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.
Microsoft executive: Business adoption of Windows 7 to start in 2010
Bill Koefoed also said Windows Server 2008 R2 includes a live-migration feature that lets IT pros move virtual machines across nodes with little to no downtime for end users.
Google offers alternative to Exchange Server
Google may have just made it easier for IT organizations to ditch Microsoft Exchange Server.
UniKeep shows eco-friendly media storage products at GSA Expo
UniKeep, maker of eco-friendly products for media and document storage, limits the environmental impact of its polypropylene products.
California gets a handle on IT with on-demand PPM software
California’s Office of the State CIO is using Métier’s WorkLenz PPM to reduce technology costs while producing more projects with fewer resources.
NOAA to build new satellite ops center
NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service will operate from the new facility when it opens in September 2010.
GAO: IRS halts development of Customer Account Data Engine
According to the Government Accountability Office, the IRS has suspended development of an automated account management program because of increasing complexity, despite an increase in the number of tax returns filed electronically.
Sectéra smart phone gets NSA certification
Sectéra Edge smart phone wins SCIP certification from the National Security Agency.
Microsoft, Citrix, HP and Intel team up for Power IT Down Day
Microsoft Corp. will join Citrix, Hewlett-Packard and Intel to encourage government and industry to be responsible with energy consumption on the second annual Power IT Down Day.
Best practices for getting Java to work for multicore processors
The method Java offers programmers to work with multicore processors is tricky and can easily lead to error, but software expert Jonas Bonér has a few alternative ways of writing Java programs to avoid those pitfalls.
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