Online buying's a boom or bust proposition
It sounds so easy. Online procurement systems will save time, money, paper and postage, right? A point, a click and away you go, right? That's the promise of electronic commerce.
Pocket PC does not quite match Palm OS' elegance
What once had been Microsoft Windows CE is now Pocket PC.
COUNTY LINES
Bird's-eye view. Helicopter-borne officers from the Franklin County Police Department in Ohio now can get to the scene of a crime in progress in about two minutes because of an inexpensive software package and some data sharing with the county auditor's office.
Researchers test IPv6 capabilities on Internet 2
Abilene, the Internet 2 research backbone supported by a consortium of American universities, is now using IPv6, the next-generation Internet Protocol.
Company uses XML technology created by DARPA to accelerate wireless Web
AlterEgo Networks Inc. is using technology developed for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to create a wireless Web infrastructure.
GSA's online syllabus grows
Starting this year, the General Services Administration's employees are all going to take their required ethics training online through GSA Online University.
INTERNAUT
Cheap and fast are the bywords when small organizations opt out of maintaining their own Web servers or business applications and turn to low-cost service providers. If needs change, they can abandon their new providers just as fast without forfeiting lots of money or locking themselves into certain platforms.
ENTERPRISE COMPUTING: New Products
The Monitor ZScreen 2000 modulator panel polarizes light to produce stereoscopic views of the images on a computer screen.
Tivoli adds Java console to NetView to boost participation of network operators
Tivoli Systems Inc. has put a Java Web client console in its NetView 6.0 network management software.
Instant Text app aids typists of all abilities
Instant Text software, originally developed for fast typists, also aids workers who type slowly or deal with a lot of standardized text or jargon.
Rackmountable Linux server starts at $999
A $999 rackmountable Linux server from startup ServeLinux USA of Fremont, Calif., will target federal field offices and workgroups.
Teeny Thincom modem puts Visor PDA online for $119
A new 33.6-Kbps modem presents no speed threat to 56-Kbps or broadband devices, but it's only the size of a postage stamp.
GSA site plays to the masses
Where on the Web can you look up the latest product recalls, find facts about college financial aid or work a puzzle to pass the time?
POWER USER
I ran across a problem the other day that you've probably also encountered.
Six-speaker system brings symphonic sound to your office
I could hardly believe it, but the MidiLand S4 7100 multichannel computer speaker system sounds better than my car or home stereos or DVD player. It makes my office seem as acoustically correct as a concert hall.
Yamaha drive does a fast, reliable burn on big files
Yamaha Corp. didn't give its latest internal CD-rewritable and recordable drive a snappy name. How memorable is CRW8424SZ? But Yamaha did build it with great speed and reliability.
This screen's great for text; moving images are another story
Users who do intensive work such as computer-aided design or Web authoring will probably like IBM Corp.'s new flat-screen portrait monitor.
LAB NOTES
Aladdin's lamp. The GCN Lab recently heard about a hand-powered device that recharges the battery of a wireless phone.
DSL: also known as darn speedy link
What does the acronym DSL stand for?
@INFO.POLICY
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