SQL vs. XML in a database world
In a sense, Jonathan Robie acts as a diplomat between two disparate technologies'Extensible Markup Language and relational databases.
Incoming
<b>Handheld deal</b>. The Army's Network Enterprise Technology Command has awarded a one-year blanket purchasing agreement to CDW Government Inc. for wireless devices and peripherals.
Defense digitizes pathology samples
Every day, military medical staffs around the world rely on the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology to help them make diagnoses based on samples from tumors, tissue and other specimens.
Customs automation project still troubled, GAO says
The Homeland Security Department's Automated Commercial Environment project faces further cost and schedule overruns unless it tightens program management, according to a new report.
IBM, Sun unveil utility computing services
IBM Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc. have launched on-demand computing services where customers submit work to the companies and pay by the computer cycle used.
Boost IRS funding to avoid system collapse, Oversight Board says
Funding for agency business systems modernization should be significantly higher to avoid a catastrophic collapse of archaic legacy systems, according to a new report.
DHS to use MetaCarta
Homeland Security officials will use an application that analyzes unstructured and structured data and mines any geographic references that can be depicted on a map.
Army to issue RFP for ITES-2S contract later this month
The Army is expected to release a request for proposals for its $20 billion IT Enterprise Solutions-2 Services contract by the end of the month.
SSA invests in capacity to handle impending data flood
Social Security is bracing for massive increases in data that will tax its mainframe capacity as the baby boomers retire and the Medicare prescription drug benefit takes effect.
FSS prices the best? GAO has doubts
GSA's Federal Supply Service is getting heat from Congress for not guaranteeing that it is getting the best prices available under its schedule programs.
Qwest to extend Energy net
The five-year deal continues Qwest's support of the Energy Sciences Network run by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Military certifies Cisco telephony
Cisco gets PBX certification By Michael Hardy
Quick look: SyncMaster speeds up
The SyncMaster 915N's display not only refreshes rapidly, it is bright and crisp.
Hands on: Another unified messaging puzzle piece
Telvita combines the functionality of an office telephone with that of a Web <LF>conference system.
Battlefield communications
Joint Network Node gives soldiers voice, video and data in mobile unit.
DOD awards RFID contracts
Army taps six suppliers to deliver UHF tags.
People on the Move
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Navy to pay Anteon $47M for PEO IWS program management support
The Navy has hired Anteon International Corp. to provide management support to its Program Executive Office for Integrated Warfare Systems for five years.
VA to enhance data warehouse report analysis
The Veterans Affairs Department seeks information about industry capabilities to implement and maintain an enterprise data warehouse project.
Navy reins in employee purchases of mobile devices, services
Employees must use the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet or Fleet and Industrial Supply Center San Diego contracts to purchase cell phones and other mobile equipment.
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