strong{font-weight:normal}
/*** MEYER RESET v1.0 ***/
html,body,div,span,applet,object,iframe,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,p,blockquote,pre,a,abbr,acronym,address,big,cite,code,del,dfn,em,font,img,ins,kbd,q,s,samp,small,strike,strong,sub,sup,tt,var,b,u,i,center,dl,dt,dd,ol,ul,li,fieldset,form,label,legend,table,caption,tbody,tfoot,thead,tr,th,td{margin:0;padding:0;border:0;outline:0;font-size:100%;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent}body{line-height:1}blockquote,q{quotes:none}blockquote:before,blockquote:after,q:before,q:after{content:'';content:none}:focus{outline:0}ins{text-decoration:none}del{text-decoration:line-through}table{border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0}

/*** BASIC TYPOGRAPHY ***/
html { font-size: 62.5%; font-family: "Liberation Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; }
strong, th, thead td, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 { font-weight: bold; }
cite, em, dfn { font-style: italic; }
code, kbd, samp, pre, tt, var, input[type='text'], input[type='password'], textarea { font-size: 92%; font-family: monaco, "Lucida Console", courier, monospace; }
del { text-decoration: line-through; color: #666; }
ins, dfn { border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; }
small, sup, sub { font-size: 85%; }
abbr, acronym { text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 85%; letter-spacing: .1em; }
a abbr, a acronym { border: none; }
abbr[title], acronym[title], dfn[title] { cursor: help; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; }
sup { vertical-align: super; }
sub { vertical-align: sub; }

/*** QUOTES ***/
blockquote { border-top: 1px solid #ccc; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; color: #666; }
blockquote *:first-child:before { content: "\201C"; }
blockquote *:first-child:after { content: "\201D"; }

/*** FORMS ***/
fieldset { padding:1.4em; margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; border: 1px solid #ccc; }
legend { font-weight: bold; font-size:1.2em; }
label { font-weight: bold; }
textarea, input[type='text'], input[type='password'], select { border: 1px solid #ccc; background: #fff; }
textarea:hover, input[type='text']:hover, input[type='password']:hover, select:hover { border-color: #aaa; }
textarea:focus, input[type='text']:focus, input[type='password']:focus, select:focus { border-color: #888; outline: 2px solid #ffffaa; }
input, select { cursor: pointer; }
input[type='text'],input[type='password'] { cursor: text; }

/*** BASE SIZES ***/
.container { font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6em; }
h1 { font-size: 1.9em; }
h2 { font-size: 1.7em; }
h3 { font-size: 1.5em; }
h4 { font-size: 1.3em; }
h5 { font-size: 1.2em; }
h6 { font-size: 1em; }

/*** LISTS ***/
ul li {}
ul { list-style-type: disc; }
ul ul { list-style-type: square; }
ul ul ul { list-style-type: circle; }
ol { list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: decimal; }
dt { font-weight: bold; }

/*** TABLES ***/
table { border-top: 1px solid #ccc;  border-left: 1px solid #ccc; }
th, td { border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; border-right: 1px solid #ccc; }

/*** MARGINS & PADDINGS ***/
blockquote *:first-child { margin: .8em 0; }
hr, p, ul, ol, dl, pre, blockquote, address, table, form { margin-bottom: 1.6em; }
/*** NOTE: Calulate header margins: TOP: 1.6em/size, BOTTOM: 1.6em/size/2 ***/
h1 { margin: 1em 0 .5em;  }
h2 { margin: 1.07em 0 .535em; }
h3 { margin: 1.14em 0 .57em; }
h4 { margin: 1.23em 0 .615em; }
h5 { margin: 1.33em 0 .67em; }
h6 { margin: 1.6em 0 .8em; }
th, td { padding: .8em; }
caption { padding-bottom: .8em; } /*** padding instead of margin for IE ***/
blockquote { padding: 0 1em; margin: 1.6em 0; }
fieldset { padding: 0 1em 1em 1em; margin: 1.6em 0; } /*** padding-top is margin-top for fieldsets in Opera ***/
legend { padding-left: .8em; padding-right: .8em; }
legend+* { margin-top: 1em; } /*** compensates for the opera margin bug ***/
textarea, input { padding: .3em .4em .15em .4em; }
select { padding: .1em .2em 0 .2em; }
option { padding: 0 .4em; }
a { position: relative; padding: 0.3em 0 .1em 0; } /*** for larger click-area ***/
dt { margin-top: .8em; margin-bottom: .4em; }
ul { margin-left: 1.5em; }
ol { margin-left: 2.35em; }
ol ol, ul ol { margin-left: 2.5em; }
form div { margin-bottom: .8em; }

/*** COLORS ***/
a:link { text-decoration: underline; color: #36c; }
a:visited { text-decoration: underline; color: #99c; }
a:hover { text-decoration: underline; color: #c33; }
a:active, a:focus { text-decoration: underline; color: #000; }
code, pre { color: #c33; } /*** very optional, but still useful. W3C uses about the same colors for codes ***/

/*** 24 COLUMN GRID ***/
.container {width:950px;margin:0 auto;}
div.span-1, div.span-2, div.span-3, div.span-4, div.span-5, div.span-6, div.span-7, div.span-8, div.span-9, div.span-10, div.span-11, div.span-12, div.span-13, div.span-14, div.span-15, div.span-16, div.span-17, div.span-18, div.span-19, div.span-20, div.span-21, div.span-22, div.span-23 {float:left;margin-right:10px;}
div.span-24 {float:left;}
div.last {margin-right:0;}
.span-1 {width:30px;}
.span-2 {width:70px;}
.span-3 {width:110px;}
.span-4 {width:150px;}
.span-5 {width:190px;}
.span-6 {width:230px;}
.span-7 {width:270px;}
.span-8 {width:310px;}
.span-9 {width:350px;}
.span-10 {width:390px;}
.span-11 {width:430px;}
.span-12 {width:470px;}
.span-13 {width:510px;}
.span-14 {width:550px;}
.span-15 {width:590px;}
.span-16 {width:630px;}
.span-17 {width:670px;}
.span-18 {width:710px;}
.span-19 {width:750px;}
.span-20 {width:790px;}
.span-21 {width:830px;}
.span-22 {width:870px;}
.span-23 {width:910px;}
.span-24, div.span-24 {width:950px;}
hr {background:#ddd;color:#ddd;clear:both;float:none;width:100%;height:.1em;margin:0 0 1.45em;border:none;}
hr.space {background:#fff;color:#fff;}
.clearfix:after, .container:after {content:"\0020";display:block;height:0;clear:both;visibility:hidden;max-height:0;overflow:hidden;}
.clearfix, .container {display:inline-block;}
* html .clearfix, * html .container {height:1%;}
.clearfix, .container {display:block;}
.clear {clear:both;}

/*** FANCY SERIF ***/
.fancy { color: #666; font-family: "Warnock Pro", "Goudy Old Style","Palatino","Book Antiqua", Georgia, serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; }

/*** SMALL CAPS ***/
.caps { font-variant: small-caps; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: lowercase; font-size:1.2em; font-weight:bold; padding:0 2px; }

/*** NO LINK ICON (use class="noicon" to remove the link icon from a specific link) ***/
body a.noicon { background:none !important; padding:0 !important; margin:0 !important; }


/*** TEXT CLASSES ***/
.small {font-size:.8em;margin-bottom:1.875em;line-height:1.875em;}
.large {font-size:1.2em;line-height:2.5em;margin-bottom:1.25em;}
.hide {display:none;}
.quiet {color:#666;}
.loud {color:#000;}
.highlight {background:#ff0;}
.top {margin-top:0;padding-top:0;}
.bottom {margin-bottom:0;padding-bottom:0;}
.thin {font-weight: lighter;}
.error, .notice, .success {padding:.8em;margin-bottom:1.6em;border:2px solid #ddd;}
.error {background:#FBE3E4;color:#8a1f11;border-color:#FBC2C4;}
.notice {background:#FFF6BF;color:#514721;border-color:#FFD324;}
.success {background:#E6EFC2;color:#264409;border-color:#C6D880;}
.error a {color:#8a1f11; background:none; padding:0; margin:0; }
.notice a {color:#514721; background:none; padding:0; margin:0; }
.success a {color:#264409; background:none; padding:0; margin:0; }
.center {text-align: center;}

/*** STYLES FOR BUTTONS ***/
a.button, button {
  display: inline-block;
  float: left;
  margin:0 0.583em 0.667em 0;
  padding:5px 10px 5px 7px;   /*** Links ***/
  border:1px solid #dedede;
  border-top:1px solid #eee;
  border-left:1px solid #eee;
  background-color:#f5f5f5;
  font-family:"Liberation Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size:100%;
  line-height:130%;
  text-decoration:none;
  font-weight:bold;
  color:#565656;
  cursor:pointer;
}
button { width:auto; overflow:visible; padding:4px 10px 3px 7px; }
button[type] { padding:4px 10px 4px 7px; line-height:17px; }
*:first-child+html .container button[type] { padding:4px 10px 3px 7px; }
button img, a.button img{ margin:0 3px -3px 0 !important; padding:0; border:none; width:16px; height:16px; float:none; }

/*** STANDARD BUTTONS ***/
button:hover, a.button:hover{ background-color:#dff4ff; border:1px solid #c2e1ef; color:#336699; }
a.button:active, button:active{ background-color:#6299c5; border:1px solid #6299c5; color:#fff; }

/*** POSITIVE (LIGHT BACKGROUND) ***/
body .positive { color:#529214; }
a.positive:hover, button.positive:hover { background-color:#E6EFC2; border:1px solid #C6D880; color:#529214; }
a.positive:active, button.positive:active { background-color:#529214; border:1px solid #529214; color:#fff; }

/*** NEGATIVE (DARK BACKGROUND)***/
body .negative { color:#d12f19; }
a.negative:hover, button.negative:hover { background:#fbe3e4; border:1px solid #fbc2c4; color:#d12f19; }
a.negative:active, button.negative:active { background-color:#d12f19; border:1px solid #d12f19; color:#fff; }

/***** header****/
.top-nav{text-align:right;margin-bottom:5px}
.header .login{float:right;margin:0 3px 0 15px;font-weight:bold;color:#004276}
.header .login a{color:#004276;}
.header .login a:hover{color:#555;text-decoration:none}
.share{color:#303030}
a.share-linkd{color:#004276;background:url(/css-img/linkedin.gif) no-repeat;padding:0 0 0 20px;text-decoration:none;margin:0 5px 0 5px;_margin:0 5px 0 1px}
a.share-twitter{color:#004276;background:url(/css-img/twitterHd.gif) left no-repeat;padding:0 0 0 20px;text-decoration:none;margin:0 5px 0 5px;_margin:0 5px 0 1px;}
a.share-fb{color:#004276;background:url(/css-img/fb.gif) left no-repeat;padding:0 0 0 20px;text-decoration:none;margin:0 5px 0 5px;_margin:0 5px 0 1px;}
a.share-bold-rss{color:#004276;background:url(/css-img/rss.gif) left no-repeat;padding:0 0 0 20px;text-decoration:none;margin:0 5px 0 5px;_margin:0 5px 0 1px;}
a.share-bold-news{color:#004276;background:url(/css-img/newsletter.gif) left no-repeat;padding:0 0 0 20px;text-decoration:none;margin-left:5px;_margin-left:1px;}
.logo img{float:left;margin:0px 45px 0 0;}
.logo-ad   a.ad{width:728px;height:90px}
.logo-ad{margin-top:0px\0/;}
.main-navigation{background-color:#004276;padding:6px;margin:5px 0 10px 0;}
a.top-navigation{font:bold 14px/20px Verdana; color:#fff; text-decoration:none;_margin:10px 10px 10px 0;text-transform:capitalize;margin-right:20px;padding:2px 5px}

.home-ico{background:url(/css-img/home-icon.gif) left no-repeat;padding:5px 11px;text-decoration:none;margin:0 15px 0 6px}
.sub-nav{margin:10px 0 6px 0}
.content-by-tech{width:130px;font-weight:bold;color:#fff;background-color:#0074BB;padding:3px 6px 5px 6px;float:left}
a.previous img, a.next img{float:left;margin:11px 7px 0 5px;width:8px;display:block;_margin:5px 1px 0 1px;}
.sub-nav-bg{background-color:#fff;padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;float:left;}
.all_tech_cont{float:left;width:750px!important;font-family:verdana}
.all_tech_cont ul{list-style:none;}
.all_tech_cont li{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;width:auto!important;}
.all_tech_cont a{display:block;float:left;color:#004276;font-weight:normal;font-size:11px;margin-top:2px;padding:0 5px;text-decoration:none;background:url(/css-img/border-foot.gif) right no-repeat;}

.sub-link a.previous img,.sub-link a.next img{margin-top:11px;_margin-top:10px}
.sub-nav-bg{_padding:0}

.security-desc a.more{color:#004276}
.facebook-register a.closeLightbox{float:right; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold}


/***** sidebar ****/
.interviews-outer{width:310px;margin-top:10px;float:left;margin-right:10px}
.interviews{background-color:#E3E3E3;padding:4px 5px;font-weight:bold;font-size:14px}
.interviews a.more{text-decoration:none;color:#004276;font-weight:normal;font-size:11px;float:right;margin:-3px 5px 0 0}
.interviews a.more:hover{text-decoration:underline}
.interviews-outer a.interview-title{color:#0042C9;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;margin:5px 0 3px 0}
.interview-img img{float:left;margin-right:5px;border:1px solid #BFBFBF;margin-top:5px}
.sb_categories{float:left; width:190px}
.interview-name{font-size:12px;color:#2C2D2D;font-weight:bold}
.interview-desg{font:11px/15px Verdana; color:#2c2d2d;font-style:italic}
.interviews-right .interview-desg{font:11px/15px Verdana; color:#2c2d2d;font-style:italic}
.interview-desc{max-height:25px;/max-height:15px;_height:25px;overflow:hidden;line-height:1em;width:190px}
.interviews-right{margin-bottom:10px}
a.interviewMore{text-decoration:none;color:#004276;font-weight:normal;font-size:11px}
a.interviewMore:hover{text-decoration:underline}
.interviews-right{width:310px;margin-top:10px;float:left}
.interviews-right a.interview-title{margin:5px 0 3px 0;width:220px;line-height:1.3em;;font: bold 11px/14px Verdana; color:#004276; text-decoration:none}

.sidebar .interviews-right{margin-top:10px;float:left}
.sidebar a.interview-title{margin:5px 0 3px 0;line-height:1.3em;;font: bold 11px/14px Verdana; color:#004276; text-decoration:none;width:300px}
.sb_new{margin:5px 0 3px 3px;}
.sb_new a.interview-title{ padding-left:0px}

.you-talk{background-color:#E3E3E3;padding:5px 10px;margin-top:10px;font:bold 14px/16px Verdana; color:#000}
.find-cxo{padding:10px;font:11px/15px Verdana; color:#2c2d2d}
a.advertise-us{margin-left:3px;font: bold 11px/14px Verdana; color:#004276; text-decoration:none}
.search{padding:0;margin:0}
.srch{background-image: url(/css-img/srch_submit.gif);width:56px;height:20px;padding:0;border:1px #ccc}
.type-text{width:80%;_width:77%;height:12px; border:#CCC 1px solid; font:12px Verdana; color:#2c2d2d;padding:5px 0 1px 0;}
.type-text{ margin:0px 5px 0 0\0/;width:77%\0/ ; float:left\0/;}
.advertisement_area{width:298px;height:247px;margin:0 0 0 10px}
.advertisement_area th,.advertisement_area td{padding:0;}
.adv_text{float:right;margin-right:10px;font:10px/16px Verdana; color:#979798}
.adv_text_new{font:10px/16px Verdana; color:#979798}
.side-bar-ad{margin:7px 0}
.gallerySectionHd{font:bold 12px Verdana;border-bottom:1px solid #F0F0F0;padding:10px 0 0 5px}
.gallerySectionHd .active{background-image: url(/css-img/gallerySectionActive.png);width:58px;height:16px;float:left;padding:10px 16px 4px 15px;cursor:pointer}
.gallerySectionHd .inactive{background-image: url(/css-img/gallerySectionInactive.png);width:59px;height:16px;float:left;padding:10px 16px 4px 22px;cursor:pointer}
.interviews-rightGallery{padding:0 0 10px 0}
.interviews-rightGallery .interview-img img{width:98px;height:72px;float:left;margin-right:5px;border:1px solid #BFBFBF;margin-top:5px}

/***** footer****/

.footer-outer{background-color:#eee;border:1px solid #C9C9C9;padding:10px}
.footer-link a{color:#222;padding:0 10px 0 0;margin-right:10px;background:url(/css-img/border-foot.gif) right no-repeat;font:11px/22px Verdana; color:#000; text-decoration:none}
.footer-link a:last-child{background:0}
.footer-logo img{float:left;margin:20px 30px 0 0}
.footer-linkfeed{border-top:1px solid #E4E4E4;margin:10px 0 0 170px;padding-top:4px}

.footer-linkfeed a{font:11px/16px Verdana; color:#494949; text-decoration:none;background:url(/css-img/) right no-repeat;margin-right:10px;padding:0 10px 0 0}
.footer-linkfeed span{color:#434343;padding:0 5px}
.copyright{font:11px/16px Verdana; color:#a5a4a4; text-decoration:none}
span.powered_by{float:right}
span.powered_by a{font-weight:bold}
.container{border:1px solid #EFEFEF;padding:5px}

/*****for Active/Inactive Classes****/

.main-navigation a.not-active{color:#fff;background-color:#004276}
.main-navigation a.active{background:#fff;color:#000}
.sub-nav li.active{color:#004276;background:#E3E3E3;padding:3px 0;margin:0;font-weight:bold}
.sub-nav li.not-active{color:#004276;background:#fff;padding:3px 0;margin:0}
a.black{color:#000}
a.red{color:#8B0000}
.security_navigation a.dull{background-color:#ccc;padding-bottom:10px}
.security_navigation a.bright{background-color:#fff;padding-bottom:11px}
.grey_dull{background-color:#6D6D6D}
.grey_bright{background-color:#8E8E8E}
span.home_active{background:url(/css-img/ceoBytesactive.png) no-repeat;width:109px;height:33px;float:left;color:#315063;margin:1px 0 0 0}
span.home_inactive{background:url(/css-img/ceoBytesInactive1.png) no-repeat;width:100px;height:33px;float:left;color:#315063;margin:1px 0 0 0;-moz-border-radius:5px 0 0 0}
span.ceo_inactive{background:url(/css-img/ceoBytesInactive.png) no-repeat;width:240px;height:33px;float:left;margin-left:-1px;position:absolute;z-index:-1}
span.ceo_active{background:url(/css-img/ceoBytesCatgactive.png) no-repeat;width:240px;height:33px;float:left;margin-left:-15px;position:absolute;z-index:-1}
span.ceo_inactive4{background:url(/css-img/ceoBytesInactive4.gif) no-repeat;width:120px;height:33px;float:left;margin-left:-8px;position:absolute;z-index:-1}
span.ceo_active4{background:url(/css-img/ceoBytesactive4.gif) no-repeat;width:113px;height:36px;float:left;margin:1px 0 0 -28px;position:absolute;z-index:-1;padding-left:30px}

/******** Facebook Register ********/
.facebook-register{background:#eee;padding:10px;font-size:12px}
.fb-field{margin-top:10px}
.fb-field input{float:right;}

.ad1, .ad2, .ad3{float:left}




/******** Feedback Light Box ********/
.fdbk-lft,.fdbk-rt{}
.fdbk-lft{}
.feedback_div{position:relative;z-index:5;width:300px;background-color:#EBEBEB;-webkit-border-radius: 10px;-moz-border-radius: 10px;border-radius: 10px;padding:5px;border:3px solid #707070}
.feedback_head_div{padding:8px 8px 3px 8px}
.feedback_head_div .feedback_head_txt{color:#AA0B0B;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;margin-left:5px}
.feedback_head_div  a.feedback_head_cross{display:block;float:right;margin-right:5px;text-decoration:none;color:#000}
.feedback_form_entries{padding-left:15px}
.feedback_form_entries select{width:186px}
.feedback_entry_title{width:170px;color:#726D60;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;padding:0;margin:0;}
.entry_title_new{color:#726D60;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;padding-top:5px;}
.feedback_form_entries input.feedback_txt_bg{width:260px;height:18px;border:0;}
.feedback_captcha_img{padding:0;margin-right:53px}
.feedback_already_registered{float:right;margin-right:45px;color:#726D60;font-weight:bold;font-size:12px}
.feedback_already_registered .feedback_click_me{color:#C24F43}
.feedback_form_submit{margin-left:80px;float:left;/margin-left:20px;_margin-left:20px}
.feedback_form_submit input{border:1px solid #151515;background-color:#414141;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:11px;-moz-border-radius:5px;width:120px;height:30px;cursor:pointer}
.feedback_show_comments{color:#281111;font-weight:bold}
.feedback_show_comments_txt{width:170px;float:left;color:#726D60;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold}
.feedback_show_comments_drpdwn select{color:#281111;width:182px}
.feedback_div .clear{margin-bottom:5px;}
.feedback_mar_rgt{margin-right:-40px;/margin-right:10px;_margin-right:10px;}
input.txt_bg{display:block;width:190px}
.feedback_txtarea{width:260px;height:80px}
.feed-err-message{font-weight:bold;color:#AA0B0B;font-size:14px;padding-left:12px}

.thanks_box{background:#fff;padding:50px 80px;font-weight:bold;font-size:18px;border:3px solid #707070;color:#707070}
.thanks_box a.head_cross{color:#707070;text-decoration:none;float:right;margin:-50px -65px 0 0}

/******** Tags ********/
.tags_al{padding:5px 0}
.tags_al span{font:12 Verdana; color:#2c2d2d}
a.tags_lnk{font:12 tahoma; color:#008EE8; text-decoration:none;padding-left:5px}
a.tags_lnk:hover{text-decoration:underline}
.cisco_sponsored{position:absolute;z-index:2;font-weight:bold; font-size:10px; font-family:verdana;background:url(/css-img/cisco-sponsored.png) no-repeat;width:170px;height:35px;padding:15px 5px 0px 5px}
.cisco_sponsored span{background:url(/css-img/cisco-sponsored-img-small.png) 0px -2px no-repeat;width:55px;height:30px;float:right}
.cisco_sponsored_2{font-weight:regular; font-size:18px; font-family:verdana;display:block;padding:30px 5px 0px 5px;width:300px;float:right}
.cisco_sponsored_2 span{background:url(/css-img/cisco-sponsored-img-big.png) no-repeat;width:124px;height:64px;float:right;margin:-20px 0 0 0}

.paulwriter_sponsored{position:absolute;z-index:2000;font-weight:bold; font-size:10px; font-family:verdana;background:url(/css-img/cisco-sponsored.png) no-repeat;width:170px;height:35px;padding:15px 5px 0px 5px;margin:-38px 0 0 0}
.paulwriter_sponsored span{background:url(/css-img/paulwriter-sponsored-img-sm.png) 0px 2px no-repeat;width:94px;height:19px;float:right}
.paul_writer{font-weight:normal; font-size:12px; font-family:verdana;display:block;padding:10px 5px 0px 5px;width:260px;float:right}
.paul_writer span{background:url(/css-img/paulwriter-sponsored-img-bi.jpg) no-repeat;width:176px;height:36px;float:right;margin:-8px 0 0 0}

.even{background:#E3EBF1;padding:10px}
.odd{background:#fff;padding:10px}
.white_bg{background:#fff;padding:10px 0}
.blue_bg{background:#E3EBF1;padding:10px 5px;margin:0 -5px}

.mid_content_ad{margin-top:14px}