Motion Computing J3500 is a light, rugged tablet with surprising power
This sleek slate tablet lets you cheat and plug into a clever docking station that adds a full-size, waterproof keyboard to the configuration.
IronKey Enterprise gives admins total control of secure drives
The IronKey Enterprise suite is software that makes deploying and monitoring your rugged key drives a very simple process.
Getac PS236 rugged handheld is fit for field duty
When you need to do a rough job in a small space, or have to be carrying your rugged gear all day, the PS236 might become your little yellow best friend.
GammaTech D14RM laptop takes a light approach to ruggedness
The D14RM is a featherweight of a rugged laptop, coming in at just 6 pounds, 5 ounces without its power cables. That might seem heavy, but compared to the near 10-pound monsters in this field, it's light.
GammaTech R13S is one tough convertible laptop-tablet
The R1S3 can function as a rugged laptop most of the time, but could be converted to a tablet for activities such as filling out forms or working in the field.
Fortress Vehicle Mesh Point creates a network in the outdoors
Once installed in a vehicle, the ES820 is surprisingly rugged. We took the ES820 off-road through rocks, streams and more than a little mud.
Dell Latitude E6400 XFR is as tough as they come
This black laptop PC is built like a tank and is only slightly lighter. But that weight is mostly armor that protects it from extremes of all sorts.
The Armor X10gx slate tablet withstands heat, cold and plenty of water
The Armor tablet is surprisingly powerful, showing that its 64-bit Windows 7 operating system can handle any task you give it.
OpenOffice Foundation splits from Oracle
The community of volunteers that developed the OpenOffice.org project have split off from Oracle and formed a new structure called The Document Foundation.
Office for Mac 2011 available on October 26
Microsoft announced today that Office for Mac 2011 will be available from retail outlets on Oct. 26, 2010.
New wireless technology could make communications more secure
A new technique for generating radio frequency signals being studied by NIST researchers could offer more flexible “spectrum hopping” to help secure wireless communications, but practical applications still are years away.
Kundra sets new IPv6 deadlines
The Obama administration has set deadlines and offered guidelines for the transition of government networks to the next generation of Internet Protocols.
Do agencies still have year-end spending sprees?
We tried to find out what agencies are spending their year-end money on, but it might not work like that anymore.
Army tests electronic, updatable manuals for the field
The Army is testing a variety of applications and devices, including a Kindle, six iPads and an Entourage Edge, as potential platforms for battlefield systems manuals.
SSA's tracking of computer buys is a mess, IG says in report
It's not possible to know if the Social Security Administration overpaid or underpaid for some computers because the recordkeeping is so poor, according to a new report.
FBI agents cheated on computerized exam, IG says
The FBI's inspector general today alleged that agents and supervisors cheated on an operations exam delivered online.
Microsoft Revises ASP.NET Security Advisory
Microsoft on late Friday published yet another revision to its security advisory on ASP.NET systems.
Apple's iPad to soon face new rivals
RIM and other computer makers are close to releasing new tablet computers to challenge Apple's iPad.
FCC website goes open source with Drupal
The Federal Communications Commission is transitioning FCC.gov to the Drupal open-source content management system.
6 IT lessons learned the hard way
Even the best government IT practitioners had to fail at some point to learn the lessons that propelled them to their eventual successes. Here are their stories.
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