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Posted by S.G. on March 14, 2008, 10:31 am
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>> wrote:
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>>>http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/25519
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>>>I am just starting to think about getting my CCNA - I have not really
>>>began to study yet. I am trying to become familiar with the needs
>>>before I decide how to do it. However, I came across the article in
>>>the link posted above. I have 2 questions: How does one make fake
>>>Cisco equipment??? Is there a big factory in China duplicating their
>>>products?
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>> How? The infamous "third shift". If you are a manufacturer in China
>> with the Cisco contract, you can produce Cisco equipment for part of
>> the day and fake Cisco through the night. You already have lots of
>> hardware and packaging from Cisco. All you need to do is insert
>> cheaper memory, etc. -- oh, and bribe the local officials.
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>> This is why we have tainted drugs, toothpaste, etc. Our companies are
>> saving money for their CEOs & stockholders, not employing workers from
>> their own country and all the while acting surprised that such a thing
>> could happen.
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>Very interesting - I had never heard of the "third shift"
>Quite true what you say about CEOs. I work for a telecommunications
>company and every day we outsource more and more, to the point where if I
>didn't work there I wouldn't be a customer.
For more details, look at
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/05/01/8375455/index.htm
and:
http://www.lockergnome.com/it/2007/02/16/working-the-third-shift-tips-to-avoid-counterfeits-when-buying-and-selling-used-cisco/
for more specific Cisco dealings.
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