NetIQ's AppManager Suite 3.0 monitors NT clients
In an ideal world, server hardware and applications run continuously and perfectly from the moment they're set up. In the real world, especially where Microsoft Windows NT is concerned, servers crash and services and applications stop responding for any number of reasons.
NEC's big monitor shows a pretty picture at any angle
The XtraView LCD monitor series from NEC Technologies Inc. boasts jumbo size and a 160-degree viewing angle. I tested the MultiSync LCD 1810, which has an 18.1-inch diagonal measurement.
Lab Notes
Y2K on CD-ROM. Microsoft Corp. has compiled all its fixes and information about year 2000 readiness of its software products for Windows 9x and Windows NT 4.0 in the free Year 2000 Resource CD, available by calling 888-673-8925. You don't even have to pay shipping and handling.
Rein in projects with the right software
Choosing project management software is a project in itself. Managers who prefer to diagram every step will choose differently from those who focus more on the tasks to assign to different workers.
Her contracts help keep the fleet afloat
As head of the Navy Information Technology Umbrella Program at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command in San Diego, Nikki G. Isfahani oversees 49 servicewide contracts worth more than $5 billion.
PACKET RAT
The Rat was not on the edge of his seat watching last month's TNT movie, 'The Pirates of Silicon Valley,' billed as a gripping account of the marathon struggle between Steve Jobs and Bill Gates for techno-dominance in the 1980s.
The State Department makes the grade
Fernando Burbano acknowledges that he too had doubts about whether he could turn around the State Department's year 2000 program.
Web attacks continue'this time, pranksters prey on Army's site
In the first successful attack on the Army's main Web site, hackers on Sunday, June 27, replaced the default page. The fraudulent page was up for at least 13 hours before officials restored the correct version.
Feds make security recommendations to Hill
Name a government systems security czar, change agencies' attitudes toward security and make the most of technical safeguards were among recommendations federal systems executives offered recently as ways to combat cyberattacks.
Government finds itself facing
After working to protect themselves from a rash of recent Web attacks and the wide-ranging Melissa virus, agencies had to batten down the hatches yet again against the malicious Worm.ExploreZip virus.
Justice official says agencies spend way too little on systems security
DALLAS'The government must spend more money on security if it expects to protect its critical infrastructures, a senior Justice Department official said recently.
After Melissa, DOD was ready for the worm
Several Defense Department officials recently declared victory in their battle against the latest malicious computer virus, with two reporting they relied on the DOD-wide antivirus software license program for updated patches.
Industry groups object to sources cited for Air Force BPA decision
Two industry groups are pushing the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to set rules for agencies that use past performance as a criterion in contract selection.
CA exec predicts next step for IT: from a useful tool to a way of life
DENVER'Information technology is ready to move beyond streamlining back-office processes and toward making a real difference in people's lives, said Charles Wang, Computer Associates Inc. president and chief executive officer.
Intranets link far-flung offices, hike productivity
Federal agencies are developing powerful intranet applications to improve internal communications and training, and launch customer service initiatives.
By fall, EPA will consolidate its systems operations, give CIO more power
As the Environmental Protection Agency overhauls its systems management structure and gives the chief information officer agencywide clout under a recently approved reorganization plan, management must convince staff of the importance of controlling data accuracy and dissemination.
PC makers winnow down the size of desktop units
The word desktop used to mean the flat surface on a desk for pencils, pads and coffee cups. The newest crop of thin PCs promises to reclaim some of the desktop real estate given up to big CPUs and even bigger monitors.
IT officials advise caution on seat management
Two early adopters of federal seat management programs at the eGov '99 conference in Washington last week advised agencies to take a wait-and-see approach.
Commerce makes plan to outsource PC work
The Commerce Department has jumped on the seat management bandwagon.
GCN broadens coverage, merges sections
Beginning with this issue, GCN consolidates two long-standing sections'Desktop Computing and Enterprise Computing'into one Enterprise Computing section.
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