Tatung makes a four-way server in rackmount, tower configurations
The COMPstation U4MP Model 4450 server from Tatung Science and Technology Inc. can have up to four 450-MHz Sun Microsystems UltraSparc II processors and 4G of memory.
Linux boosters tout strengths of open development
Four Linux advocates predict that use of the open-source operating system will skyrocket, not only because of its low cost but also for its open-source flexibility.
Toshiba's Portege notebook comes with 6G hard drive, SpeedStep
The 3.4-pound, $2,499 Portege 3440CT midrange notebook PC from Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. now has a 500-MHz mobile Pentium III SpeedStep processor.
CYBER EYE
The numbers are in, and you might already have seen them in slide presentations, flip charts and white papers. According to the fifth annual Computer Security Institute and FBI survey on computer crime, a record number of organizations experienced system intrusions in the last year. They reported a whopping $265.6 million in losses, more than double last year's survey total.
IBM strips PCs down by pounds
As notebook and desktop PCs become closer in size and functionality, IBM Corp. has designed a 1-pound wearable system no larger than a paperback book.
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 will support up to 32 processors and 64G of RAM
Microsoft Corp. has released a second public beta version of its SQL Server 2000 relational database management system.
Army system tracks war gear
An Army Materiel Command system of central and remote databases keeps track of combat gear stockpiled on three continents.
POWER USER
A personal digital assistant in the hand is worth more than a notebook in the desk drawer.
THE BELTWAY AND BEYOND: Stephen M. Ryan
The federal government and information technology companies have always been inextricably linked. Yet until a few years ago, only a small number of IT companies chose to have a presence on the Washington lobbying scene. That's because their links were at the systems and procurement levels, not the political level. High technology didn't really register on the political radar.
THE VIEW FROM INSIDE: Walter R. Houser
Aug. 7 may be the last day for many federal Web sites to exist'at least as they're configured now. That's the date after which people with disabilities can sue federal agencies for failing to provide accessible Web sites.
Letters to the Editor
The discussion of Easter eggs and other unpleasant surprises in proprietary software is an interesting one [<a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol19_no6/com/1523-1.html"><i>GCN</i>, March 20, Page 42</a>].
GSA will create ACES Certificate Bank
MAY 16—The General Services Administration has awarded a digital certificate task order that will let it subsidize initial digital certificate efforts. By helping agencies pay for their initial digital signature projects, GSA hopes to jump-start the development of a federal public-key infrastructure.
House rebukes Navy over intranet buy
MAY 16'House lawmakers last week renewed their efforts to force the Navy to slow the $10 billion Navy-Marine Corps Intranet procurement, just as the service is moving into the final selection phase.
House rebukes Navy over intranet buy
MAY 16'House lawmakers last week renewed their efforts to force the Navy to slow the $10 billion Navy-Marine Corps Intranet procurement, just as the service is moving into the final selection phase.
House rebukes Navy over intranet buy
MAY 16'House lawmakers last week renewed their efforts to force the Navy to slow the $10 billion Navy-Marine Corps Intranet procurement, just as the service is moving into the final selection phase.
House rebukes Navy over intranet buy
MAY 16'House lawmakers last week renewed their efforts to force the Navy to slow the $10 billion Navy-Marine Corps Intranet procurement, just as the service is moving into the final selection phase.
House rebukes Navy over intranet buy
MAY 16—House lawmakers last week renewed their efforts to force the Navy to slow the $10 billion Navy-Marine Corps Intranet procurement, just as the service is moving into the final selection phase.
Some Los Alamos employees return to work
May 15—Managers are touring Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico today to determine when employees can return to work in the wake of wildfires that have threatened the birthplace of the atomic bomb.
Gateway Solo slims down to half its former weight
MAY 15—The ranks of ultraportable notebook computers swelled today with Gateway Inc.'s first introduction of an ultralight: the $2,199 Solo 3300, which weighs less than half as much as the company's other Solo units.
Security glitches plague State Department, IG testifies
MAY 15—The recent disappearance of a notebook computer containing sensitive information is just one of several security gaffs at the State Department, an official told the House International Relations Committee.
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