Installing Linux on a Mac proves tricky
Apple Macintosh users have refused to conform to the Microsoft Windows majority, so it might be easier for them to move to open-source Linux.
@INFO.POLICY: Robert Gellman
The Securities and Exchange Commission wants to surf the Internet for crooks.
FEDERAL CONTRACT LAW: Joseph J. Petrillo
Congress giveth, and Congress taketh away. In 1996, it passed legislation clearing the way for the Court of Federal Claims to handle bid protest suits. Existing law had hobbled the court's jurisdiction over bid protests, including all cases filed after contract award.
CA tool can help integrate multiplatform data sets
If your agency needs to link dozens or even hundreds of diverse data sets residing on everything from old mainframes to PC servers, consider Jasmine ii.
Mainframe-web middleware
Federal agencies, under mandate from Congress and the Office of Management and Budget to reduce paperwork, need to collect information electronically and publish on the Web.
CLIENT SIDE
The love affair is over. <i>Pause. Reboot.</i> Microsoft Corp. certainly fulfilled many of its promises with the release of Windows 2000.
PATCH PANEL
Early reports on Microsoft Windows 2000 suggest that it is practically bulletproof, capable of running around the clock for weeks without showing users the dreaded blue screen of death.
Q & A: Sean Murphy, Microsoft Federal
Sean Murphy, technical specialist manager for Microsoft Federal, has been on the front lines of Microsoft Corp.'s efforts in launching Windows 2000 in the government market.
The key to successful migration is in the groundwork
Most of the work you'll do in migrating from Microsoft Windows NT to Windows 2000 will take place long before you insert the product's distribution CD-ROM in your computers.
Win 2000 passes Microsoft partner's early tests for stability and scalability
irst, a disclosure. Unisys Corp. is a strong Microsoft Corp. partner and we have successfully integrated Microsoft technology to solve business problems for our customers. With this experience, we have been eager to assess and incorporate Windows 2000 technology into our infrastructure services, enterprise solutions and server technology for electronic business.
Windows 2000: Do all the new features make the case for Win 2000 Server?
The release of Microsoft Windows 2000 occurred in February with promises from Microsoft Corp. that it would be stable, secure, scalable and manageable. How well did the company deliver on those promises?
START
Is it best to start fresh with Microsoft Windows 2000 Server or upgrade from Windows NT 4.0? That's the question GCN put to Microsoft Corp. principal technical specialist Lance Horne and lead product manager Peter Houston in an interview about Win 2000 Server.
NOAA, NASA launch weather satellite
MAY 9—The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA recently launched the latest in a series of weather satellites into orbit.
NetVista drive works in ThinkPad
MAY 8—IBM Corp. today extended its NetVista line of all-in-one thin computers for interoperability with notebook and handheld devices.
Iowa CIO ignites spending dispute
MAY 8—A partisan brawl over information technology spending has broken out following the Iowa legislature's adoption of appropriations legislation that pares back IT programs proposed by Gov. Tom Vilsack (D).
Sun's Bill Joy doubts good things will come in small packages
MAY 8—Bill Joy has drawn a line on what he is willing to contribute to the future of technology.
NeoTrace tracks packets as they travel the Net
Ever have Internet connectivity problems?
Agencies find scorecard use a balancing act
Although the National Partnership for Reinventing Government published its performance measurement guide almost a year ago, agencies have been slow to adopt the balanced-scorecard method of measuring how they are doing.
New NOAA supercomputer boasts a Linux architecture
The Linux open-source operating system powers a new government supercomputer that will help meteorologists forecast the weather more accurately.
FBI, INS plan a match on IDs
The Justice Department over the next five years plans to spend $200 million to integrate the incompatible fingerprint systems of the FBI and the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
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