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		<title>WhoisUP &#8211; Is your host up or down?</title>
		<link>http://www.ciscozine.com/2012/09/18/whoisup-is-your-host-up-or-down/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 10:46:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabio Semperboni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During last months, I have not written tutorial about Cisco technology because I have dedicated my free time to write my personal script to monitor hosts, router and so on. Why write a new script and not use a pre-existent script/software? The reasons are different, but in particular three: Surfing the web, I have found software that check hosts with a minute delay (they use crontab&#8230;), but in my case I want to check hosts continuously; other software can check hosts continually, but they are too complex for my purpose and they have features don&#8217;t needed in my case. They can be too expensive. The second reason [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cisco Networking Academy NetRiders competitions</title>
		<link>http://www.ciscozine.com/2012/04/20/cisco-networking-academy-netriders-competitions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabio Semperboni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NetRiders competitions provide students with hands-on practice and experience in a competitive environment, a chance to test their skills and recognize their weaknesses, showcase their knowledge, and create interactive networking skills as well as new friendships across the world. And for Instructors, this is a great opportunity to lead students and showcase teaching skills as well. Organized by Cisco, these competitions are a great opportunity for Networking Academy students to learn valuable Networking/IT skills through a series of online exams and simulation activities using Cisco Packet Tracer. Competitions are offered for students currently or recently enrolled in a Cisco Networking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cisco 2011 Annual Security Report</title>
		<link>http://www.ciscozine.com/2012/02/10/cisco-2011-annual-security-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabio Semperboni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cisco Annual Security Report provides an overview of the combined security intelligence of the entire Cisco organization. The report encompasses threat information and trends collected between January and November 2011. It also provides a snapshot of the state of security for that period, with special attention paid to key security trends expected for 2012. “The older generation assumes everything is private, except what they choose to make public,” explains David Evans, chief futurist for Cisco. “To the younger generation, everything is public, except what they choose to make private. This default position—that everything is public—goes against how enterprises have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>March 2011 Bundled Publication Deferred</title>
		<link>http://www.ciscozine.com/2011/03/22/march-2011-bundled-publication-deferred/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabio Semperboni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cisco PSIRT regularly discloses vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS Software on the fourth Wednesday in March and September via the Cisco IOS Security Advisory bundle. The next bundled disclosure was planned for Wednesday, March 23, 2011, but Cisco will defer this disclosure until the next scheduled Cisco IOS bundle on September 28, 2011. Cisco has a long-standing policy of disclosing vulnerabilities to customers and the public simultaneously to ensure equal access to patched software. Based on recent events in Japan and eastern Asia, we are sensitive to the fact that customers globally are impacted directly or indirectly by these events and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cisco 2010 Annual Security Report</title>
		<link>http://www.ciscozine.com/2011/01/24/cisco-2010-annual-security-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:33:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabio Semperboni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cisco® Annual Security Report provides an overview of the combined security intelligence of the entire Cisco organization. The report encompasses threat information and trends collected between January and December 2010. It also provides a snapshot of the state of security for that period, with special attention paid to key security trends expected for 2011. In response to the last decade of cyber-exploits targeting PC operating systems, PC platform and application vendors have shored up security in their products and taken a more aggressive approach to patching vulnerabilities. As a result, scammers are finding it harder to exploit platforms that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cisco #20 in the &#8220;Best Companies to Work For&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.ciscozine.com/2011/01/21/cisco-20-in-the-best-companies-to-work-for/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabio Semperboni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fortune magazine released its annual “100 Best Companies to Work For” list and Cisco was awarded the No. 20 spot on the overall list, and No. 5 in the large companies category. What makes it so great? &#8220;It&#8217;s no wonder the networking giant has one of the highest percentages of telecommuters: 85% of employees regularly work from home or on the road. But high pay and an array of perks are why 47% of new hires are referred by employees.&#8221; Below the “100 Best Companies“: Rank Company 1 SAS 2 Boston Consulting Group 3 Wegmans Food Markets 4 Google 5 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IRIS technology: VoIP call over the satellite</title>
		<link>http://www.ciscozine.com/2010/12/15/iris-technology-voip-call-over-the-satellite/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabio Semperboni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Few days ago, Cisco announced the results of the latest Internet Routing in Space (IRIS) testing, marking the first-ever software upgrade of an Internet Protocol (IP) router aboard a commercial satellite while in orbit. In addition, Cisco completed the industry&#8217;s first Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) call made without the use of any terrestrial infrastructure to route the call. Cisco&#8217;s IRIS technology will let you make a VoIP call over the satellite  – and here&#8217;s the kicker – without using any terrestrial infrastructure to route the call. That&#8217;s a radical departure from current communications satellite technology, which relies on ground-based [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to learn the Spanning tree protocol? Singing :-)</title>
		<link>http://www.ciscozine.com/2010/11/04/how-to-learn-the-spanning-tree-protocol-singing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabio Semperboni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spanning tree is a link layer network protocol invented by Radia Perlman, that ensures a loop-free topology for any bridged LAN. Thus, the basic function of STP is to prevent bridge loops and ensuing broadcast radiation. As the name suggests, it creates a spanning tree within a mesh network of connected layer-2 bridges (typically Ethernet switches), and disables those links that are not part of the spanning tree, leaving a single active path between any two network nodes. The STP is a simple protocol, but what is the better way to remember it? Singing! Below the video with the spanning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cisco 2010 Midyear Security Report</title>
		<link>http://www.ciscozine.com/2010/10/18/cisco-2010-midyear-security-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 11:12:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabio Semperboni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cisco 2010 Midyear Security Report examines the major forces of change reshaping the global security landscape. These changes demand that organizations rethink their approaches to enterprise security. Current shifts &#8212; from the virtualization of operations to collaboration and social networking &#8212; provide new opportunities for criminals to infiltrate networks and steal high-value business data. As more organizations transition to borderless enterprises, criminals are quickly discovering new tactics for breaching network safeguards. Businesses are weighing the benefits of embracing mobility, video, and collaborative applications (such as social networking and peer-to-peer technologies). At the same time, criminals are using the same [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New style for Ciscozine.com</title>
		<link>http://www.ciscozine.com/2010/10/01/new-style-for-ciscozine-com/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 13:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabio Semperboni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After 2 years, I have decided to change the style of CiscoZine. I hope that you appreciate it! If you find some CSS, JS or HTML errors advise me by means of the form below. Don&#8217;t remember to follow me on Youtube, Linkedin, FeedBurner, Twitter and Facebook too! Ah, don&#8217;t forget to see Ciscozine via smartphone, iPhone or other mobile devices with the new design :-) Enjoy it!]]></description>
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		<title>Rhinnovation: the winner of I-Prize contest</title>
		<link>http://www.ciscozine.com/2010/07/05/rhinnovation-the-winner-of-i-prize-contest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:08:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabio Semperboni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you remember the Cisco I-Prize contest, an open, global innovation contest developed to encourage collaboration among entrepreneurs and help identify new potential billion-dollar business ideas for Cisco? On June 29 2010, Cisco announced the winner of its second I-Prize competition. A team of five university students from Mexico submitted the winning idea of a &#8216;Life Account&#8216; that gathers information about users through connected devices in the physical world and online data available in the virtual world. The winners receive a cash prize of $250,000. Team stats Team name: Rhinnovation Team country: Mexico Team members: Five Idea goal: To connect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cisco #1 on Greenpeace Ranking of IT companies</title>
		<link>http://www.ciscozine.com/2010/06/15/cisco-1-on-greenpeace-ranking-of-it-companies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabio Semperboni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 29 2010, Greenpeace announced their “Cool IT Leaderboard”: Cisco has been listed as #1 on the Greenpeace Cool IT Leaderboard. “Cisco vaults to the top of the Leaderboard, doubling its score from the previous version by demonstrating the effectiveness of its greenhouse emissions-saving solutions such as smart grid technology and office energy management.” &#8211; Greenpeace. “To play a significant role in helping make sure global greenhouse gas emissions peak by 2015, IT companies need to deliver upon the promise that their technology can provide substantial climate savings today,” said Greenpeace Campaigner Casey Harrell.  “Leaders such as Cisco are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cisco New Zealand $100,000 Communications Makeover</title>
		<link>http://www.ciscozine.com/2010/05/19/cisco-new-zealand-100000-communications-makeover/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 12:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabio Semperboni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cisco New Zealand is again offering small to medium sized businesses the chance to win a total Communications Makeover and this year the prize package is doubled, offering $100,000 of Cisco solutions and deployment. The Cisco Communications Makeover is a chance for businesses to transform the way they operate and help them stay ahead of the competition. “New Zealand is a country of small-to-medium businesses,” says Geoff Lawrie, managing director, Cisco New Zealand.  “Many of those businesses already punch well above their weight with the commercial success they achieve from the size and resourcing of their business, but their growth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cisco I-Prize: join and win $250,000</title>
		<link>http://www.ciscozine.com/2010/04/01/cisco-i-prize-join-and-win-250000/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabio Semperboni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cisco announces its second Cisco I-Prize contest. In this open, global competition entrepreneurs submit proposals and collaborate to create the seed idea for Cisco&#8217;s next billion-dollar business. Idea submissions should fall in one of four categories: The Future of Work: New solutions that accelerate and change the way we do business The Connected Life: Technological inspirations that dramatically improve living conditions and disseminate culture New Ways to Learn: Next-generation solutions that transform when, where, and how people learn. The Future of Entertainment: New solutions that change how people play together   What is the Cisco I-Prize? Cisco I-Prize is an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cisco Developer Contest: the winner is&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.ciscozine.com/2010/03/04/cisco-developer-contest-the-winner-is/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabio Semperboni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On October 8, 2009 Cisco announced the winners of its &#8220;Think Inside the Box&#8221; Developer Contest. Launched on Dicember 2008, the competition challenged application developers around the world to develop applications that run on the Cisco® Application Extension Platform (AXP), which resides on the popular Cisco Integrated Services Router (ISR). The winning teams were determined by a panel of seven industry experts who selected the following applications as the most innovative, implementable and relevant to businesses. More than 100 qualified teams from 75 countries entered the competition. The finalists demonstrated the business relevance of the AXP in solving real-world problems, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cisco named “Best Companies to Work For”</title>
		<link>http://www.ciscozine.com/2010/02/17/cisco-named-best-companies-to-work-for/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabio Semperboni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FORTUNE’s annual “Best Companies to Work For” list is out, and Cisco has been placed in the top 25 (No. 16 overall and No. 4 for large-sized companies) for the fifth consecutive year. Cisco has been a part of this list ever year since its inception in 1998—our unique culture of transparency and openness continues to drive these types of recognitions. What makes Cisco a great place to work? &#8220;We are trusted to do our jobs.  We go through a gauntlet of interviews to get a job at Cisco.  Sure, we have to the appropriate educational background and/or work experiences, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cisco goes to space</title>
		<link>http://www.ciscozine.com/2010/01/21/cisco-goes-to-space/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabio Semperboni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cisco Systems wants to put a router on every communications satellite. The networking giant has already sent the first one into space. The company announced that the router has successfully completed initial in-orbit tests, after being launched Nov. 23 aboard the Intelsat 14 communications satellite into geosynchronous orbit, 22,300 miles above the Earth. The move is one small step in a bold, new Cisco initiative dubbed Internet Routing in Space (IRIS), which company executives say extends the same Internet protocol-based (IP) technology used to build the World Wide Web into the heavens. The long-term goal, they say, is to route [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Birthday Cisco!</title>
		<link>http://www.ciscozine.com/2009/12/11/happy-birthday-cisco/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciscozine.com/2009/12/11/happy-birthday-cisco/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabio Semperboni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Cisco marks its 25th anniversary with a call to community service. Chairman and CEO John Chambers challenged every Cisco employee to volunteer four hours of service in his or her local community. The networking leader&#8217;s goal is an aggregate contribution of 200,000 employee volunteer hours, which equates to approximately 25 years worth of service to the global community. Cisco was founded on December 10, 1984 by husband and wife Len Bosack and Sandy Lerner, two former Stanford University computer scientists whose efforts to enable email between computers on different networks led to the invention of the first multiprotocol router. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cisco Christmas Connections Contest</title>
		<link>http://www.ciscozine.com/2009/12/03/cisco-christmas-connections-contest/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciscozine.com/2009/12/03/cisco-christmas-connections-contest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabio Semperboni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cisco invites people residing in Australia and New Zealand to submit entries to the Cisco &#8220;Christmas Connections&#8221; Contest for a chance to connect with family and friends from around the world this Christmas via Cisco TelePresenceTM. Cisco will award two first-place prizes of Christmas dinners over TelePresence, 10 second-place prizes of a TelePresence meeting and 20 third-place prizes of Flip MinoTM cameras to the person with the entry that best illustrates the importance of connections with family and friends at Christmas. Cisco TelePresence creates a live face-to-face experience with high-quality video and spatial audio technology that makes it feel as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Black Hat USA 2009: Router Exploitation</title>
		<link>http://www.ciscozine.com/2009/07/31/black-hat-usa-2009-router-exploitation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciscozine.com/2009/07/31/black-hat-usa-2009-router-exploitation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabio Semperboni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the Black Hat USA 2009, Felix &#8220;FX&#8221; Lindner has presented his researches concerning the exploitation of memory corruption software vulnerabilitiesin Cisco IOS. &#8220;The goal is to map out the problem space in order to allow for the anticipation of developments in the future, as current research suggests that exploitation of such vulnerabilities in the wild is not currently the case. By understanding the challenges that an attacker faces, defensive strategies can be better planned, a required evolution with the current state of Cisco IOS router networks.&#8221; says Felix &#8216;FX&#8217; Lindner in his &#8220;Cisco IOS Router Exploitation&#8221; abstract. &#8220;This paper [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cisco 2009 Midyear Security Report</title>
		<link>http://www.ciscozine.com/2009/07/30/cisco-2009-midyear-security-report/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciscozine.com/2009/07/30/cisco-2009-midyear-security-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabio Semperboni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cisco 2009 Midyear Security Report presents an overview of Cisco security intelligence, highlighting threat information and trends from the first half of 2009. The report also includes recommendations from Cisco security experts and predictions of how identified trends will evolve. As predicted in the Cisco 2008 Annual Security Report, attacks are only becoming more sophisticated and targeted as we move through 2009—and the global recession. However, while cybercrime is more pervasive, there are encouraging signs that increased collaboration among the &#8220;good guys&#8221; is making it more difficult for attacks to take root and grow.   Report Highlights Criminals are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cisco introduces four new certifications!</title>
		<link>http://www.ciscozine.com/2009/07/02/cisco-introduces-four-new-certifications/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciscozine.com/2009/07/02/cisco-introduces-four-new-certifications/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabio Semperboni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I have received the newsletter from learning@cisco that announce the release of four new certifications. &#8220;In response to the growing demand for IT professionals who can design, manage, and maintain converged technologies across global network infrastructures, Cisco announced the release of four new certifications at the Cisco Live! show, held this week in San Francisco, CA. Cisco Certified Architect, CCNP Wireless, and two new Cisco Datacenter Unified Computing Specialists reinforce Cisco’s commitment developing state of the art, technology driven, role based certifications that meet the demands of today’s network professional.&#8221; See you below the characteristics: Cisco Certified Architect (Available [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cisco Developer Contest: the ten finalists</title>
		<link>http://www.ciscozine.com/2009/06/09/cisco-developer-contest-the-ten-finalists/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciscozine.com/2009/06/09/cisco-developer-contest-the-ten-finalists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabio Semperboni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you remember Cisco Developer Contest started on October 14, 2008? During this period, nearly 900 registrants from 75 countries have take part to the challange, but only 10 finalist teams are enjoying with the second (last) phase. Now, during the second phase of the contest, started from May 15, 2009, until August 15, 2009, the top-10 finalists will work with Cisco to bring the applications to maturity using Cisco resources on Cisco virtual AXP blades. After a final judging period, a winner will be announced in October 2009. These finalists come from four different continents: North America: Team Cupertino Systems, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New CCIE R&amp;S: v4.0</title>
		<link>http://www.ciscozine.com/2009/05/05/new-ccie-rs-v40/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciscozine.com/2009/05/05/new-ccie-rs-v40/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 20:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabio Semperboni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cisco has revised the certification requirements for CCIE Routing &#38; Switching (CCIE R&#38;S)-the expert level certification for network engineers. The new certification standards reflect the job skills employers look for at the expert level and are outlined on the Cisco Learning Network at CCIE R&#38;S v4.0 written exam topics and CCIE R&#38;S v4.0 lab exam topics. The revised CCIE R&#38;S v4.0 exams are scheduled for release on October 18, 2009 and will immediately replace the currently available v3.0 exams. &#8220;To reflect current job tasks, CCIE R&#38;S certification expectations will include planning for network enhancements, implementing MPLS, Layer 3 VPNs, IPv6 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico Global Talent Acceleration Program</title>
		<link>http://www.ciscozine.com/2009/04/29/mexico-global-talent-acceleration-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciscozine.com/2009/04/29/mexico-global-talent-acceleration-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabio Semperboni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cisco announced that its Global Talent Acceleration Program (GTAP) will be available in Latin America for the first time. The Mexico GTAP provides learning and development opportunities for Cisco engineers, recent graduates and established professionals in the industry. Recognizing that a strong pool of talented network engineering skills is critical to increasing a country&#8217;s overall productivity, Cisco is making an initial investment of more than $1 million in training programs in the first six months alone. The first GTAP courses in Mexico City are scheduled to begin in May 2009. Initially, the GTAP Academy in Mexico City will focus on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cisco live! 09 &#8211; 20 Years of Networkers</title>
		<link>http://www.ciscozine.com/2009/03/29/cisco-live-09-20-years-of-networkers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciscozine.com/2009/03/29/cisco-live-09-20-years-of-networkers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabio Semperboni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cisco Live is Cisco&#8217;s annual IT and communications conference and this year is the 20th Anniversary of the Cisco Networkers program. &#8220;This year marks the 20th anniversary of Networkers, which has grown into Cisco Live, our annual IT and communications conference. Much has changed since that first conference in 1989. But one thing remains as true today as it was then: knowledge is power. That simple phrase is the perfect theme for Cisco Live 2009. Innovative, creative, and knowledgeable people and businesses will always have a powerful competitive edge. In a challenging economy, it’s even more vital to hone the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BGP MiTM attacks</title>
		<link>http://www.ciscozine.com/2009/03/06/bgp-mitm-attacks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciscozine.com/2009/03/06/bgp-mitm-attacks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabio Semperboni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surfing the web, I have found a nice article about BGP weakness. This document, entitled &#8220;Defending Against BGP Man-In-The-Middle Attacks&#8220;, was presented by Earl Zmijewski during Black Hat DC 2009 (Hyatt Regency Crystal City &#8211; February 16-17 &#8211; Arlington, Virginia). The slides focus on four points: BGP Routing Basics &#8211; Enough to understand and identify the threat BGP Update Messages BGP Attributes Some real examples The Man-In-The-Middle Attack: How BGP MiTM attack work What are the techniques used by an attacker to &#8220;tune&#8221; the attack (Obscuring the MITM attack with TTL adjustment) Detecting the Attack &#8211; Methods for observing the attack [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Planetary Skin, a Cisco-Nasa partnership</title>
		<link>http://www.ciscozine.com/2009/03/04/planetary-skin-a-cisco-nasa-partnership/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciscozine.com/2009/03/04/planetary-skin-a-cisco-nasa-partnership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabio Semperboni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASA and Cisco Inc. announced Tuesday a partnership to develop an online collaborative global monitoring platform called the &#8220;Planetary Skin&#8221; to capture, collect, analyze and report data on environmental conditions around the world. Under the terms of a Space Act Agreement, NASA and Cisco will work together to develop the Planetary Skin as an online collaborative platform to capture and analyze data from satellite, airborne, sea- and land-based sensors across the globe. This data will be made available for the general public, governments and businesses to measure, report and verify environmental data in near-real-time to help detect and adapt to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cisco IOS causes Internet disruption</title>
		<link>http://www.ciscozine.com/2009/02/24/cisco-ios-causes-internet-disruption/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciscozine.com/2009/02/24/cisco-ios-causes-internet-disruption/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabio Semperboni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On February 16th, SuproNet, a local Czech provider, single-handedly caused a global Internet meltdown for upwards of an hour today. SuproNet accomplished this feat by sending out a rather unusual routing update, one which a lot of routers did not handle very well. The result was Internet bedlam. &#8220;What we think happened next is the Internet equivalent of a massive buffer overflow. While most of the core routers run by major ISPs fared just fine, processing the ridiculous path and sending it on, others choked. Perhaps they weren&#8217;t as well maintained or were running buggy software. These routers viewed the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Valentine’s Day – Any ideas?</title>
		<link>http://www.ciscozine.com/2009/02/03/valentines-day-any-ideas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciscozine.com/2009/02/03/valentines-day-any-ideas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabio Semperboni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do you hope to receive from your love one? A romantic dinner, a Cd, a perfume, a PDA or a iPhone? I think that Cisco may just give you the idea that you need. :-)]]></description>
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