Talk to Me
The idea of speech recognition conjures up the romantic notion of commanding a computer a la 'Star Trek' or the 'you talk, it types' image of early advertising for the software.
Consortium tests products to ensure interoperability
The Open GIS Consortium is composed of vendors and users with an interest in assuring the interoperability of proprietary GIS programs. It has designed a program to test whether cooperating GIS vendors' products conform to its OpenGIS Implementation Specifications, with a view toward ultimately testing for interoperability among conformant products.
Going Geo
When the National Cancer Institute wanted help assessing the relationship between environmental factors and breast cancer for the Long Island Breast Cancer Study Project, it asked AverStar Inc. of Burlington, Mass., to develop a prototype geographic information system to initiate the study.
New technology makes VR a less weighty experience
The size and weight of head-mounted displays are a tough challenge for manufacturers that want to bring them to high-volume commercial applications, but new technologies are changing the conventional perception of the devices as bulky headgear.
Y2K center director laments what might have been
JUNE 20—The government missed an opportunity when it decided to close the year 2000 Information Coordination Center, its director said.
It's all in your head
A decade ago, experts said that virtual reality systems were just around the corner from fulfilling their promise. Many people believed the ability of these products to create lifelike simulations would have a dramatic impact on everyday life by providing interchangeable real and virtual worlds. Clearly, they thought, this emerging technology would bring major breakthroughs in training, education, entertainment and a host of other fields.
Experts warn about Life Stages e-mail virus
JUNE 20—Another e-mail virus, this one spreading through an attachment with a file extension invisible to many users, is making the rounds.
1-watt mobile processor clocks 600 MHz
JUNE 19—Intel Corp. today showed off three ultralight portable PCs powered by its new, 600-MHz mobile Pentium III processor that runs at 1.1 volts and draws less than a watt in battery-saving mode.
Holden leaves IRS e-tax post
JUNE 19—Stephen H. Holden, IRS Electronic Tax Administration modernization program executive, will leave the agency in August to serve as an assistant professor at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County information systems department beginning with the 2000 fall semester.
GSA awards Millennia Lite IT support services contracts
JUNE 19—The General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service has awarded 10 contracts for information technology support services under its Millennia Lite indefinite-quantity contracts.
Commerce's systems-savvy Daley will take over Gore campaign
JUNE 19—Vice President Gore last week tapped Commerce Secretary William M. Daley to take over as his presidential campaign chairman, in part based on Daley's work on electronic-government initiatives at the department.
Disk drives found, but Los Alamos questions linger
JUNE 17'Investigators have located two hard disk drives missing since May 7 from the Energy Department's Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Senate passes digital signature bill
JUNE 16—The Senate today unanimously passed a bill that would give digital signatures the statutory weight of their handwritten counterparts.
Energy officials face the Hill grill again on security
The Energy Department last week boosted its chief information officer's authority in the wake of another negative report about systems security'this time at department headquarters.
This printer can churn out lush images at poky pace
Photo-quality digital color printers used to be cranky beasts that demanded filtered water and constant tending. Users put up with them because even a top-end laser, ink-jet or solid-wax printer could not come close to rivaling a photo printer's almost continuous tone.
Treasury goes for ERP
The Treasury Department over the next three and a half years will roll out a $100 million personnel and payroll enterprise resource planning system.
GSA kicks off effort for intrusion detection service
The General Services Administration figures that commercial intrusion detection tools might be vigorous enough for use in a governmentwide program.
PROFESSIONAL CALENDAR
Storage Area Networks. Seminar. Washington. Contact the Digital Government Institute.
DOD brass promise to bring logistics to the Web
The Defense Department will do whatever it takes to meet the Joint Chiefs of Staff's recommendations that it make expansive use of the Web for logistics support.
PACKET RAT
While Judge Jackson released the guillotine on Microsoft Corp., the Rat was soaking up caffeine with 35,000 Java-heads at the JavaOne conference in San Francisco.
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