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Daily News: AM This newsletter is sponsored by Microsoft Download the Windows Server 2008 Beta: Join the global community. The Windows Server(r) 2008 Beta operating system is ready. See how built-in Web technologies make Windows Server 2008 a robust, security-enhanced, and reliable foundation on which you can develop, deliver, and manage rich user applications and experiences. Join the growing global community. Download the beta today. Network World Daily News: AM, 09/18/07 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ISSUE REAPPEARS ON IT RADAR The Daylight Savings Time scramble of last spring may be in need of a cleanup this fall for companies that spent the summer rolling out new servers, desktops and time-sensitive applications. HOW GATEWAY'S TECH SUPPORT TORTURED AN EDITOR Tech editor documents nightmarish tech support from Gateway. BOOZE, BOMBS AND WIRELESS NETWORKING PROVE A GOOD FIT Wireless network proves boon to U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Get Up to Speed on the Latest in WLANs Easily stay on top of the latest developments and issues in WLAN technology, standards, security, telephony, management and more with Network World's latest Executive Guide, "Keeping Up With the Wireless Whirlwind." Click here to download! BARRACUDA ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF NETCONTINUUM Security appliance maker Barracuda buys NetContinuum, looking to bolster Web application protection. MICROSOFT LOSES APPEAL AGAINST EU ANTITRUST RULING Microsoft failed Monday in its bid to overturn a European Commission antitrust ruling against it, when the European Union's second-highest court dismissed the company's appeal and ordered it to pay the bulk of the Commission's legal expenses. MCAFEE LOOKS TO EASE SECURITY MANAGEMENT McAfee ships updated security management console and unveils Security Innovation Alliance program with SDK and APIs to integrate third-party products under ePO. KERBEROS GETS SECOND WIND The Massachusetts Institute of Technology next week is throwing a 20th birthday party for the Kerberos authentication system and the big present is a new consortium devoted to keeping the security system going well into the future. 4 NEW EMC OFFERINGS AIM TO EASE IT SERVICE MANAGEMENT EMC on Monday was to unveil a slew of products that the company says will help enterprise IT managers analyze compliance, IPv6 networks, automate IT processes and generate performance reports. DEFENSES AGAINST DDOS STRENGTHENING: SURVEY While most networks are adept at repelling small distributed denial-of-service attacks, few are prepared for large-scale botnet attacks attacks that employ tens of thousands of zombie hosts, says a new report by Arbor Networks. LIVE CHAT ENTERPRISE MESSAGING DEMYSTIFIED WITH MICHAEL OSTERMAN: 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. EDT, Wed., Sept. 19. Text chat live with this popular newsletter columnist and consultant who will answer your questions on e-mail, enterprise search, instant messaging and unified communications, and anything else you want to ask. BLOGS TODAY AT CISCO SUBNET Meru outperforms Cisco in a Tolly wireless LAN test - the test was commission by Meru. Are we surprised by the results? Following Cisco's launch of an access point based on draft 802.11n, Aruba is preparing to launch its own in November. Brad Reese asks: Are there reliable, cost-efficient alternatives to great Cisco products? Cisco trainer Wendell Odom finishes his series on tips for answering Cisco exam questions with speed. Jamey Heary finds an innovative way to do e-mail encryption. TODAY ON MICROSOFT SUBNET Microsoft forces MSN Messenger users to upgrade to Windows Live Messenger. Microsoft loses EU antitrust appeal; owes $613 million. Tour Bill Gates’ 66,000-square-foot estate. BUZZBLOG: 'TIRE CRUMBS' UNDER FAKE GRASS CAUSE REAL FEARS Researchers say they have more than ample reason to conduct further studies into artificial turf technology that relies on rubber beads from old tires to provide cushioning. It seems the rubber gives off noxious fumes. TODAY ON LAYER 8, WHERE WE KNOW WE'D NEVER INTENTIONALLY JUMP OUT OF AN AIRPLANE, EVEN IF WE HAD WINGS LIKE THIS: This one is straight out of a James Bond movie or Batman script. German researchers this week showed off their Gryphon personal strap-on jet wing that lets the pilot scream through the air at about 135 MPH. The Gryphon features a six-foot wing and handheld rotary controls for the rudder. ENTER TO WIN Free Microsoft training worth $2,500 Enter to win free training from New Horizons Computer Learning Centers and Microsoft Subnet.

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