DFWCUG Newsletter

May 2008 Newsletter

Volume 12 No. 5

The Dallas / Fort Worth Cisco Users Group is a non-profit independent users group which meets on the first Wednesday of every month for the open exchange of technical information regarding the networking industry and Cisco products for the benefit of Cisco users.

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May Meeting	meeting sponsor


Date:	Wednesday May 7, 2008

Topic:	Design Clinic: Voice Architectures for the Corporate Branch Office
	Many customers are searching for ways to provide better voice service to branch/remote offices, increase feature transparency, provide company-wide voicemail and of course reduce costs. During this session we will explore the primary architectures to achieve these goals. We will look at solutions that fit most any size company with more than one location and include 1-2 person sites through large branch offices.
Speakers:	Tim Wellborn – Cisco Systems, Inc. (CCIE Voice #15397) - Tim is a Systems Engineer with Cisco Systems, Inc. He has over 19 years industry experience across end-user, partner and Cisco roles. Prior to Cisco, Tim focused on multi-vendor LAN and WAN design, deployment and troubleshooting. With Cisco, his presales role continues a focus on design and architecture of a broad array of technologies while specializing in Cisco Voice solutions.

Time:	6:00-6:30 PM - Catered dinner provided 6:30-9:00 PM - Presentations 9:00-9:30 PM - Networking with your fellow packet-heads

Place:	Cisco's Richardson Campus 2200 E President George Bush Building 6 - Larissa Conference Room Richardson, TX (214) 575-3192 Enter on the East side - sign in Google map

DFWCUG Welcomes The Judge Group as Monthly Meeting Sponsor

Founded in 1970 by Martin E. Judge Jr., The Judge Group is a privately-owned professional services firm specializing in Technology Consulting, Enterprise-Wide Staffing, and Corporate Training. Our solutions are successfully delivered through a workforce of 2,500 professionals and a national network of 30 practice offices. The Judge Group prides itself on delivering services of exceptional quality and value while upholding our commitment to customer service. You can find more information about The Judge Group at www.judge.com.

Judge Technical Staffing | 12700 Park Central Drive | Suite 1915
Dallas, TX 75251 | phone: (972) 661.1915 | fax: (972) 661.1891

Study Groups

Have I told you about the Cisco Networking Professionals Connection? You can logon in the link below and ask Cisco experts about new technologies or certification exams. You can also watch webcasts on many hot topics, and chat with online professionals on a lot of subjects. For example, I read where the CCIE SP content manager mentioned new changes on the SP exams that haven't been officially announced. The have Q&A’s about CCIE exam preparation with the proctors! Check out the link below: Networking Professional Connection Needed – Study group leaders, talk to me!

Networking Professional Connection

Needed – Study group leaders, talk to me!

Tom Young

Door Prizes

At each meeting, we give away Cisco Press books that have been donated by Cisco Press - thanks Jamie! Meeting sponsors have also been known to provide door prizes... so make sure you get your raffle ticket and as always - you must be present to win.

Presentations

Upcoming:

June - Nexus 7000
July - TBD

We are always looking for good speakers. If you would like to do a presentation for the group or if you know someone that would like to do a presentation, please contact us.

Eric Severson

Vice President

President's Queue

Cisco has never been one to speak publicly at length about the big cheating industry that revolves around its certifications (it is the second most braindumped certification vendor on certification integrity company Certguard's list), with officials suggesting in December that it was an "isolated problem", but the company is now openly sharing its thoughts on and initiatives to combat Cisco test cheating. [reprinted from Cisco Subnet 4/21/08]

Ken Cooper

President

The Dallas / Fort Worth Cisco Users Group officers:

President, founding officer, web - Ken Cooper
Vice President, Presentations Director - Eric Severson
Education/Certifications Director - Tom Young
Marketing Director - Mark Szewczul
Cisco liaison and Technical Advisor - Mark Egan

You may contact any officer at `first-initial``last-name @ cisco-users.org, ie, kcooper

or go directly to the DFWCUG officers page.

Sponsorships

The Dallas-Fort Worth Cisco Users Group is an all volunteer group that receives its funding from generous sponsors. We encourage our members to patronize our sponsors in order that we may continue to receive contributions.

So how does your company become a sponsor of the Dallas / Fort Worth Cisco Users Group? Contact us and we'll describe the benefits of Gold, Silver and Bronze level sponsorships.

Mark Szewczul

Marketing Director


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