People on the Move
Steven Price has been named to head a new Defense Department office that will establish policy for command, control and communications, and provide direction on frequency spectrum.
Calendar
February 26-March 1. CFCA 2002 Winter Conference. Miami. Contact the Communications Fraud Control Association; phone: 602-265-2322.
OF THE PEOPLE
When the conversation turns to cybersecurity, some people almost automatically seem to focus on the complex technology that is required to fend off the hackers, cybercriminals, cyberterrorists and others who would attack governments and companies through their computer networks.
CIOs gird for security risks
IT managers across the federal government are grappling with security problems that were brought to the forefront of their attention by last year's terrorist attacks.
EStudio45 can make fast work of your paper
The high-capacity Toshiba eStudio45 is the fastest multifunction device yet tested in the GCN Lab.
The i.Picasso can paint voice over IP
The i.Picasso 6000 IP phone from Congruency Inc. is not quite a technological work of art. Although it functions over an Internet connection, it requires a dedicated network running several applications to support IP service.
Use WebAvalanche to see how much your net can take
An avalanche, in a network test environment, sometimes finds problems before they cascade all the way downhill.
The week's top stories for Jan. 28 through Feb. 1
<a href=http://gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/17876-1.html>Forman asks 15 percent more for IT in 2003</a><br><a href=http://gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/17874-1.html>Microsoft stops new work to fix bugs</a><br> <a href=http://gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/17849-1.html>Manage existing bandwidth better, panel says</a><br><a href=http://gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/17848-1.html>OPM looks for budget help on e-gov</a><br><a href=http://gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/17847-1.html>OFPP's Styles: Competition will improve management</a><br>
Microsoft stops new work to fix bugs
Microsoft Corp. today announced a month-long moratorium on new coding as part of its Trustworthy Computing Initiative, said Richard Purcell, head of the company's corporate privacy office. 'We are not coding new code as of today for the next month,' Purcell said at a privacy and data security summit in Washington that was sponsored by the Privacy Officers Association.
The 64-bit question
When Intel Corp. introduced the Pentium III Xeon processor'the first of its 32-bit CPU lines designed specifically for enterprise computing'it opened the door for manufacturers of Intel servers to compete with RISC system manufacturers such as Compaq Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc.
INCOMING
Keep in touch. The Naval Space and Warfare Systems Command has awarded a contract to Stratos of Bethesda, Md., to provide global satellite communications in conjunction with the Inmarsat system on Navy ships.
AF center saves space and time with SAN
As data from satellite simulations, software development and various other tasks piled up at the Air Force's Center for Research Support, the complex looked for somewhere to put it all.
Navy creates shipshape IT team
The Navy has selected 300 service members with a background in IT to serve under a new classification assigned to guard Navy networks that support operations and business processes.
FTS 2001 rings true for most federal users
Feds are going the distance for FTS 2001. Almost two-thirds'60 percent'of federal IT managers contacted in a GCN telephone survey said their agencies use the Federal Technology Service's contracts for long-haul telecommunications services.
HP introduces blade servers for 38-slot chassis
Hewlett-Packard Co. has made blades the foundation for an open-standards array of single-card computers. The servers, switches and storage disks all use the CompactPCI bus and can be mixed and matched in a 38-slot chassis.
Candle powers up for WebSphere
Omegamon middleware from Candle Corp. will run in IBM Corp.'s WebSphere environment as well as under Microsoft Windows NT.
Switches squeeze more over fiber
The Matrix E1 series of Gigabit Ethernet and 10-Gigabit Ethernet switches from Enterasys Networks Inc. of Rochester, N.H., serve bandwidth-intensive applications such as videoconferencing, distance learning and enterprise resource planning.
Military to test advanced sensor
The Defense Department is funding development of an advanced battlefield surveillance system for the Army and Marine Corps.
@INFO.POLICY
Last year, the federal courts developed privacy rules for electronic records to keep the lives of persons entangled in bankruptcy and other cases from being exposed through open court records. I am not talking about judicial opinions, but about briefs and other filings that contain the nitty-gritty details.
Dell and Micron heavy up their low-end servers
The dual 1.13-GHz Pentium III PowerEdge 1500 SC server from Dell Computer Corp. costs about the same as a desktop PC'$1,399'but has a fast 1-Gbps data bus and hot-plug drives.
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