U.S. network readiness: You make the call
The World Economic Forum ranks the United States third in network readiness, behind Denmark and Sweden.
Transportation aggregates hazmat reporting
The Transportation Department unveiled a Web portal for pinpointing the locations of hazardous materials around the country.
NIST ramps up work on standards for a Smart Grid
As development of an intelligent grid for energy distribution becomes a high priority, industry wants standards for a new critical infrastructure.
A scanner for the fast crowd
The Panasonic KV-S7075C dual-document color scanner has a 200-sheet capacity a flatbed for scanning books, magazines and thicker documents.
LiveViewGPS launches two way tracking and messaging device
THe NavTrac RTV10 device combines GPS navigation with tracking and communications tools.
VA testing high-fidelity videoconferencing
The Veterans Affairs Department is evaluating how high-fidelity videoconferencing could support the agency’s missions and better serve veterans.
Windows 7 Release Candidate on the horizon
Microsoft may be trying to send a message that the next release of Windows 7 will happen in May.
Navy Marine Corps Intranet to continue via sole-source contract
The Navy will negotiate with EDS to provide continuity of services after the Navy Marine Corps Intranet contract expires Sept. 30, 2010.
Two Iogear products help workgroups print, share better
Iogear announces two new products to make it easier for small workgroups to share office peripherals: the 2-port USB 2.0 Printer Auto Sharing Switch and the 4-port USB Net ShareStation.
NIST seeks comments on IPv6 testing guidelines
A new publication provides guidance on testing frameworks and standards for the next generation of Internet protocols.
IPv4 addresses dwindle by the day
The available supply of IPv4 Internet addresses for the United States, Canada and the North Atlantic region is expected to be exhausted within roughly the next two years, based on current projections.
HP EliteBook looks like an art major but is all business
The HP EliteBook 2730p notebook PC at first seems too arty for rugged work, but it ends up getting the job done.
JITC approves Juniper gear for IPv6 use
DISA's Joint Interoperability Test Command has certified that a set of Juniper Networks' network gateway devices can work with other military-approved IPv6 products.
FAA pushing to get advanced technology into air traffic control system
The nation’s crowded airspace has begun seeing the advantages of the next generation of air traffic control technology, but the implementation is only beginning, officials tell Senate panel.
Kofax Announces Version 4.0 of Transformation Modules
Latest version of document management software provides tools for extracting and validating information, as well as introduces a "learn-by-example" feature that allows users to train the software by feeding sample forms or documents into the system.
Sun releases Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 3
The new release is a major update to Sun's virtualization management suite and includes expanded support for VMware, Sun Open Storage and Microsoft Active Directory.
NASA, Microsoft to co-manage data for WorldWide Telescope
NASA's Ames Research Center will process and host more than 100T of data that Microsoft will incorporate into the virtual WorldWide Telescope.
White House working group releases strategy for digital scientific data
The strategic vision from the National Science and Technology Council calls for a comprehensive framework for preserving and making scientific data accessible.
Virtualization standard released
The Distributed Management Task Force has released the first finished version of the Open Virtualization Format, a set of metadata tags that can be used to deploy a virtual environment across multiple virtualization platforms.
Sharp PG-F255W
GCN LAB REVIEW: If you want to hook up your projector to a high-end desktop PC using a DVI cable to maximize the display properties, the PG-F255W is the only game in town.
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