Connecting 08 MacBook Pro to new 27" Cinema Display

I have a MacBook Pro purchased in 2008 and am trying to connect it to a new 2011 27" Flat Panel Cinema Display.  The DVI port from the display will not fit into the DVI port in my laptop.  Any ideas why?  Both Apple and our IT people have given us several things to try and nothing has worked so far. Please help!

These are the ports on the left side:
These are the ports on the right side:
And these are the different DVI ports. The top is the one that actually fits into my MacBook Pro (it's connected to an old display). The bottom is a cable we bought that we thought would help convert the mini DVI to DVI but it doesn't fit into my DVI port on the computer.

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