White Paper Cisco Visual Networking Index: Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update‚ 2013–2018 February 5‚ 2014 The Cisco® Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update is part of the comprehensive Cisco VNI Forecast‚ an ongoing initiative to track and forecast the impact of visual networking applications on global networks. This paper presents some of Cisco’s major global mobile data traffic projections and growth trends. Executive Summary The Mobile
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VIKINGS IN AMERICA? who am I? Voyage to a new land The Vikings loved their stories – “sagas” – good to fill in the time in those long‚ dark winters. For a long time historians have known of stories which appear to describe Vikings traveling to America‚ although not everyone was convinced it really happened. We are going to take a closer look at the evidence‚ and investigate this for ourselves. Let’s start with a primary source‚ an extract from one of those ancient sagas: We join Leif Eriksson
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The Vikings traveled over and beyond Europe in their prime. They a most known for their ruthless pillaging of European towns however they were a quite advanced society that left a lasting impact on the places they encountered. The Viking Age impacted the areas which it reached through their organized raiding of European villages‚ their economically strong trading industry‚ and their advanced sailing and navigation skills. The Vikings are widely known for their successful raiding of northern coastal
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THE LAST VIKING The Viking era in European history may be said to run very roughly from about 775 A. D.‚ when the Norse longships suddenly burst on a startled world that had only the vaguest idea that Scandinavia even existed‚ until 1066 and the Battle of Stamford Bridge. The last true Viking chieftain and one of the most colorful characters in Viking history was King Harald Hardraada of Norway. In their pagan days the Norse practiced polygamy‚ which was one reason for the overcrowding which
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The Viking Rus The Viking Rus In the early 9th century‚ the Rus‚ a group of Vikings from the modern-day area of Sweden (Logan 2005: 180-207)(etymonline.com)‚ became loosely organized under the Rus ’ Khaganate. The ruler of the Rus during their Anatolian expedition in 839 was called chaganus (i.e. Khaqan) (Golden 1982: 77-92). In 860‚ the Rus invaded the Byzantine Empire‚ and subsequently launched several wars with the Byzantine Empire and expeditions to the Caspian Sea. The early leaders of Rus
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Viking Women facts Viking girls and wives were in charge of the home‚ cooking‚ sewing and weaving. Responsibilities of the Viking wife were looking after the farm animals‚ making butter and cheese‚ making sure food lasted through the winter‚ preparing meals for the family and taking charge of the farm when her husband was out raiding or exploring. A wife from a rich family would have many slaves to help her fulfill her duties. Sewing and weaving were a major part of a Viking woman’s life‚ and
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In the Viking age‚ runes were used for short notes only. The Viking culture was oral‚ and long works were remembered using poetry. Runes certainly could have been used for longer messages in the same way as Roman characters‚ but they were not. Perhaps the Norse people saw no need to preserve
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The HP-Cisco Alliance In early 1997‚ the first HP-Cisco alliance was first formed. HP was Cisco’s first publicly announced strategic alliance partner. The agreement between the two companies focused on technology collaboration‚ product integration‚ professional services‚ and customer support. The first contract lasted until February of 2002‚ when both HP and Cisco decided to further formalize and expand their alliance by signing a new contract. Shortly afterwards in March of 2002‚ HP merged
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| Case Analysis – CISCO Systems | | | | | | 1. How have Cisco’s channels evolved in the last 10 - 15 years? Why have they evolved that way? What does the future look like? Cisco is the leader in the switches and router market. Cisco was described as a classic start-up fairy tale. Indirect sales and distribution through resellers was responsible for the small percentage of products delivered in the early 1990s. Cisco model was praised as a successful indirect sales and
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mismatch in supply and demand could result in excessive inventories and stockouts and loss of profits and goodwill. * CPFR Cisco Systems: The Supply Chain Story Discussion Questions 1. Study the networked supply chain concept as implemented by Cisco. What are its strengths and weaknesses? * Some of the strengths of the networked supply chain concept implemented by Cisco are the efficient and effective implementation of the policies and tasks needed to keep everyone satisfied‚ customers‚ employees
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