The term Viking is generally applied to medieval Scandinavian culture as it prospered between the 8th-11th centuries CE. Viking art‚ also known as Norse art or the art of Scandinavia included the British Isles and Iceland. It has design elements in common with Celtic‚ Germanic‚ Romanesque and Eastern European art. Besides being known as plunderers‚ the Vikings were also excellent tradesmen and known for being traders along their coasts. They traded timber‚ amber‚ furs‚ and slaves with Byzantine
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Cisco IT Case Study Acquisition Integration How Cisco Applies Companywide Expertise for Integrating Acquired Companies Faster‚ smoother integrations help to realize acquisition value. Cisco on Cisco Case Study/Business Management/Cisco Acquisition Integration: Acquiring companies that offer attractive technologies‚ products‚ or market opportunities has been a major growth strategy for Cisco®. To help integrate these companies rapidly‚ consistently‚ and with minimal disruption‚ Cisco has formed
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Routing the Path to End-To-End Communication An Analysis of Cisco Systems and how the use of Information Technology gave them a Competitive Advantage Mira Vissell ISM 158 Business Analysis Paper March 4th‚ 2004 Table of Contents Objective Section I: Industry Summary: An Analysis of Network Equipment Industry A. Industry Profile B. Competitive Strategies within the Industry C. Porter Model Evaluation of Industry Forces D. Globalization of the Industry E. Importance of Information
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Cisco Background Cisco is an IT enterprise that was founded in 1984 by Leonard Bosack and Sandy Lerner. Bosack and Lerner eventually got married and were the first to develop a multi- protocol router. McJunkin and Reynders (2000) describes the multi-protocol router as “a specialized microcomputer that sat between two or more networks and allowed them to talk to each other by deciphering‚ translating‚ and funneling data between them” (Mcjunkin & Reynders‚ 2000). The organization was responsible
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Chapter 6 (Short Answer) Management What Would You Do? Cisco Systems‚ Palo Alto‚ California. Your board of directors wants to know: How should Cisco grow? Your response was‚ “Well‚ the way we’ve grown in the past is. . . .” “No. That’s not the question. Looking backward is easy. How should we grow in the future? Should we build or buy?” And with the next board meeting in only 3 months‚ you don’t have much time to come up with the answer. Cisco started in 1984 as the plumbers of the Internet by making
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Managing Information Technology Case Study 2: Cisco System Architecture: ERP and Web-enabled IT Cisco System Inc. is the leading company in the computer communications and networking industry. It became a public company since 1990‚ was founded in 1984 by two Stanford computer scientists‚ and the core business began with multi-protocol routers. It later continued to dominate the “Internetworking” market‚ which in turn reflected in its first year on Fortune 5000 in 1997
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upgrade the operating system‚ warning banners and disable unneeded services. Hardening cisco routers Upgrade IOS One of the important parts of securing routers is to choose the right router operating system. Users can check for the latest version of IOS in the cisco website. Also‚ it is necessary to check for IOS update because the company fixes flaws in the IOS version. Password Encryption Cisco routers have password configuration file. There are three methods of indicating password‚ which
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Case Study Report COMPANY NAME/WEBSITE/INDUSTRY Cisco Systems/ www.Cisco.Com /Telecommunications Industry BACKGROUND/HISTORY Cisco Systems is an industry leader in network technology. Their primary business is technology that is used to enable communication with people all over the world with multiple functions. Whether it be email‚ voice video or general applications these service are transported over Cisco Networks. The current CEO is John Chambers who has held the position since
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The Vikings wanted riches and exotic items from other places in the world and this led to them voyaging and raiding. As the Vikings began traveling the: “Viking merchants were soon chasing these exotic products in trading emporia across northwestern Europe such as forested in Frisia and hamwic”(Hubbard). As trade routes began crossing through Scandinavia and Europe‚ goods from all over were being traded. The Vikings wanted these exotic riches and began raiding in order to obtain them. The need for
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integrates with existing network systems to enforce access policies BUSINESS RESULTS ● Secure‚ reliable VPN solution eases collaboration and helps improve employee productivity ● Migrating small branch offices from leased WAN lines to the new Cisco ASA 5500 solution can save users significant dollars ● Easy administration helps keep network management costs under control Business Challenge Del Monte Foods is one of the largest‚ most wellknown producers and distributors of premium food
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