sample questions from MeasureUp. (8/21/06)

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CertCities.com�s 10 Hottest Certifications for 2006
by Becky Nagel
Our annual attempt to predict the certifications that will shine brightest next year. (December 2005)

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Securing Networks with PIX and ASA (SNPA 642-522)
by Andy Barkl
Cisco's newest version of the PIX exam tests your knowledge of AAA, failover, VPNs, setup, configuration and management of the PIX Firewall. (June 2006)

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2006-2007 TCPmag.com Internetworking Salary Survey

Salaries are up -- way up! -- across the board for those of you holding Cisco certification titles, with both starting salaries and top-tier credentials bringing in significantly more than ever before.

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Ports vs. Interfaces
by Scott Morris

5/27/08

Scott,

Would you please explain the differences between ports and interfaces? Could you also explain where console ports, aux ports and switch virtual interfaces, router virtual interfaces and null interfaces fit into the whole mix? Trying to keep these straight is very hard.

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