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It's not something that's easily forgiven, and if she decides to forgive, her dignity would then have to be questioned. Cisco Brings Manufacturers Together to Make Connected Home Products Simple toSet-up and Easy to UseCisco Device Connections Program Provides Vendors License Rights to use HNAPin their Networked Devices for Easier Set up, Configuration andInteroperability on a Home NetworkLAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ Cisco(R) today announced the Cisco DeviceConnections Program (Cisco DCP), a program which enables manufacturers to usethe Home Network Administration Protocol (HNAP) in variety of networkconnected devices.HNAP enables a simple, secure and open approach fordevices to be set up and configured with other HNAP enabled devices on a homenetwork.Facts/Highlights:Cisco is leading the effort to make connected home products easier touse and set-up through open licensing of its HNAP technology.TheCiscoDevice Connections Program provides manufacturers of networkabledevices, such as PCs, cameras, routers/gateways, storage, mediaplayers,printers and others access to Cisco's Home Network AdministrationProtocol (HNAP) to license into their products.The Cisco Device Connections Program is intended to establish anecosystem of vendors of interoperable networkable products that canworktogether so that customers can experience the full potential of theMedia Enabled Home, including easy set up, device discovery,management,wireless security, remote access, and more!The Cisco DCP is designed to demonstrate that vendor's HNAP enableddevices have met the recognized test criteria and can be publiclyendorsed and promoted as working better on, and integrated with homenetworks that use HNAP enabled routers/gateways and Network Magicsoftware.Cisco is committed to the Device Connections Program and deploying theHNAP technology across its line of products.The Cisco DCP provides manufacturers with the verification and licenseto use HNAP in their networkable devices.Benefits of being a DCPlicenseeLicensees of the Cisco DCP will be able to build their own networkadministration tools and applications that take advantage of theHNAP protocol and provide and/or open up their devices forintegrated control and configuration with other HNAP-basedapplications.Accurate Topology Discovery within Cisco's Network ManagementSoftware SuiteAccess to tools and platform technologies for building their ownconsumer applications (setup, management etc.) to take advantageofHNAP devicesAbility to communicate directly with Cisco consumer productsincluding Linksys by Cisco routers (which include Network Magic)orother routers/gateways with the addition of Network Magic andprogram/obtain settings for custom task extensibilityCertification and assurance that their product(s) will work notonlywith all of the new Linksys by Cisco home networking technologies,but also with other devices that use HNAP as a discovery andcommunications method along with Network Magic software.There are no licensing fees required.Supporting Quotes:Ned Hooper, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and ConsumerGroup, Cisco"With the proliferation of entertainment content, devices and services,consumers' home networks have become increasingly complex to set-up andmanage. Cisco's open HNAP license program leads the industry ecosystem toaddress these consumer pain points and improve the overall consumerexperience."Supporting Resources:Read Cisco's news feature on the media-enabled home.Learn more about consumer products for a media-enabled home at and a fan of Cisco "Digital Cribs" and"LinksysbyCisco" and invite your friends to join theconversation.The Cisco CES press conferencewill take place from 1:00-1:45 p.m.PSTat the Las Vegas Venetian Hotel, Venetian Titian Room 2206.

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This document is Cisco Public Information.SOURCELinksysCisco Press Contact, Karen Sohl, 1-949-823-1578 , ; orIndustry Analyst Contact, Lisa Soto, 1-949-823-4778, ; or,Investor Relations Contact, Matthew Tractenberg, 1-408-525-3170,, all of Cisco. “When The Game Was Ours”Written by: Larry Bird and Earvin Magic Johnson with Jackie MacMullanReviewed by: Joe Gill What can I say about this book For one, I could not put it down. A book has to grab my attention right away or it finds its way to the Landof Lost Toys AND Books. “When The Game Was Ours” did not find its way to that place. This book brought me back to memories of my youth. As a child of the 80’s, my fondest sports memories were of Celtics-Lakers on Sunday afternoons. Bird McHale The Chief Magic Worthy. Kareem. These are all names that are interwoven into the fabric of my sports soul. To say I was excited to read this book is an understatement! The journey starts with the tandem of Bird and Johnson telling the stories of their childhoods in French Lick and East Lansing. You learn about their high school playing days and how they were courted by the big time college basketball programs. Bird would choose the powerhouse of Indiana coached by the infamous Bobby Knight and Magic stayed with his hometown school of Michigan State. You will discover the reasons for Bird’s transition from Indiana to dropping out of school and then being wooed by Indiana State. Bird was very close to cutting his basketball career short. The rivalry between Magic and Bird would start in college culminating with the 1979 NCAA championship. This is when Magic and Bird followed each other’s career obsessively. This is when the rivalry bloomed. This is when the NBA became relevant again. Magic won a championship with the Lakers in 1980.