Gates: Originality, work with government will revive industry
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, the opening keynoter at the Comdex trade show in Las Vegas, said the computer industry could get its momentum back by innovating in new areas, as Microsoft Corp. has done with its Xbox game console. <br>
New Dell and MicronPC designs debut at Comdex
The Comdex trade show opened in Las Vegas today with the world's newest handheld computer, the Axim X5 from Dell Computer Corp., which will compete with both Palm OS and HP Compaq iPaq handhelds. <br>
Homeland security bill would loosen restrictions on emergency buys
The homeland security bill that the House passed last week includes provisions to streamline IT acquisition, Rep. Tom Davis said today at a Northern Virginia Technology Council conference. <br>
House passed e-gov bill; Senate prepared to take it up
Congress is one step away from creating an Office of E-Government in the Office of Management and Budget and providing unprecedented funds to move e-government forward across agencies. <br>
The week's top stories forNov. 11 through Nov. 15
<p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/20505-1.html">e-Authentication prototype awaits e-gov projects</a><p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/20495-1.html">New A-76 guidance will cut competition time 66 percent, Styles says</a><p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/20485-1.html">Industry's emerging role in homeland defense</a><p><a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/20484-1.html">GSA extends WorldCom contract but bars tainted former execs</a><p> <a href="http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/20456-1.html">Congress OKs cybersecurity R&D bill</a><br>
Two Linux clusters on Top 10 list of fastest computers
Two federally owned Linux clusters now rank among the 10 fastest systems in the world.<br>
Is merging app functions easy as PiiE?
A new integration system that fits functions of incompatible back-end applications onto a single desktop screen will be available to more agencies starting next week.<br>
New WorldCom exec vows to bring carrier out of bankruptcy
Michael Capellas, the 'self-proclaimed geek' picked to take over WorldCom Inc., said he plans to bring the troubled telecommunications carrier out of bankruptcy as soon as possible.<br>
Procedural vote likely ensures passage of homeland bill
A procedural vote this morning in the Senate likely indicates that final passage of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 bill is only a matter of time.<br>
Packet Rat: The Rat emotes about e-votes
The Rat usually votes by absentee ballot. It causes less uproar than a six-foot anthropomorphic rodent trying to enter the polls.
'Did you hear...'
<b>Not yet on GSA schedule?</b> Practically every e-mail address in the galaxy was blasted this month by an AOL.com spammer with a desperate yen for two items: 'A modified mind-warping Dimensional Warp Generator, #524350a series wristwatch with memory adapter' as well as a 'Reliable carbon-based or silicon-based time transducing capacitor.' The sender cautioned, 'I need a reliable source! Please reply only if you are reliable.' Not being a very reliable source, we declined the invitation.
Paige shares the praise with his staff
In retired Army Lt. Gen. Emmett Paige Jr.'s view, sharing a podium with former Rep. Jack Brooks is far better than getting 'browbeaten by [Brooks'] staffers when you have done your best on a program.'
Cooper says thanks for the journey
Two decades after Milton E. Cooper came to the nation's capital, federal IT applications and policies are different'but better, he said.
Brooks brought competition to federal IT procurement
In the mid-1960s, Jack Brooks, then a congressman from Texas, saw the future in technology. He also saw the need for competitive bids.
Army's Browning sums up 20 years
Miriam Browning, the recently retired principal director of enterprise integration in the Army CIO Office, joined the GCN Hall of Fame at Post Newsweek Tech Media's awards gala in Washington.
Post Newsweek gala: Big night in 'a small town'
'It's like old home week,' said Chip Mather, shouting to be heard above the roar of conversation in the Washington Hilton and Towers' playing-field-size grand ballroom.
Homeland security bill passes House
Congress last week acted quickly to move legislation to establish a Homeland Security Department. The measure made it through the House on Wednesday and was expected to clear the Senate later in the week.
Few takers for VA's search engine
As the White House's Homeland Security Office tests data-sharing tools, agencies slated to join the proposed Homeland Security Department already have access to a commercial application for searching across databases.
Beta tablets a bitter pill
Tablet PCs could revolutionize computing and become the leading format within five years, as Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates has predicted. Or they could vanish like their predecessors, notably 1993's Apple Newton MessagePad.
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