Patriots get online names from StubHub, set off privacy battle; Sunoco streamlines help desk operations

Daily News: PM This newsletter is sponsored by Riverbed Find out why WAN Optimization is Right for You Discover how you can realize a three to four month return on investment with WAN optimization tools in this informative Webcast. Learn how all WAN optimization products are not the same and how to find the right box for your organization. To find out more click here. Network World Daily News: PM, 10/19/07 Patriots get online names from StubHub, set off privacy battle The New England Patriots football team has won a court case to get the name of 13,000 people who have bought or sold Pats tickets through the ticket-selling Web site StubHub. The club says it wants to use the names to crack down on what it calls illegal ticket sales. At least one group sees the Patriots victory as a loss of privacy for the fans. Sunoco streamlines help desk operations, PC environment Supporting 7,000 PCs at 130 sites is never easy, but the job becomes a huge headache when it seems like each one is running a different operating system and set of applications. Cisco says it did not 'act inappropriately' in Brazil Cisco says it did not “act inappropriately” after four of its employees were included in the 44 arrests made this week by federal authorities in Brazil as part of a tax-evasion investigation. Discover the Benefits to a Hybrid Storage Plan Download this Special Brief: Going beyond Disk vs. Tape. In it you will learn how these technologies should be used in combination to create the most powerful storage solution for your enterprise. Click Here for More Information Windows update glitch stumps Microsoft sleuths Microsoft is still scratching its head over a mystery that has some users reporting that settings within Windows Vista’s Automatic Updates feature are changing on their own. One of the 'Net's most powerful women lands a new role One of the Internet’s most powerful women has a new job. Leslie Daigle is the first chief Internet technology officer at the Internet Society. Burning NAC questions – Part 2 In second part of our look at important network-access control issues, we take a look at important questions surrounding Cisco, NAC implementation and NAC policies. Review part 1 here. Microsoft shows shaved-down kernel for next Windows OS The core code for Microsoft's Windows OS is undergoing a rewrite to make it slimmer for use in a wide range of future products, including Windows 7, the OS that will succeed Vista. Social networking to taper off in five years Growth in social networking sites such as MySpace, Facebook will taper off; few willing to pay for it, survey shows. Taiwan to sign WiMAX pact with Intel, NEC, others The Taiwan government will sign a memorandum of understanding next week to work on WiMAX technology and product development with multinationals including Intel, NEC, Nortel and German WiMax tester Rohde & Schwarz (R&S). Aruba countersues Symbol over Wi-Fi patent fight Aruba countersued two divisions of Motorola Wednesday, adding a new twist to a wireless LAN patent-infringement case that affects some of the biggest vendors in the business. Scientists come up with self-encrypting document The boffins at Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center) have demonstrated a way to encrypt sections of a document so that sensitive information can be shielded from unauthorized readers.

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