Connector Mini DVI into DVI

Today I bought a Cinema Display with a Mini DVI connector. Unfortunately I did not realise that my MacPro only got normal DVI. Is there by chance a connector and where can I by it?

Need some clarification...
"Cinema Display with a Mini DVI connector" ?  Should we then assume this is not an Apple Cinema Display you are talking about?  Because the 27" Apple Cinema Display (2010 version) comes with a mini-displayport (male) plug (current version is Thunderbolt).
What video card are you using, or more specifically its video ports?  You say it has a "normal DVI".  Is that all?  Current 5x70 cards in mac pros (you didn't specify which model mac pro) have one DVI and two mini-displayports.
Assuming you truely have a mini dvi monitor and a dvi video port then you must be looking for a adaptor (or adaptors?) which has a female mini DVI socket and a male DVI socket.  Is that correct?  Also what is the max resolution of this monitor because that dictiates the requirement of single link vs. dual link dvi and also possibly powered adaptor(s).

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