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Daily News: PM This newsletter is sponsored by Microsoft Download the Windows Server(r) 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: PM, 09/27/07 News podcast NETWORK WORLD 360 AIM vulnerable to hacking; eBay denies breach; Sophos blocks remote connection tools. (6:03) The top 25 most-read STORIES and BLOGS this week Storage Trends Explained Learn how IT shops can optimize their current storage systems with new tools and practices in this informative Webcast, Storage Trends and Options. Listen to industry experts explain the latest developments and address the hype surrounding future storage platforms. Click here for more information. 1. DEMOfall 07 consumer tech preview 2. IT pay falls short 3. The Salary Calculator: Compare your pay 4. Gartner touts Web 2.0, scoffs at sequel 5. Lawsuit charging GPL violation is first ever 6. Five tips for getting more out of your IT salary 7. A defense against Photoshop funny business 8. Can you spot a phish? Play Carnegie Mellon's game and see 9. Red Hat faces stiff challenges to move beyond its core 10. VMware bugs shine spotlight on virtualization security 11. AT&T wins $1B Treasury Department network deal 12. Cisco rolls out branch office router, LAN switch, security gear 13. Daylight-saving time issue reappears on IT radar 14. Cisco broadens Carrier Ethernet line 15. How open source saved a school district's IT department 16. Apple's options for stopping open source iPhone use 17. 'Panda virus' victim offers perp plum IT job 18. DEMOfall 07 enterprise tech preview 19. Open source impossible to avoid, Gartner says 20. Unauthorized iPhone apps market flourishes 21. TJX credit-monitoring offer no good for 99% of breach sufferers 22. Researchers flash personal aircraft, future jetpack 23. IBM: Symphony downloaded 100,000 times in first week 24. The end of booth-babe culture? 25. Toughest job skills to find

TODAY'S MOST-READ STORIES: 1. 2007 Salary survey: IT pay falls short 2. TJX offer no good for 99% of breach sufferers 3. IBM: Symphony downloaded 100K times 4. Cisco's branch bonanza 5. Can Red Hat move beyond its core technology? 6. A defense against Photoshop fakery 7. Unauthorized iPhone apps market flourishes 8. 'Panda virus' victim offers perp plum IT job 9. Phil the Fish teaches users to spot phish 10. eBay denies breach led to posting of user data MOST-DOWNLOADED PODCAST: Twisted Pair: Death, bombs and backups

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