Liberty Alliance releases legal, privacy guidelines

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Network World's Standards and Regulations News Alert

Liberty Alliance releases legal, privacy guidelines, 10/11/05

The Liberty Alliance Project, an industry consortium working on
standards for federated identity systems, Tuesday released a set
of guidelines that aims to help organizations deal with some of
the legal and privacy issues that arise from such ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstandardsandre8639>

ISO to review OpenDocument as a standard, 10/11/05

A standards body will soon consider adopting the file format
used by the OpenOffice.org software suite, among others, as an
international standard.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstandardsandre8640>

Bechtel says move to IPv6 is all about business, 10/10/05

Bechtel's Fred Wettling has heard the often-quoted refrain that
U.S. corporations aren't moving to the next version of IP - but
he doesn't buy it.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/101005-bechtel.html?nl>

IETF effort promises fewer net failures, 10/10/05

The IETF has nearly completed a protocol that could address
perhaps the major underlying cause of network breakdowns:
misconfigured equipment.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/101005-ietf.html?nl>

Industry coalition hopes to break 802.11n deadlock, 10/10/05

More than two dozen leading manufacturers of wireless LAN
equipment have formed an industry coalition aimed at breaking a
deadlock in efforts to establish a new, faster Wi-Fi standard.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstandardsandre8641>

802.1AE plan aims to safeguards LANs, 10/10/05

The forthcoming IEEE 802.1AE standard helps prevent disruptions
to Ethernet networks by protecting LAN devices from unauthorized
communication.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstandardsandre8642>

Web services standards are key to SOA, 10/10/05

Web services standards need to mature before SOA can really take
off.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstandardsandre8643>

SOA standards remain a work in progress, 10/10/05

The Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information
Standards has established two technical committees to clarify
industry understanding of SOA approaches, but progress continues
to be slow.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstandardsandre8644>

802.11e WLAN QoS standard approved, 10/10/05

A specification that could improve voice and video on wireless
LANs has received approval from the IEEE, ending a long
standards-setting process but possibly setting the stage for
more work on the problem.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/101005-wlan-qos.html?nl>

Opinion: Internet wiretapping: More questions than answers,
10/10/05

You should expect that a large pod of lawyers will spend lots of
clients' money (including your tax dollars) arguing the details
of FCC's decision and the authority of the commission to decide
what it did in the light of the enabling laws. From my ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstandardsandre8645>

Report: Symantec brings Microsoft complaint to EU, 10/06/05

Security software vendor Symantec has complained to European
Commission anti-trust regulators about Microsoft's entrance into
the security business, setting the stage for a possible
anti-trust case against the Redmond, Wash., software company,
the Dow ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstandardsandre8646>

EU Internet governance proposal raises U.S. objections, 10/06/05

A European Union proposal to create a new governing body for the
Internet has prompted objections from a bipartisan group of U.S.
lawmakers.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstandardsandre8647>

Visa CEO calls for data protection laws, incentives, 10/05/05

Visa USA, the giant credit card company, is exploring ways to
reward businesses that enhance their security practices to
protect against credit card fraud and online scams, the
company's CEO said Wednesday.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/100505-visa.html?nl>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine has serious bug
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstandardsandre8648>
2. Bechtel says move to IPv6 is all about business
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstandardsandre8649>
3. You won't find this book on Oprah's list
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstandardsandre8650>
4. IETF effort promises fewer net failures
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstandardsandre8651>
5. The ABCs of SOA
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlstandardsandre8652>

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