New CCNA products from Cisco Press
Cisco Press recently launched new print and electronic learning tools to prepare candidates for new CCNA® concentrations including CCNA Security, CCNA Voice, and CCNA Wireless. Click here to read sample chapters or view the social media release.

Microsoft Subnet: The Independent Voice of Microsoft Customers
Check out Sams Publishing author Eriq Neale, of Windows Small Business Server 2008 Unleashed, as he blogs on Network World's Microsoft Subnet during the month of August.

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Listen to the authors of Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty and Happiness after the Digital Explosion discuss their book and how the revolution in digital information transforms our lives.

Each author brings a unique background to the conversation: Harry Lewis, former Dean of Harvard College and current Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science at Harvard College, includes Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerburg of Facebook fame as former students; Hal Abelson is the Class of 1922 Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT, and an IEEE Fellow; and Ken Ledeen is the current Chairman/CEO of Nevo Technologies.

>> Listen to Part 1: How technology is shattering centuries-old assumptions about privacy, identity, free expression, and personal control as more and more details of our lives are captured as digital data.

>> Listen to Part 2: How the convenience of data has caused a loss of privacy.

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Authors and Events: August

Special Discount on TechEd 2008 bestsellers
For a limited time, Addison-Wesley and Sams Publishing are delighted to announce a special 35% discount when you buy two or more bestsellers from TechEd Orlando. To receive your 35% off, enter the coupon code TechEd08 (case sensitive) upon checkout. This offer is good until August 31, 2008 and even better – standard shipping within the U.S. is free! Shop now on InformIT.

Coming Soon: CCNA Network Simulator
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Great Deals on Sams Teach Yourself titles: the best way to learn a new technology!
Whatever your need or time frame, there's a Sams Teach Yourself book for you. Take the opportunity to get up to speed on just about any new product or technology. Sams Teach Yourself makes learning quick, easy, and even a little bit fun.

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Exclusive monthly contest
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Whitepaper: Improving Application Development with Digital Libraries
Learn how on-demand access to trusted information is used to overcome costly delays and rework in the application development process—through timeliness and accuracy—in this Safari Books Online-commissioned whitepaper.

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