IGrafx models business systems for process re-engineering
I felt a d'j' vu when I evaluated Micrografx Inc.'s iGrafx Process diagramming and event simulation program.
All eight PC clients had to have identical specifications
The GCN Lab asked PC makers to submit 550-MHz Pentium III clients for this comparison review. Eight minitowers met our specifications:
Minitowers score with maximum power
Towers of power, the eight PC clients tested by the GCN Lab fit into the minitower mold rather than the category of mammoth 4-foot towers in vogue a few years ago.
Stragglers make a dash for the Y2K finish line
With just four months left in the year, the Office of Management and Budget has stepped up monitoring of the relatively few mission-critical systems that are not year 2000-ready.
Notebooks: No longer the PC's ugly stepsister
The notebook computer has never been quite powerful enough to break free of stepchild status in the enterprise.
MacDrive 98 conquers Mac-PC barrier
MacDrive 98 configures PCs to read files on Macintosh disks and even use certain compatible ones, without any network acrobatics.
Horn, GAO plot security agenda
Rep. Steve Horn is weighing the use of grades to evaluate federal computer security efforts'something similar to the year 2000 report cards the California Republican began doling out two years ago.
Curing cancer, one computer model at a time
A lot can happen between a couple of proteins in one-millionth of a second.
Koskinen: Net's Y2K problems will be localized and limited
The core of the Internet'backbones, major access points and root servers'will weather the year 2000 transition without problems, said John A. Koskinen, chairman of the President's Council on the Year 2000 Conversion.
Brian Burns is the new deputy CIO for HHS
The Health and Human Services Department turned to the IRS to fill its vacant deputy assistant secretary for IRM job.
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Vendors note an increase in online sales of the latest portable systems
As the quality and speed of notebook PCs improve and prices drop, portable units are becoming top-sellers on the Unisys Federal Online ordering site, according to Mark Root, director of communications for Unisys Corp.
FTS lauds performance of 26 systems employees
The General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service and GCN recently honored 26 employees for excellence in systems development management and implementation.
BOP organization upgrades management system
Federal Prison Industries plans to complete its $10 million technology modernization by May, installing R/3 System business software from SAP AG of Walldorf, Germany.
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
MetroBook Computer Corp. of Chantilly, Va., has announced the appointment of Wayne Hinson as its chief executive officer.
Senate task force makes mark by backing high-tech measures
The Senate Republican High-Tech Task Force is working to carve out a niche on Capitol Hill.
DOD sets out to keep technical workers
With a worker shortage looming, Defense Department leaders are devising plans to retain their civilian and military technical employees.
Vicom Systems routers help Old Dominion University network get centered
In the heart of Virginia's Tidewater region, Old Dominion University is a state-run institution with a global, if not universal, charter. The school, renowned for its programs in engineering and science, is a research hub for the Navy and NASA, among other agencies. It recently took delivery of a Sun Microsystems Enterprise 10000 supercomputer, which with 32 processors and 32G of memory is it at No. 350 on the list of the world's 500 most powerful computers.
FIBRE CHANNEL
It's an apocryphal saying, often attributed to the great man of hard disk technology, Al Shugart, even if no one can quite recall him saying it: 'The great thing about hard drives is, when people fill them up, they buy bigger ones.''
GSA unveils new telecommuting center in suburban Washington
The General Services Administration last month opened a new Tele-work Center in Woodbridge, Va.
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