Commerce delays DDI again
The Commerce Department this month again delayed release of its plan to create a paperless environment by 2002.
FastSite publishes in PDF
Lotus' FastSite 3 Web publisher, initially designed for users who manage their own Web site content, has picked up a following among webmasters, Lotus Development Corp. officials said this month.
IRS tests e-mail query app
The IRS this month began testing an e-mail application that would handle taxpayers' questions.
Simulation may be the last image of Lander
Although NASA last week gave up hope of hearing from its Mars Polar Lander, users can still simulate programming the lander's robotic arm and camera movements by downloading free Java software developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.
DOD standardizes on a digital video format
The Defense Department is standardizing on a commercial digital video imaging format to speed development of affordable equipment that will work with DOD systems.
Navy wants to use training to create high-tech career path for its officers
SAN DIEGO'Navy officials want to make information technology a career path toward flag officer positions, not a path that leads toward industry jobs.
AF bases beef up net security
The Air Force is in a significantly better position than it was almost two years ago in information security, thanks to the Combat Information Transportation System program's deployment of firewalls at 117 bases worldwide, the CITS program manager said.
Briefing Book
Playing the field. Navy Department officials want Navy-Marine Corps Intranet bidders to propose non-DISN systems for long-haul communications, along with proposals that would use the Defense Information Systems Network, Rear Adm. Richard Mayo said.
New FlexPoint converters can stretch fiber runs
FlexPoint single-mode to multimode fiber converters from Omnitron Systems Technology Inc. of Irvine, Calif., can juggle several types of fiber connectors and long and short wavelengths. The four models are available in 850-nanometer, 1,300-nm and 1,550-nm fiber sizes.
Smart-card industry leaders tout digital certificates for security applications
Digital certificates are likely to become the dominant U.S. application for smart cards.
Firefighters do digital battle
Fort Hunter Liggett, south of Monterey, Calif., is one of the Army's largest training facilities and provides Army Reserve units with a digital battlefield for training exercises.
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Vendors prepare to offer Win 2000 transition help
Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 2000 operating system is giving rise to a host of vendors of migration services.
In the future, GISes will help the world catch up with geography, ESRI chief says
The future favors geodata as the next big thing, Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc. president Jack Dangermond says.
SPSS scales its data analysis software to the server level
SPSS Inc. of Chicago has designed scalable, server-based versions of its data analysis and mining software that has run for years on agencies' desktop computers.
Thin clients from NCD and HP are due to arrive in 2000
Network Computing Devices Inc. of Mountain View, Calif., a supplier of terminals that run Microsoft Windows and other operating systems, will introduce a terminal called the ThinStor 400 early next year.
Lotus Notes users can go offline and synchronize their work later
Lotus Notes groupware will strengthen its Web ties through Domino Off-Line Services, which will let Notes users take applications offline for later synchronization with their server apps through ActiveX or Netscape Navigator plug-ins.
Express Software Manager 5.0 tracks upgrade needs
For about $30 per seat, WRQ Inc.'s asset manager program can gauge how many enterprise clients need upgrades to run Microsoft Windows 2000 and other new software.
Microsoft advises turning off PCs to avoid rollover viruses
REDMOND, Wash.'Microsoft Corp. officials recommend turning off all noncritical PCs during the year 2000 rollover, but not because of bugs in the company's software.
NetWare 5.1 set for early 2000 release, with Web and security protocols included
Novell Inc. will release NetWare 5.1 early in 2000, perhaps before Microsoft Corp. gets Windows 2000 out the door.
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