Cisco Press Announces New Simplified Suite Titles
(Internet Phone Services Simplified and Home Network Security Simplified)

These titles will accompany the popular Home Networking Simplified, which debuted in 2005, and Cisco Networking Simplified, published in 2003.

Published at the end of April, Internet Phone Services Simplified takes the guesswork out of VoIP phone services, helping consumers utilize all that the Internet has to offer. Internet phone services offer great advantages over existing telephone systems, allowing users to save money and make and receive calls using high-speed and broadband services. With Internet Phone Services Simplified, consumers can learn how to subscribe to a service, install equipment, and troubleshoot potential issues. Users will be able to compare different services and make the most of exciting VoIP features such as virtual phone numbers and listening to voicemail using your computer while traveling.

"Internet telephony is getting a lot of buzz today, but most people really don't understand what the trade offs are between traditional telephony and Internet telephony," said co-author Jim Doherty. "In writing Internet Phone Services Simplified, our goal was to give the consumer the information they need in order to make informed and confident decisions."

"I get a lot of questions regarding VoIP and IP telephony," said Neil Anderson, co-author and 20 year industry veteran. "This book puts it all into one package for anyone with questions about the topic -- how it works, advantages, disadvantages, and how to string it all together."

Home Network Security Simplified, to be published in July 2006, is a graphic-based title describing the fundamentals of home network security, and shows how to design security strategies.

The Simplified titles (listed below) present basic, need-to-know information on a variety of home networking technologies. The do-it-yourself instructions empower consumers to set up and troubleshoot their own networks, while the four-color illustrations make learning simple and fun.

• Cisco Networking Simplified
  1-58720-074-0
  June 2003
  SRP: $29.99
  http://www.ciscopress.com/title/1587200740
• Home Networking Simplified
  1-58720-136-4
  May 2005
  SRP: $24.99
  http://www.ciscopress.com/title/1587201364
• Internet Phone Services Simplified 1-58720-162-3
  April 2006
  SRP: $19.99
  http://www.ciscopress.com/title/1587201623
• Home Network Security Simplified 1-58720-136-1
  July 2006
  SRP: $19.99
• Wireless Home Networking Simplified
  1-58720-161-5
  September 2006
  SRP: $21.99

Jim Doherty is currently the director of strategic marketing with Symbol Technologies. Prior to joining Symbol, Jim worked at Cisco Systems, where he led marketing campaigns for IP Telephony, and routing and switching. Jim is the co-author of Home Networking Simplified and Cisco Networking Simplified and contributed to Cisco CCNA Exam #640-607 Flash Card Practice Kit.

Neil Anderson is a manager in enterprise systems engineering at Cisco Systems, currently responsible for enterprise branch-office networking and teleworking systems architectures. Neil has 20 years of diverse telecom experience, including public telephone systems, mobile telephone systems, IP networks, wireless networking, and home networks. He is the co-author of Home Networking Simplified.

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