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2001-03-17 Thread Howard C. Berkowitz
After posting I wondered how far my liberal use of the word "core" would get me :) To be honest, very few terms in any vernacular can stand up to the rigorous hair splitting that debate inspires. Lexical precision just isn't an important concept to the marketing folks in this business.

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2001-03-16 Thread Lance Hubbard
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2001-03-16 Thread Evan Francen
If you love to do networking, do networking. If you love server admin, do server admin. If you love grooming cats and dogs, groom cats and dogs. The point I am trying to make is, if you are good at what you do, and you continue to improve yourself, you will not be out of work. If you are

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2001-03-16 Thread Mask Of Zorro
Hubbard" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Cisco share in downfall Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 09:30:22 -0800 Sure, My Manager told me to stop work on all new network projects, and implement the following solution for full-mesh, Point-to-Point network connectivity. Campbell

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2001-03-16 Thread Bradley J. Wilson
ArcNet lives!!! ;-) - Original Message - From: Lance Hubbard To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 12:30 PM Subject: Re: Cisco share in downfall Sure, My Manager told me to stop work on all new network projects, and implement the following solution for full-mesh

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2001-03-16 Thread Raul F. Fernandez-IGLOU
01 1:07 PM Subject: Re: Cisco share in downfall Campbell's soup cans are a proprietary solution. I prefer a more open solution, like the soup cans from Progresso. Besides, Progresso offers a turnkey soup solution, no need to turn to add water or anything [=`) Z From: "Lance

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2001-03-16 Thread EA LOUIE
I agree with Evan, and I'll add a few other points - #1 - who said IT is on shaky ground? The dot-coms are probably (and always have been) risky, but other companies in the non-information technology markets are still solid (although I'll grant that, when business slows down and layoffs start

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2001-03-16 Thread The.Rock
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 1:07 PM Subject: Re: Cisco share in downfall Campbell's soup cans are a proprietary solution. I prefer a more open solution, like the soup cans from Progresso. Besides, Progresso offers a turnkey soup solution, no need to turn to add water or anything

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2001-03-16 Thread Lance Hubbard
: "Mask Of Zorro" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 1:07 PM Subject: Re: Cisco share in downfall Campbell's soup cans are a proprietary solution. I prefer a more open solution, like the soup cans from Progresso. Besi

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2001-03-16 Thread Peter Van Oene
ot; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: "Lance Hubbard" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Cisco share in downfall Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 09:30:22 -0800 Sure, My Manager told me to stop work on all new network projects, and implement the following solution for ful

Re: Cisco share in downfall

2001-03-16 Thread Howard C. Berkowitz
With all this Juniper stuff flying around, I remind you all to consider that core routing represents something like 16% of Cisco's revenue stream and Juniper only make core routers. Pete Putting on my chef's hat, I have several tools that variously remove apple cores, leaving the rest

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2001-03-16 Thread Daniel Cotts
Another difference between a used car salesman and a router sales droid is that the used car salesman knows how to drive his product. -Original Message- From: Howard C. Berkowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 6:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Cisco

Re: Cisco share in downfall

2001-03-16 Thread Peter Van Oene
After posting I wondered how far my liberal use of the word "core" would get me :) To be honest, very few terms in any vernacular can stand up to the rigorous hair splitting that debate inspires. Lexical precision just isn't an important concept to the marketing folks in this business.

Re: Sales Droid jokes Was RE: Cisco share in downfall

2001-03-16 Thread Natasha
Sorry I had to get an Irish joke in before the weekend. Have a great St. Pat's day! Daniel Cotts wrote: Another difference between a used car salesman and a router sales droid is that the used car salesman knows how to drive his product. An Irishman, a Mexican and an Redneck were doing