Acer projector puts lasers into classroom, meeting room
The K520's hybrid laser-LED technology delivers rich, bright images, and quadruples the lifespan of a typical bulb.
Digital mapping reaches the Last Frontier
USGS and Alaska spearhead an effort to digitally remap topographical features of the state to benefit transportation planning, climate change science and emergency response.
Will Samsung's tablet strike the right note with government users?
The Galaxy Note 8.0 does everything you need a tablet to do, with enhanced security features that should appeal to government users.
Air Force, Army plan to share network and security systems
The Air Force is looking to piggyback on an Army IT modernization plan that speeds up its networks while potentially saving billions.
Support for XP will extend past April 2014 -- for a price
Agencies that haven't moved completely off of Windows XP by the April 2014 deadline could still get some patches, but it will cost them. Is doing nothing an option?
Go team: College coursework takes to mobile apps
Universities are teaching students on their own terms, conducting coursework with the help of mobile applications.
How does your agency's website rate?
The performance index of 40 government websites from Keynote Systems shows a range of more than four seconds in the response time of the fastest and slowest, which is not too bad, says Keynote Systems' Aaron Rudger.
Life after XP: Zinstall helps tame migration monsters
GCN takes Zinstall for a test drive to see how it can help ease agency XP migrations.
Training for combatting human trafficking goes mobile
JKO releases a mobile app for DOD’s Trafficking in Person’s general awareness training.
Navy's Expedia-style software 'revolutionary' for logistics
Cloud-based software tool developed by Navy logistics planners helps find the fastest and cheapest route for moving cargo and personnel around the globe.
Mobile push notifications becoming pushy notifications
Amber Alerts and other warnings delivered by the Wireless Emergency Alerts system can get out of hand, as the recent case in California shows.
Lenovo preps a workstation for new CAD users
The ThinkStation E32 comes with a 60-day trial of AutoCAD LT 2014 software and has enough power to make it work.
NOAA: From BlackBerry to iPhones, Androids and (maybe) BYOD
As the agency moves to new platforms it is using a cloud-based service to learn how to effectively manage mobility across the enterprise, and possibly allow personal devices.
Deploying mobile devices? A few questions to consider.
Before devices can be secured and managed, agencies should answer questions about GPS tracking, personal/business use and other issues.
Analytics, Web services boost Decision Lens software
Latest version of the software used by several large agencies helps managers more easily compare priorities and viewpoints between teams across their organizations.
NASA builds FAA software to reduce flight delays
The agency's prototype software automates the process of managing ground traffic, letting air traffic controllers set takeoff times that are accurate to within seconds.
Data analytics goes hunting and fishing in Texas
Adjusting to a more urban population, the state's Parks and Wildlife Department turns to data analytics to more effectively manage and promote the use of millions of acres of park lands and waterways.
America's Army ready to deploy to new Proving Grounds
The popular game’s new versions features tactical missions with small, self-contained units, reflecting the present-day Army.
Avtec to provide encrypted over-air communications for dispatchers
The company's Scout 3.1, for dispatchers in public safety, transportation and other areas, will include a P25-compliant key management facility.
Alliance can help agencies glean more insight from machine data
Pentaho and Splunk offer a unified system that integrates data from a variety of platforms.
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