Mobile devices get smarter and more connected
PASADENA, Calif.'The Demo Mobile conference this month drew new enterprise applications for devices running the handheld Palm OS from Palm Inc. of Santa Clara, Calif.
Ultrathin server can take one or two Pentium IIIs, other options
The ultrathin IPC-601 e-Server from Advantech Technologies Inc. of San Diego accommodates one or two Pentium III processors on single-board computers.
Beyond.com renames its tool for online software distribution
Online seller Beyond.com of Santa Clara, Calif., has renamed its Electronic Download Manager software Atlas.
MicroStrategy 7 handles workflow by employing open architectures and XML
MicroStrategy Inc.'s latest core business intelligence platform connects new Web data analysis tools to data warehouses.
BLS keeps databases in tune
Like a string quartet, databases must stay in tune if they're going to put on a good performance.
POWER USER
Most people celebrated the new millennium last Jan. 1, but the purists won't start celebrating until 2001. In my view, computer users should push for a big party this New Year's Eve. After all, most of us were working late last year and didn't get a chance to party. It's time, now that the long hangover from the year 2000 remediation effort has faded.
Microsoft prosecutor Klein to leave Justice
SEPT. 19'Assistant attorney general Joel Klein, who brought Microsoft Corp. to trial on antitrust charges, said today he will leave the Justice Department at the end of the month.
North Carolina names new CIO
SEPT. 19—Michael Fenton has been appointed chief technology officer for North Carolina's Office of Information Technology Services. He joined the ITS team in June as the deputy chief technology officer.
Study finds cities' Web sites lacking
SEPT. 19—Major U.S. cities generally are stuck in the first generation of Web-page design, according to the author of a new study of electronic commerce in the 26 largest cities.
PTO's Shaw heads for Smithsonian
SEPT. 18—Dennis R. Shaw, chief information officer at the Patent and Trademark Office, is retiring from federal service this month.
Governments need to strengthen outreach online, study says
SEPT. 18—The digital divide is deepening, not shrinking, according to a new study of federal and state government Web sites.
President nominates new Veterans Affairs CIO
SEPT. 15—President Clinton on Wednesday announced he would nominate Edward F. Meagher as assistant secretary for information technology for the Veterans Affairs Department.
CIO Council sets funding priorities for cybersecurity
SEPT. 14—The Chief Information Officers Council has identified $48.3 million worth of fiscal 2001 budget requests for cybersecurity that the CIOs believe will form "a solid, day-to-day foundation" for agency security efforts.
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Iris authentication is next wave for biometrics
SEPT. 14—Fingerprint recognition technology now underlies most biometric authentication devices, but ocular—not necessarily retinal—recognition is on the rise.
OMB stands firm, alone against governmentwide CIO
SEPT. 13—Office of Management and Budget officials on Tuesday continued a solitary stance against the creation of a governmentwide chief information officer during a House subcommittee hearing on legislation that would establish the post.
Pennsylvania names director of integrated Justice Network
SEPT. 13—Linda Rosenberg recently was appointed director of Pennsylvania's Justice Network, the commonwealth's integrated criminal justice system.
E-Buy to debut next on GSA Advantage
SEPT. 12—The federal procurement revolution continues, at least at the General Services Administration.
House panel to consider governmentwide chief information officer
SEPT. 11'A House subcommittee Tuesday will discuss creating a position to oversee information technology issues across the federal government.
Feds get poor grades for computer security
SEPT. 11—Most federal agencies received barely passing grades today from a House subcommittee for securing the government's 26,000-plus computer systems and the vast amounts of personal data they contain.
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