TJX data criminal gets 5 years; Meet the other Ciscos; Sopranos technology quiz

Daily News: PM This newsletter is sponsored by ComBrio MSP Remote Device Support - a New Approach, a Better Technology Are today's enabling technologies for remote device support meeting managed service providers (MSPs) expectations? Are they adopting new enabling technologies to offer true value-added services? Are MSPs demonstrating their ability to provide a full service outsource solution that extends beyond basic remote monitoring, which includes proactive issue discovery as well as rapid response to poor network performance or outages? This whitepaper will review these questions and more. Network World Daily News: PM, 09/14/07 TJX DATA CRIMINAL GETS FIVE YEARS IN PRISON The leader of an identity theft ring that stole credit card numbers from TJX was fined $600,000 and sentenced to five years in prison. MEET THE OTHER CISCOS Cisco says it wants to become a household name in the consumer market but there are other Ciscos (along with various spellings of the word) already in the public consciousness. Here are some of the world's other Ciscos for your education so you can tell your friends and family that, no, it's not that Cisco but this Cisco that you work with. For your daily dose of news and blogs about the Cisco we know, check out Cisco Subnet. WHAT 'THE SOPRANOS' TAUGHT ME ABOUT TECHNOLOGY HBO’s "The Sopranos" TV show is set to have its last hurrah at this weekend's 2007 Emmy Awards. The show could teach you a lot about technology, from the Web to cookies to hacking. Plus: Take the Sopranos technology quiz 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. YEAR-OLD QUICKTIME BUG GIVES HACKERS NEW DRIVE-BY ATTACK A year-old bug in QuickTime that, when paired with Firefox allows, hackers to hijack PCs and Macs now has Mozilla scrambling for a ... GOOGLE WANTS INTO THE CAR BUSINESS The company that redefined Internet search is putting up $10 million via its philanthropic arm, Google.org, to entice someone with the next great idea to ignite mass commercialization of plug-in cars. VERIZON SUES FCC OVER OPEN-ACCESS AUCTION Verizon Wireless has encountered strong opposition for its request that an appeals court overturn U.S. Federal Communications Commission ... VIRTUALIZATION CAN BE A TOUGH SELL VMware customers at VMworld conference say virtual server technologies have advantages and disadvantages and they share their tips for improving ... 10 IT MANAGEMENT COMPANIES STILL WORTH WATCHING A look back at last year’s 10 network and systems management companies to watch, including Kace, Q1 Labs and Splunk. GROUP RELEASES FREE IPHONE UNLOCK HACK A hacker group released a free, open-source unlock for Apple.'s iPhone late Tuesday, just a day after a commercial company started selling ... 6 WAYS TO A MORE EFFICIENT DATA CENTER Until recently, many organizations didn't have to think about their data center infrastructure more than once a decade. As long as there was enough space to ...

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