Mapping the country's changing biomass
Researchers are using satellite and other data to map the amount of vegetation covering the United States, which is important for assessing the effects of global warming.
Up to the job
With accurate colors, consistent brightness and a reasonable price, the 20-inch AL2016WBsd from Acer is well suited to nearly any office environment.
Coming: $7.2B for broadband, Internet access
The new economic stimulus law allots $7.2 billion for expanding broadband connections to underserved areas.
Adobe's big production
With Creative Suite 4, Adobe delivers best-of-class products in nearly every niche of digital document, Web, image and sound production.
More on Macs in the enterprise
Links for more of GCN's coverage of Apple's foray into the enterprise.
Redcom products make JITC’s approved list
Redcom’s integrated VOIP and TDM products make DISA’s Joint Interoperability Test Command’s list of approved products for the Defense Switched Network.
Terrametrix maps urban terrain
Terrametrix embarked on a 3,690-mile, six-city, eight-day tour to capture a 3D model of urban terrain using StreetMapper, a high-precision mapping system that employs vehicle-mounted laser scanners.
Could your next phone be an iPhone?
With application developers increasingly writing for the iPhone, it might be only a matter of time before you could choose one for the job.
Microsoft, Red Hat cooperate on virtualization support
Microsoft and Red Hat inked a deal to ensure that Windows operating systems and Red Hat Enterprise Linux OSes can run as virtual machines on each other's platforms.
ConverterTechnology updates Office 2007 migration tool
The latest version of OfficeConverter 2007 addresses compatibility issues associated with Visual Basic for Applications and Excel customizations.
New CPO: Oversight with clout
With the backing of the executive branch, the new chief performance officer will have the ability to make agencies sit up and listen.
A DRM for a new era
Semantic-based machine processing of data has improved to such an extent that agencies might benefit from an update of the federal data reference model, experts say.
Microsoft debuts Windows Mobile 6.5
Microsoft is giving the Windows Mobile platform a face-lift that includes the launch of a Web-based sync service and a long-awaited developer site.
Diskeeper 2009 can breathe new life into old PCs
Diskeeper 2009 can defragment even seasoned, mature hard drives and give them a new lease on life.
Moonlight 1.0 now available
Novell has released its widely anticipated Moonlight 1.0, a plug-in based on Microsoft's Silverlight 1.0 rich interactive application runtime.
For some, FAA not moving fast enough to modernize air traffic control system
Implementing the new technology is one of the key elements the FAA must address to keep the nation’s air transportation system functioning.
IBM, Google team up to port monitor data into health records
Collaboration will enable personal medical devices used to automatically stream data results into a patient’s health record.
Peter Gallagher | Change in the time of process
The seductive promise of uniformity and perfection transmitted through process control has reached the point where it is making us weaker.
Social Security not ready to provide services to aging baby boomers
Growth in online services has not taken up the slack created by a shrinking workforce and a growing workload, GAO says.
Dell's new tablet PC offers gesture-based touchscreen
Dell unveils its Latitude XT2 convertible tablet, which features a touchscreen that works with user gestures.
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