Sun Microsystems offers free release of StarOffice open-source, thin-client suite
Sun Microsystems Inc. is giving away StarOffice 5.1, which incorporates many of the functions of Microsoft Office and other leading PC productivity suites.
SSG strategy calls for specialized buys
MONTGOMERY, Ala.'The days of one-stop shopping, at least at the Air Force's Standard Systems Group, are coming to an end.
Ericsson mobile phones serve as browsers and radios
A phone-radio from Ericsson Mobile Phones of Miami will start ringing early next year in the Chicago area, and later in Seattle and Washington.
Ohio police chief trumpets need for Y2K contingency plans
For police departments, the year 2000 scare has unveiled an underlying problem: a lack of backup plans if communications systems fail'for any reason.
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
'CPU Tech of Pleasanton, Calif., has appointed Gail A. Walters, former executive vice president, to the newly created post of chief operating officer. Walters' tasks include developing new product lines and expanding the company's customer base in the high-end embedded systems marketplace.
Council pushes customer service, simplicity for e-commerce systems
Government agencies should focus on simplicity and customer service as electronic commerce evolves, panelists at a recent Industry Advisory Council forum agreed.
Procurement experts tout performance-based pacts
Agencies have been freed from restrictive procurement regulations, and now they have the opportunity to use performance-based contracts to focus on and improve results, procurement experts said recently.
Defense begins restrictions on NIPRnet access
The Defense Department has directed all DOD agencies to prepare plans by Sept. 30 for terminating unofficial access points to the Non-Classified IP Router Network.
Servers bulk up eight ways with Intel's Profusion chip set
The arrival of Intel Corp.'s long-delayed Profusion chip set has sparked a profusion of eight-way symmetrical multiprocessing servers based on the 32-bit, 550-MHz Intel Pentium III Xeon chip.
Pentagon speeds work on missile defense system
The second successful interception of a simulated enemy missile last month by the Army's Theater High Altitude Area Defense system has prompted the Defense Department to put THAAD on the fast track.
VA, HUD, Navy shore up security with BPAs
The Veterans Affairs and the Housing and Urban Development departments as well as the Navy's Military Sealift Command have awarded information security task orders under the General Services Administration's Safeguard program.
Will year 2000 fixes face a 'nines' test Thursday?
Government officials will be watching systems closely on Thursday for the so-called nines problem that some programmers have suggested will give year 2000 fixes their first true test.
FIPS security nod is coming for Windows NT
MONTGOMERY, Ala.'Microsoft Corp. president Steve Ballmer said that Windows NT 4.0 will receive security certification under Federal Information Processing Standard 140-1 by the end of next month.
DOD tweaks plan for a new systems board
To establish common network standards and increase systems integration, Defense Department officials are putting the final touches on a plan to create a powerful systems board with DOD-wide authority.
Fibre Channel connections gain popularity for speed and flexibility
The fast and flexible Fibre Channel interface is gaining momentum among users who want speedier, more fluid connections to more devices than SCSI can provide.
SCALABLE ENTERPRISE RAID
Since the early days of computing, information systems managers have faced the double-edged challenge of providing fast access to mission-critical data while protecting it from loss or corruption. The challenge persists, even as high-profile technologies such as storage area networks and network-attached storage come on the scene.
Flat-panel monitor use
Flat-panel monitors have yet to make a dent in the federal marketplace, but there is clearly some movement toward wider use.
Speech recognition has an edge on IVR
Stephen D. Smith took over in June as president and chief executive officer of Microlog Corp. The Germantown, Md., company had been foundering in a sea of red ink even though demand for its call center systems was rising in the government, its primary customer.
Evaluations find Corps' systems good to go for Jan. 1
The Marine Corps has done nine operational evaluations for year 2000 readiness and has found no problems that would lead to computer systems failures, said the service's deputy chief information officer.
DOD sees registry as EC aid
With 1,000 new vendors signing up each week in the Defense Department's mandatory contractor database, a Joint Electronic Commerce Program Office official announced that more than 162,000 vendors have registered and possible governmentwide use is down the road.
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