PC encryption software secures as it stores on local hard drives
A PC encryption client from OmniSecure. Com Inc. transparently encrypts data as it is being stored on local hard drives.
Credit card transactions let Transportation sell services online
The Transportation Department is a big organization with a tall order: Provide the public with information and easy-to-use services from its range of agencies, which include the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Research and Special Programs Administration, Maritime Administration and U.S. Coast Guard.
INTERNAUT
Suddenly, instant messaging (IM) isn't just for text anymore.
Turnkey e-commerce software
With apologies to Calvin Coolidge, the business of America these days is e-business. And that goes for government too.
New Intel switches can use Category 5 wiring
Three of Intel Corp.'s new NetStructure Gigabit Ethernet switches can use existing Category 5 copper wiring. The company also has a gigabit uplink module for one of its standalone switches.
New Pentium III chip surpasses 1 GHz
AUG. 1—Intel Corp., beaten to the 1-GHz barrier last year when Advanced Micro Devices Inc. released its latest Athlon chip, has now leapfrogged ahead with a 1.13-GHz Pentium III processor for desktop PCs.
LAB NOTES
Professional snoop. The Transmission Control Protocol and the Internet Protocol power the Internet by making possible the transfer of information between computers.
The county integrates justice systems
What good is the long arm of the law if one arm doesn't know what the other is doing? That's the philosophy behind Maricopa County's Integrated Criminal Justice Information System (ICJIS).
FROM THE EDITOR
Thanks to the laying of fiber-optic cable, driving Washington's streets has become a bone-jarring, wheel-bending and hubcap-popping experience.
CIO OUTLOOK
My experiences have convinced me states need to treat the challenge of improving education with information technology as the complex and costly task it really is.
SGI's IA-32 workstations now run NT or Linux
SGI has introduced three Pentium-powered, graphics-optimized workstations that can run either Microsoft Windows NT or the Linux open-source operating system.
BUY LINES
The joke about Cambridge, Mass., used to be that it's the only city in America with a foreign policy.
10 must-have products for your Palm
No doubt about it, the Palm is popular. At the next conference you attend, look around and see Palm OS device owners beaming each other contact information or taking notes in the Palm Graffiti shorthand.
GIS helps put trash route changes on track
Careful planning, exploiting institutional memory and tuning a geographic information system software package prepared Fairfax County, Va., for a trash route overhaul that officials expect will bring big savings and improve service.
Sundog's software can gather and integrate data from many sources
Universal Update 1.6, from Sundog Technologies Inc. of Salt Lake City, filters information from multiple databases and makes it available to users.
POWER USER
I know from reader mail that many of you work without a net. No, I don't mean you can't get on the Internet, I mean your work site either doesn't have technical support or it's difficult or time-consuming to reach. You're essentially on your own to support your system.
CYBER EYE
Oh, to be a virus author these days. The predicted explosion of wireless networking and mobile Internet access could open up a playground for malicious code creation that makes the wired Internet look like a low-tech sandbox.
Government Web sites must focus more on users and adapt to e-business, one Michigan CIO says
When assessing real estate, experts say the three things that matter most are location, location and location. In information technology support, most technicians would say what matters is the user.
Phaser 850 prints to perfection with solid ink on most media
Each of the eight or so Tektronix Phaser printers I've reviewed over the years has been easier to use than its predecessor.
Tripp Lite's compact, 30-pound Unison UPS can keep your users out of the dark
If you have an uninterruptible power supply and someone asks the old question about where you were when the power went out, your answer might not be, 'In the dark.'
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