Seeking compliance in a mobile world; The spiraling cost of compliance

Compliance News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Secure Computing Webinar: Securing up network access Learn how token-based, one-time password authentication systems can help enterprises reduce business risk, better comply with regulations, are easy to manage and most importantly keep networks secure. Tune in to this webinar. Network World's Standards and Regulations News Alert, 09/14/07 Seeking compliance in a mobile world , 09/10/07: When Thomas Weisel Partners went public last year, it forced some dramatic changes in how the San Francisco-based investment-banking company approached IT — and in CSO Beth Cannon’s job description. She recently completed an 18-month retooling of the policies and procedures the company follows for everything from managing change to using mobile devices. Looking ahead, she sees a new crop of threats on the horizon that target the mobile devices that many of the firm’s 650 employees use daily. Broadcasters continue fight against wireless 'Net, 09/10/07: The association of television broadcasters launched a campaign on Monday designed to persuade the Federal Communications Commission not to allow portable wireless Internet services in the so-called "white spaces" of TV spectrum. Your voice, your e-mail – what’s the difference?, 09/13/07: We all know that e-mail is discoverable in court proceedings, that regulators can demand e-mail during audits or other inquiries, and that internal requestors – such as HR or in-house legal counsel – will periodically request copies of e-mail for a variety of purposes. In a unified communications system in which voicemail is delivered to an inbox, voice messages are also a message, technically identical to an e-mail in many respects. Network World Buyer's Guides Find the right products for your enterprise - fast. With seven categories - security, storage, convergence and VoIP, network infrastructure, network applications, wireless and LAN/WAN management - you can quickly pinpoint the hardware or software you need. With the side-by-side comparison tool you can evaluate product features and make the best purchase decisions for your enterprise. Click here to go to the Buyer's Guides now. Does 802.11n spell the 'end of Ethernet'?, 09/11/07: The 802.11n wireless LAN standard may finally provide enough throughput to make that RJ45 jack in the wall as outmoded as a gaslight fixture. What do you think? Tips for migrating to high-speed Wi-Fi, 09/12/07: Now that Wi-Fi market share leader Cisco has turned up the volume on 802.11n, enterprises are likely to get more serious about planning for the high-speed wireless LAN. The spiraling cost of compliance, 09/07/07: IT executives and security professionals know that the web of laws, regulations and private-association rules that must be complied with gets wider, more complex and more costly every day. U.S. patent bill still faces obstacles, 09/10/07: Patent overhaul legislation that passed the U.S. House of Representatives Friday still faces significant opposition as it heads to the Senate, opponents said.

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