Outsourced infrastructure management can control the sprawl and more
Infrastructure management as a service can be a powerful tool for plugging several holes that could prevent agencies from fully investing in SOA for their entire network.
New DOD memo looks to the horizon after FCS
A memorandum issued June 23 confirms the recommendations made earlier this year by Defense Secretary Robert Gates to replace the single, giant Future Combat System with a number of smaller modernization efforts.
Microsoft releases beta version of Configuration Manager SP2
Microsoft has released a public beta version of Configuration Manager Service Pack 2.
EPA offers business intell software as internal service
Environmental Protection Agency discovers that, despite a few glitches, Oracle business intelligence software can be shared across the entire agency.
Microsoft clarifies Windows 7 downgrade plan
Microsoft has clarified its downgrade rights policies for buyers of Windows 7, which the company plans to ship Oct. 22.
Dell expands virtualization portfolio
Dell has expanded its virtualization technology portfolio to help organizations striving to make data centers and IT operations work more efficiently.
Marines deploy WAN optimization to smooth HQ relocation in Iraq
While relocating its headquarters in Iraq, the Multi-National Force–West used Expand Networks' WAN optimization technology to improve data transfer performance via the satellite network that connects the bases.
GCN Lab Review: Upgraded Toughbook 30 is ready for duty
Although it looks like a standard Toughbook 30, this is an upgraded model with features that will appeal to military troops and undercover police officers.
GCN Lab Review: Redfly Companion gives your smart phone a bigger screen
Redfly Mobile Companion takes whatever is on your smart phone display and puts it on a bright, readable eight-inch screen.
Polaris Wireless offers high-accuracy, mass-intercept location software
Polaris Wireless has released a high-accuracy mass intercept location application that pinpoints the precise location of all mobile devices in a network to accuracy within 50 meters.
GCN Lab Review: NEO Pro 4.0 e-mail organizer can tame the Outlook monster
NEO can take an Outlook mailbox that is filled with junk, and filter the cream from the crop — and the rot.
Dell now selling Microsoft software via download
Customers visiting Dell's Download Store can purchase and download Microsoft Office suites or individual Office applications such as Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Visio.
Federal IT managers lukewarm about virtualization
A survey finds that three-quarters of federal information technology managers recognize the benefits of virtualization, but just 20 percent say their agencies are harnessing the technology to its fullest.
Smartbooks, an alternative to netbooks, are on the horizon
Mobile users looking for something between a smart phone and a laptop PC will have another choice in the fall: the smartbook, which will be a little smaller than a netbook, with an ARM processor that runs Linux.
More apps need uptime all the time
A recent survey of IT managers and executives found that an increasing number of their applications require the highest levels of availability.
White House blog highlights public response to open government
White House officials, in a series of blog postings this week, provided a glimpse of how the public suggests the federal government could make government data more accessible — and be more transparent.
FCC prepares for record volume to call centers as nation switches to digital TV
Entering the last day of the national transition to digital TV, the FCC has call centers staffed with more than 4,000 workers to field calls from unprepared consumers.
Joint Forces commander blasts tech planning
Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis is critical of what he calls "wrongheaded thinking" of military planners in recent years who placed too much emphasis on the role of technology in winning wars.
Army boosts satellite communications in Afghanistan, Iraq
The Army is providing mobile satellite communication systems featuring WANscaler accelerator technology from Citrix Systems to soldiers in the field to optimize communications between combat teams in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Savi Technology unveils wireless tracking devices to manage assets
Savi Technology has unveiled a wireless Real Time Locating System that simplifies the tracking and management of assets, inventory and shipments.
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