I thought excitedly to myself, "Wow!
This is truly getting amazing!' I'm talking about networking, and
I'm not even an engineer.
Last
week I attended Cisco's worldwide analyst conference, and John Chambers,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Cisco Systems, Inc. presented
a demonstration that to me truly demonstrated the pervasiveness
of computer networking. The idea that we can be connected at anytime
from anywhere seemed to come to life. It also made me realize that
the demand for people with networking skills, with a networking
education, will increase in many new areas.
The demo showed how the Seal Beach Police Department is better able
to serve their community through live streaming video and wireless
Internet access. We saw an in progress 'bank robbery' as well as
a policeman in his patrol car stopping a 'suspicious car driver'.
In a real case, once an alarm is activated by the bank, a police
department dispatcher can immediately scan the bank 'live' to see
if a crime is in progress. The policeman also has wireless internet
access in his police car, enabling him to get live video of the
crime scene, as well as other important data including layout of
the bank building, a map of the vicinity, etc.
A police officer with wireless access (connection established via
specialized base stations on utility poles) can also show, in real
time, as he pulls over a vehicle. In our case, the police officer
was able to show the face of the driver. He was identified as a
Cisco employee, on his way to 'work', who got pulled over for having
his surfboard sticking out of the car.
If you were not at the conference, I hope this story makes you recall
some activity this year that made you feel that same measure of
excitement knowing that you are using, or teaching about, the latest
in networking technology. In the Networking Academy Latin America
area I can think of a number of events in 2002 where we shared new
initiatives: students and instructors who attended the Networking
Academy Day at the Networkers conferences in Buenos Aires and Mexico
City heard first hand where the program is headed; in addition,
many academies all over the region, such as academies in Mexico,
Colombia, Panama, Venezuela, Argentina, Brasil, Costa Rica, and
the Dominican Republic took steps to expand their program offerings
by signing up to implement the CCNP and Sponsored Curriculums courses.
With the New Year fast upon us, you can bet that there will be more
opportunities for our Academies to see new technology in 2003. The
new Academy Connection will be live at month's end, and will allow
us to provide you with more support and more flexibility to manage
the Networking Academy Program. In addition, we are happy to announce
that new courses on Security, Voice and Wireless will also become
available.
I was very lucky in May of 2002 to give birth to a healthy baby
girl. When I see the changes in technology currently underway, such
as police department demo, I find myself wondering what the world
of high technology will be like as she grows up. She will probably
laugh when I tell her I remember a time when we didn't have wireless
access, or any Internet access at all.
Here's to the future! But in the meantime, a sincere wish for a
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you for participating
in the Networking Academy Program. Thank you for helping to create
'Education for the Internet Generation'.
Sincerely,
Lisa Streeter, Manager, Networking Academy Program, Latin America. ^Back to top
NEWS!
To all the Cisco Networking Academy Community
The Cisco Networking Academy México program wishes you merry
Christmas and a happy new year 2003.
We also want to thank each academy in México and Latin America
for all their support and participation.
Thank you very much for sharing another year with us. Cisco Networking Academy Program México.
To
all the Cisco Networking Academy Community Communications
and Networking terms dictionary.
This dictionary is a wide
reference with thousands of technical words related to the telecommunications
world. With concise definitions and embracing new technologies,
this book is an essential tool for both, the student as well as
for the telecommunications professionals in their daily activities.
English-Spanish, Spanish-English. Author: Anna Navarro Schlegel
- 612 pages- I.S.B.N.: 84-205-3471-4 Cisco Press.
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To
main contacts and Instructors, bulletins from the Academy Connection
We remind you to all the main Contacts and Instructors, that through
the Cisco Web Page, www.cisco.com/mx/netacad/ac.shtml
you can review every one of the bulletins to check for news in the
Academy Connection. ^Back
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OUR
COMMUNITY
Marva Angélica Mora Lumbreras, Full
time teacher Tlaxcala Autonomous University
Testimony:
Surprise after surprise!!.
I studied at an University where the career is divided in optional
subjects, so even when I studied Computers Engineer, I never focused
on computer networks, the optional subject I chose was Hardware
and the only thing I know about networking is what I read, which
is not the same as having a teacher.
Later on, I studied a master degree, very interesting, but this
time I focused on "Graphics with Computers", a very exciting
topic, but I still had no tangible knowledge of networking. However,
to my surprise, when I entered the University of Tlaxcala as a teacher,
the agreement with Cisco was in its early stages, and I have been
selected to undertake this new alternative. At the beginning, I
did not know how the training was going to be and even less that
I had to take tests. I arrived very calm to our regional university
and started reading the material. I was very surprised that with
very simple words we were brought a wide world of knowledge.
Every minute was surprise after surprise. When I started practicing,
every theoretical knowledge was immediately applied, no question,
all this was new for me and the program takes you step by step in
such a way, that when you realized you are deep in this new area
with no difficulties.
Taking exams online was something really new for me. When I was
told that we had to take several tests, I thought, "we won't
have time for a lot of tests and the instructor will have to evaluate
many, many tests."
Beyond all doubt, behind the Cisco Networking Academy Program are
a lot of people supporting it, providing us with the required tools
to learn about the Computer Networks world.
One of the latest surprise was Networkers 2002. There were a large
number of conferences with world-class lecturers and the Magna conferences
were first class.
Now for me to talk about routers is routine, and I am eager to learn
something new every day, cause I am aware of the magnitude of this
area and that you need permanent training. ^Back
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DID
YOU KNOW...?
The Cisco 3200 Mobile Access Router is a high performance
small sized router to be used in vehicles.
The video shows the product details and its different implementations
in the Public Security sector, as well as in the army.
Click the following link to download a demo: Download
Demo...
Video of the Police Department in Seal Beach, CA.
Learn how the Seal Beach Police Department uses the Cisco 3200 Mobile
Access Router to maximize surveillance and the communications systems. Download
Video... ^Back
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Gender
Initiative in Mexico
Cisco
Learning Institute has chosen 3 Academies of the program Cisco Networking
Academy, to start a pilot program within the Genre approach and
share experiences and information about the women participation
in the program, as well as the results and strategies that CLI shares
with them, and with this information, demonstrate, improve and implement
the initiative in México.
These academies have been chosen based on the number of registered
enthusiastic women in the program. Through this campaign, CLI will
share, among other things, promotional material, job opportunities,
support material kits, instructors and/or students success stories,
Genre initiatives presentations, challenges and experiences.
The chosen academies are:
Lomas Studies Center, Toluca Technological Institute and the Tabasco
technological University.
Through this pilot program, we expect to obtain the active participation
of all the academies in México and as a consequence, to achieve
that women have the same opportunities for a professional development.
Aurora Salgado
Cisco Learning Institute
Project Coordinator Gender Initiative in Mexico. ^Back
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Activities
Schedule
CATC Courses, Tamaulipas Autonomous University
Semester
3 & 4
From January 6th to January 11th, 2003.
Semester 2
From January 13th to January 18th, 2003.
1st. Semester
From January 22nd to January 29th, 2003.
SUN
Sun Microsystems de México together
with Sun Educational Services, is interested in promoting the successful
academic model Sun AASEC. Such model is intended to be taken to
all Regional and Domestic Academies who have signed the Sponsor
Curriculum with Cisco.
We have received a great response of several academies and are very
interested in continue to provide more tools and opportunities to
all academies, both regional and local as well as to the Cisco Networking
Academy.
By this means, I let you know that to this date, we have signed
this agreement with three regional academies, each of them holding
about six to ten local academies. We also have several academies
on the doorway, we'll be glad to inform you when they sign.is happens.
We want to notify you that Sun Educational Services is working on
the development of a web page, specially designed for the AASEC
academic program.
"Sun Microsystems de México wishes you Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year "
PADHIA
"It is totally useless to help someone
by telling him what to do, the only useful help he can receive and
accept, consists in allowing him find the solution that best meets
his needs, through a constructive dialog."
Catherine Cudicio
At Padhia we offer Human Integral Develop programs, academic improvement,
pedagogic educational actualization, as well as integration for
cutting edge technological education.
For more information visit the website at: http://www.padhia.com.mx/cnap/index.htm
VUE
Remember that one of the program's benefits
is the discount of 50% in the certification exam. The approximate
cost without this discount is $150 USD
FLUKE
Fluke provides the active academies with special
discounts in a wide variety of tools and tools packages. Example:
Starter Kit:
Network Inspector Site License
Protocol Inspector Educational Version Site License
Network Maintenance and Troubleshooting Guide
620 LAN CableMeter
110 Digital Multimeter
PEARSONED
Once again the title CNAP "Guía
del Primer Año" (First year's guide) is out of stock
nationwide and in Central America. A month ago we received a shipment
with this material, but it was sold in a few days; we already placed
another order, but since this book is printed in Spain the delivery
time is longer. As soon as the material arrives, we'll inform you.
On the other hand, we are aware of the trouble many of you go through
to get the Cisco books, because not many libraries handle them.
Pearson Education has been dealing with some sale points and Casa
del Libro and its 9 branch libraries in México City will
be selling Cisco Press books. All Cisco Academies' Students will
still have 15% discount.
To get the discount, the students will need to identify themselves
as academy students.
We hope to have in the near future more libraries around the country
selling Cisco Press books.
15 % off in all Cisco Press books, if you are a student or a teacher
and part of the Cisco Networking Academy Program México.
If
we analyze the geographic position of the new CATC México,
many people could see it as a negative factor regarding to courses,
training or for the retooling event. Thinking positive, the current
infrastructure of the different universities around the country
is excellent. We want to build a virtual team working hand in hand
to be an international example, with virtual communications and
taking advantage of the great all level support teams in all our
Universities. We can really make distance to be a thing of the past.
In the CATC México team we are aware that the only thing
that can stop us is the attitude of a person who does not believe
in teamwork. I really appreciate the support of the Help Desk in
this first stage of this difficult task, as well as the assistance
of Verónica Tostado, Isaac Majerowicz, Emilio Castros. We
want to build thinking about tomorrow, taking care of yesterday
and living today with friendship ties and the work of many people
who think intelligently for the challenges to become a daily matter.
Through
the "Student Gradebook" online, students and instructors
can now ask for their own discount vouchers.
To
request a discount voucher, pleas follow these steps:
1.
Visit the URL http://cisco.netacad.net
2. Click on "Students Login" bellow the header "Students"
and fill out the required data
Note: Please
remember that both, students and instructors need to enter the Students
Community and request their discount voucher
3. Click on "Gradebook" in the yellow "Go Box"
4. Click on "Gradebook" for your CCNA 4 class.
5. Click on "Request a Voucher Number" located at the bottom
of the page
If you do not fulfill the requirements for a discount voucher, these
link will not appear in your "Gradebook".
If you already received your discount voucher, your voucher number
and other relevant information will be displayed when you click the
"Request a Voucher Number" link.
6. Two pull down menus will appear on the next page. Please choose
your preferred Application Center (Prometric or VUE) and the country
where your academy is located.
7. Click "Submit"
On the next page, besides your voucher number, are the expiration
date, the exam application center and the country where your academy
is located. This page will also instruct you how to register your
voucher and schedule your CCNA exam.
We remind the Instructors and Main Contacts Spanish speaking communities,
that you can rely on a Spanish support team.
NEWS!
