INTERVIEW: Jack Conroy, WinStar's MAA wizard
Jack Conroy is vice president of programs for WinStar Government Solutions, a subsidiary of WinStar Communications Inc. of New York.
ClientPro Ct gets a microtower chassis with three PCI slots and four drive bays
Micron PC Inc.'s ClientPro Ct does not follow the industry trend of slimming client PCs down toward notebook computer dimensions.
Sun Microsystems releases tool to verify Solaris-ready drivers
Sun Microsystems Inc. has launched a device driver verification program for peripherals connected to Intel platforms running the Solaris operating system.
CA's Neugents will help detect fraud, track trends
Neural network agents known as Neugents ii will help federal agencies detect fraud as well as better manage recruitment, logistics and spending, predicted Otto Guenther, a retired Army lieutenant general who now heads Computer Associates International Inc.'s federal systems group.
Lab's online survey nets double the average response rate
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory got a higher than expected response rate'54 percent'on a recent employee survey via the Web.
Mirrored nodes protect data
At the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage, the largest such center of the Indian Health Service, technical managers recently set out to ensure reliable access to the applications and data that thousands of users rely on daily.
POWER USER
Ever wonder whether other government organizations are spending less but getting more out of Web technology than your office does?
Air Force service units begin tactical DMS deployment
Although they are delivering only 10 units each month, Air Force officials are conducting a fast-track tactical deployment of the Defense Message System.
NRL blends real-time video sources on SGI acquisition and exploitation supercomputer
The Naval Research Laboratory helped develop software for a $75,000 Unix-based supercomputer to process full-motion, real-time video from different intelligence sources.
BRIEFING BOOK
<b>Claim settled.</b> Five years after vendors admitted to overcharging the Defense Department for labor costs on a networking equipment contract, the parent company agreed to pay the government $4.5 million to settle claims.
Security device reconstructs network traffic
Software developer eEye Digital Security, a division of eCompany LLC of Corona del Mar, Calif., is looking for beta testers for new sniffer software designed to secure networks from internal as well as external threats.
Industry initiates Web site privacy policy adoption
A handful of companies have begun testing products that incorporate the Platform for Privacy Preferences Project (P3P) standard developed by the World Wide Web Consortium.
Navy calls on voice over IP
When Dyncorp of Reston, Va., took over communications for the Navy's Southern California offshore target range (SCORE), one of the requirements was adequate telephone service for San Clemente Island, the range's primary real estate.
INTERNAUT
Digital government means more than posting information on the Internet or exchanging data in electronic format. True digital government means making a commitment to change the way agencies interact with the public.
Spectrum 9Glrs shows crisp images at a good price
It's rare to find a monitor with convenient controls.
Adaptable Mimio maxes out presentation value
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.
Handy 2G Jaz is realistic size for today's PC storage tasks
Although the long-lived floppy disk is on its way out, there are still ways to move files from computer to computer via sneakernet.
LAB NOTES
<b>Data inspector.</b> To eleminate tedious searching through thousands of files for lost data, the $100 PC Data-Finder search engine from SilverLakeTech.com of Bloomington, N.J., hunts down items on a hard drive that Microsoft Windows Explorer and other file finders can't see.
The BeOS office suite lacks maturity and sophistication
BeOS 5 has potential as a powerful alternative to the leading desktop operating systems, but what it really needs is an alternative to the leading office suites.
FSS commissioner's next stop is Star Mountain
Federal Supply Service commissioner Frank P. Pugliese Jr., who will retire this month after 28 years with the General Services Administration, will take over Sept. 5 as president and chief executive officer of Star Mountain of Alexandria, Va., a unit of Provant Inc. of Boston.
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