READER SURVEY: LAN plans and strategies
Video, Web applications, database development and other new software are driving LAN plans and strategies for many federal systems managers and network administrators, the latest GCN Reader Survey found.
Keep this index of 1999 product reviews handy
Products reviewed in GCN in 1999 appear alphabetically by manufacturer.
Xerox printer's speed does not make up for its faults
In a market loaded with affordable, top-quality laser printers, the Xerox DocuPrint P8ex falls flat on its print head.
LAB NOTES
Freebie at free.be.com. A free, limited edition of BeOS 5, the multimedia-oriented desktop operating system from Be Inc. of Menlo Park, Calif., will be downloadable by March 31 from the company's Web site.
Dell's Latitude CS fits somewhere between a notebook and a subnotebook
Think of the Latitude CS as a bridge between Dell Computer Corp.'s full-featured Latitude CPx and the newly introduced Latitude LS subnotebook.
Here's how the lab tested the three 500 MHz-Pentium III notebook PCs
The GCN Lab requested notebook submissions that met these specifications: 500-MHz Pentium III processor, 128M of RAM, a 13.3- or 14.1-inch active-matrix display, an 8G to 12G hard drive, a dual-spindle design with CD-ROM or DVD drive, a maximum weight of 7 pounds and preinstalled Microsoft Windows 98.
Trio of new notebook PCs travel light
Desktop processors this year will hit a super-high note at the 1-GHz clock rate, but mobile-processor speeds won't lag far behind.
@INFO.POLICY
Perhaps the longest-running privacy policy debate in Washington is over health records
FEDERAL CONTRACT LAW
Now that the General Services Administration's Federal Supply Schedule is a multibillion-dollar program, the rules for using it are more important than ever, one would think. Finding details of the rules, however, involves not just knowledge of the regulations, but also of case law.
ANOTHER VIEW
W. Wayt Gibbs, writing back in 1994 for Scientific American, delivered a landmark article on software development, 'Software's Chronic Crisis.' The article summary stated that 'despite 50 years of progress, the software industry remains years'perhaps decades'short of mature engineering discipline needed to meet the demands of an information age.'
EDITORIAL
Ten days remain until the official release of Microsoft Windows 2000.
Interview: Eugene C. Bounds, Robbins-Gioia's process master
As Robbins-Gioia Inc.'s executive vice president for operations, Eugene C. Bounds oversees nearly 400 consultants who assist federal agencies and private-sector customers in project management.
PROFESSIONAL CALENDAR
10 The State of E-DocumentsSeminar. Arlington, Va. Contact the National Capitol Chapter of the Association for Information and Image Management
Defense pilot will pave way for departmentwide PKI use
To see if a commercial certificate authority can meet its high-assurance requirements, the Defense Department has chosen General Dynamics Communications Systems to conduct a one-year public-key encryption pilot.
Desktop PCs and notebooks meet in the middle
Desktop and notebook computers this month draw even closer together in size and function.
This little projector may be portable, but it's not so handy
Lighter than most notebook PCs and able to cast images on conference room walls, the Compaq MP1600 aims to be the Superman of ultraportable multimedia projectors. In reality, it's more like Mighty Mouse'compact, but not quite as robust as its larger brethren.
Pentagon sets DMS deadline
Defense Department organizations now have until Sept. 30 to move users to the Defense Message System, the Joint Chiefs of Staff decided last month.
Clinton seeks $2.03 billion for IT security next year
Moving quickly on the momentum of the government's successful year 2000 efforts, the Clinton administration this month issued its long-awaited plan for protecting government systems from cyberattacks.
Corel files a lawsuit against Labor contract awarded to Microsoft
Corel Corp. has asked a federal court to bar the Labor Department from deploying Microsoft Corp. software and has accused Labor of inappropriately awarding Microsoft an $8 million sole-source contract.
Protest over Army contract award fails to materialize
Despite some grumbling by vendors, the deadline for protests of a recent Army contract award to privatize two software centers came and went this month without any filings.
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