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Monday, January 26, 2009

Brocade's new CTO takes aim at Cisco; Military vets given incentive to try for Cisco certifications

Brocade is aiming to become  Cisco's chief competitor for customers throughout the data center
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Brocade's new CTO takes aim at Cisco

Jon Brodkin By Jon Brodkin
Dave Stevens is in his second go-round as CTO of Brocade, but this time the company has much bigger aspirations. Read full story

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01/26/09

Today's most-read stories:

  1. Apple puts iPhone Nano and Netbook rumors to rest
  2. White House confirms: ObamaBerry is a go
  3. In Las Vegas, data center takes power, cooling to the limit
  4. Bull castration and snake eaters: the life of Dave Hitz
  5. Nortel chief flying in corporate jet as company files for bankruptcy
  6. Top 10 YouTube hacking videos
  7. Ballmer provides grim outlook as economy 'resets'
  8. First Killzone 2 reviews roll in
  9. Heartland breach raises questions about PCI standard's effectiveness
  10. Layoffs: Microsoft bent, but not broken


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