CYBER EYE
Way too many users fell for the ILOVE-YOU e-mail attachment. Many of us'myself included'knew better but clicked anyway. The result was that the virulent worm spread with record speed through millions of computers on three continents.
SigmaPlot 2000 graphing software gears up for output on the Web
SigmaPlot 2000 graphing software from SPSS Inc. of Chicago has new graph types and an electrophysiology add-on module for biomedical data. The module reads large data sets directly into SigmaPlot without extra data acquisition software.
Mobile users can connect with IBM modem kit
Sometimes the lowest-cost choice works just fine. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the portable data communications market.
Relay services open comm channels for deaf users
Before the Americans with Disabilities Act became law in 1990, most deaf people in the United States grew up not knowing how to use a telephone.
Intel's LANDesk suite can handle Win 2000 and Linux networking
Intel Corp. has updated its LANDesk Management Suite to handle networking under Linux and Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional.
POWER USER
Microsoft Word 2000 has handy formatting tools that you can apply selectively.
Cross-tabulation software puts on a Web face
QQQ Software Inc. of Arlington, Va., has updated its venerable cross-tabulation software for 32-bit Microsoft Windows and the Web.
FTS 2001 contractors drop plans to merge
JUNE 27—FTS 2001 contractors WorldCom Inc. and Sprint Corp. withdrew their merger plans today after the Justice Department filed suit to block the $129 million deal.
FirstGov.gov could spur interagency efforts
JUNE 27—The newly announced federal portal, FirstGov.gov, could push agencies toward intergovernmental relationships to meet public demand for better integration of services, officials said this morning at the Federation of Government Information Processing Council's Management of Change conference in Atlanta.
Tennessee puts technology on every plate
Bradley Dugger, chief of Tennessee's Office of Information Resources, has been in charge of the state's information technology for 14 years, mind-boggling longevity in the volatile world of government IT.
Internet Explorer reigns on the Mac and PC for speed, stability, price and clutter-free interface
New Web browsers are sprouting like dandelions in spring, and the GCN Lab has dug up several good performers, a couple of promising newcomers and a disappointing once-favorite.
BUY LINES
Bid protests are universally reviled for their costs in time and money. Recently, the Supreme Court of Virginia issued a decision proving just how expensive it can get, at least for disappointed bidders.
LAB NOTES
Registration, please. Want to know more about a particular domain name or find out information about a company if you have only a uniform resource locator?
FROM THE EDITOR
Can Washington learn anything from Tallahassee?
From mountains to Memphis, ATM network delivers
In 1996, Tennessee had three data networks: one for the Board of Regents, one for the University of Tennessee and one for the state government. That year the state set up a task force of more than 200 citizens to look into the feasibility of consolidating the three networks into one. The task force's conclusion? A resounding yes.
CIO OUTLOOK
This will be my last article in GCN/State & Local. I will be leaving Georgia state government to work in the private sector.
Monitor will account for almost half of PC system price, executive says
JUNE 26—Although PC prices have been declining for years, monitor prices have not followed the downward trend as rapidly. By 2003, as users continue to step up the size and quality of their displays, a monitor will account for as much as 40 percent of a system's total cost, said Al Giazzon, vice president of marketing for NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America Inc.
GSA Web site adopts group buying
JUNE 26—The Federal Technology Service is betting that two or more buyers can purchase computers and peripherals more cheaply than one.
Clinton calls for quick work on government portal
JUNE 26—President Clinton this weekend announced the creation of a government Web portal that will serve as a central home page for all federal agencies.
OMB to agencies: Get your hands out of the Web cookie jar
JUNE 23—Agencies must immediately review their Web site privacy policies, the Office of Management and Budget ordered this week.
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