USB drive adds MP3 ability
Universal Serial Bus hard drives are a network administrator's Swiss Army knife. As these tiny peripherals add tools, they get more and more interesting.
Auto-parts company designs security keyboard
It's interesting when a company known as a leader in one market enters another.
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Samsung's R225 is light on its feet
Samsung's R225 dual-band wireless phone measures 1.8 by 4.3 by 0.9 inches, so it's not the tiniest on the market. But its low, 3.4-ounce weight is surprising and welcome.
Army begins work on new combat training simulation system
The Army has awarded contracts to AT&T Government Solutions and Science Applications International Corp. for the first phase of a program to develop a new combat simulation training system.<br>
DOD system aims to speed wartime procurement
The Defense Department is using a system in the Persian Gulf region that brings procurement officers closer to the front lines to speed supplies to troops there.<br>
Multiple-award contracts grow strong as other vehicles fall
Government agencies are making less use of contracts awarded through full and open competition and more use of GSA schedules, according to a new market-research study.
This LCD monitor gets on the plasma trail
The LCD monitor for years has been a lightweight alternative to bulkier CRTs. Now one is taking on plasma monitors as an alternative presentation device.
The lowdown on software programs
<b>What are they?</b> The software programs in this guide help managers collect, model and interact with information about their business processes and IT infrastructure. They also show how the two can go together. Broadly, they include everything from high-end business process and application modeling tools to desktop productivity software. Enterprise systems management tools and other IT management tools can act as a source of data.
Tools to put the wheels on EA
There are plenty of good reasons to map out an enterprise architecture. Enterprise architecture models'and the tools that create them'can take the sting out of integrating agency functions, launching new initiatives, or just optimizing existing functions and IT investments. Even so, there's really only one reason why enterprise architecture is so popular in government these days'it's mandatory.
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<b>New command</b>. To speed technology into the hands of soldiers, the Army has established the Research, Development and Engineering Command, a new subordinate organization within the Army Materiel Command.
Air Force shoots for enterprise architecture
'Architecture is a journey, not a destination.'Air Force officials say this slogan explains both the process and the progress of an Air Force initiative to integrate its manned and unmanned air, space and ground systems into a single enterprise.
Help desk suite speeds response
UniPress Software Inc. credits its General Services Administration schedule with a 20 percent increase in public-sector sales of its FootPrints Web-based help desk system since 2001.
PeopleSoft portal has single sign-on access
A new release of the PeopleSoft Government Portal suite is entirely Web-based, letting users plug directly into internal applications after a single sign-on.
SAN switches add ports on demand
The 24-port Sphereon 4500 from McData Inc. of Broomfield, Colo., is the first Fibre Channel switch to provide connectivity on demand, senior product manager Mike Tomky said. Users can add more ports on a pay-as-you-go basis. The Sphereon 4500's Flexport technology scales from eight to 24 2-Gbps ports and is compatible with both switched and Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop interfaces, Tomky said.
@Info.Policy: Scrub-a-dub isn't always smart Web policy
There are many reasons to remove information from an agency Web site. Data becomes obsolete. An office moves to a new home. Political winds blow in new directions, and an agency that was pro-gizmo is now anti-gizmo. A new view of security leads to a reassessment of disclosure policy.
High-end system buys boost labs
The feds don't like coming in second. A year after Japan's Earth Simulator became the world's fastest supercomputer, U.S. agencies told how they will retake the lead.
Civil law might beat criminal law at protecting IT
Criminal prosecution of computer crime has expanded over the past two decades, but civil law holds more promise, some experts said at a recent Federal Information Assurance Conference at the University of Maryland.
GSM wireless phone can safeguard top secrets
General Dynamics Corp.'s TalkSecure cell phone for Global System for Mobile wireless networks can talk with the company's Sectera wireless phones, including Type 1 units cleared for classified traffic.
OMB's e-government report due in two weeks
The Office of Management and Budget will release the latest version of its e-government strategy report April 17.<br>
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