Sharp TM-20 can retrieve e-mail without all the wireless hassles
The Sharp TM-20 e-mail device keeps you connected via standard telephone lines while you travel. The 6- by 3-inch unit receives and sends e-mail without a phone cable, getting around the current wireless pitfalls of low bandwidth and poor signal quality.
Smart road system shows Virginia drivers the way
Drivers in southeastern Virginia are using a new information system to help them plan their routes. The Advanced Traveler Information System links motorists to travel reports via the Internet, kiosks, highway advisory telephones, cable television, commercial vehicle networks, pagers and personal digital assistants.
Adaptable Mimio maxes out presentation value and ease of use
The Mimio presentation system is one of a new generation of products designed to turn an ordinary whiteboard into an electronic sharing tool. I've looked at similar products, but the Mimio is built more solidly.
Entercept shields Microsoft IIS from attacks
Entercept 2.0 intrusion protection software from ClickNet Security Technologies Corp. of San Jose, Calif., runs under additional Web server operating systems and now protects Microsoft Internet Information Server.
3-speaker system gives you clean, strong sound for $100
Yamaha's advanced YSTMS50 multimedia speakers deliver high-quality, high-volume sound at a decent price'$100. But they definitely need a new moniker.
POWER USER
Microsoft Windows and its applications spawn temporary (.tmp) files at a prodigious rate.
State, federal officials share air quality data in tracking wildfires
Where there's fire, there's smoke. And where there's smoke, there's the likelihood of serious health problems.
Establishing a wireless office mixes rewards with challenges
Being an early adopter of information technology often has its advantages. It almost always has its challenges.
Compaq rolls out new terabyte-scale storage devices in both the NAS and SAN architectures
Network-attached storage devices might sound a lot like storage area networks, but 'a lot of vendors are very religious about NAS and SAN,' said Mary T. McDowell, vice president and general manager of Compaq Computer Corp.'s industry-standard server group.
School bus pager tells kids to get going
There is a mountain blocking DeKalb County School District's latest school safety project'an 825-foot high, dome-shaped mass of exposed granite, to be exact.
THE 50 STATES
ALABAMA - A TAXING EXPERIENCE. The state has joined with NationTax Online of Birmingham to provide an online tax filing and payment system for businesses.
CIOs want to end standoff over security funding
OCT. 3—Federal chief information officers say Congress is putting computer security at risk with its seeming refusal to fund security measures until cybersecurity practices within government improve.
CIO Council releases strategic plan
OCT 3—Better online services, tighter security and a skilled information technology workforce are among the goals set forth in the Chief Information Officers Council's strategic plan for 2001. The council unveiled the plan Monday during the Executive Leadership Conference 2000 in Richmond, Va.
CIO Council issues guide for capital planning
OCT. 3—The Federal CIO Council has issued a guide to help chief information officers tackle problems that crop up during capital planning for their systems.
LAB NOTES
Computer hash. It has nothing to do with illegal drugs but a lot to do with security and digital signatures'hashing protects electronically transmitted messages against tampering.
BUY LINES
When it comes to conflicts in contracting, you'll find as many intra-governmental issues as government-vendor ones. In this column, I want to address both: striking an appropriate balance between the government's needs and the reasonable expectations of vendors, and reaching a balance between the expectations of government users and those of the contract shop for uniformity.
CIO OUTLOOK
Electronic government is all the rage these days. State portals are popping up for citizens, businesses and state employees. Many states are committed to providing transactions online. So as Internet-enabled government arrives, what about that portion of the public on the wrong side of the digital divide?
Northwest IT savvy molds Seattle's priorities
When Marty Chakoian, Seattle's chief technology officer, packed up his van in 1970 and took a road trip from Chicago to Seattle, he didn't know his journey would lead him to a 28-year career in public service. The Chicago native had studied science and engineering at Purdue University for three years and later received a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois. But it was Chakoian's graduate work in English at the University of Washington that led him down the technology highway.
FROM THE EDITOR
Vendors. You can't live without them, but sometimes it's hard to live with them.
Gigahertz chips give PCs super power
Faster than Fast Ethernet. More powerful than a Pentium III. Able to leap a minitower in a single bound. TeamGiga stands for truth, justice and systems administrators who want superfast processors and high-bandwidth communications.
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