Now, mainframes running COBOL can go to cloud, mobile platforms
The IBM Enterprise Cobol for z/OS compiler adds Java, XML capabilities to let developers maximize hardware and improve application performance.
Amazon gets FedRAMP OK for cloud services
AWS gets approval to offer cloud services under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, which agencies use to assess the risks of cloud services.
NASA, Google to explore quantum computing in AI project
The new Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab at NASA Ames will use the incredible speed and unique approach of quantum computing to try to advance machine learning.
Agencies can reap real benefits from virtual infrastructures
U.S. Forces' response to the 2011 Japan earthquake showed how virtual desktop infrastructures can deploy new endpoints quickly, easily and securely.
Net App Connect provides a secure platform for BYOD
Connect lets users view, work with and share information while it stays safely behind the network firewall.
Print2Cloud247 offers secure mobile printing on any printer
The company's Universal Cloud Release Station, on display at FOSE, can be tied to a PIV of CAC card.
Agencies can't count the savings in consolidation push
Agencies are seeing benefits from consolidation, though most can't quantify cost savings, according to a MeriTalk survey. And 56 percent of IT pros grade agencies' efforts at "C" or below.
Equinix expands East Coast IP hub with new data center
The eight data centers on the company's sprawling Ashburn, Va., campus operate as one virtual building, serving as North America's largest IP traffic hub.
Boston drops Exchange for Google Apps, as battle of cloud app providers plays on
The city switches out Microsoft Exchange for Google’s cloud-based service, citing better prices if not security.
Tomorrow's tech on display at FOSE
Exhibitors on the show floor at FOSE 2013 offer technologies that can help agencies meet 21st century challenges.
What's hot at FOSE 2013
The annual conference and expo kicks off Tuesday, tackling the key challenges facing the public-sector IT community.
Cray unveils a supercomputer for the rest of us
The XC30-AC systems start at $500,000 and offer speeds ranging from 22 to 176 teraflops.
Facing a data quagmire, Nebraska puts storage systems in order
Nebraska's Office of the Chief Information Officer has turned to virtual tape storage tech to tackle a growing data overload.
What's next for data centers: Virtualization and SDN take over
Entirely virtualized, software-defined data centers will change service delivery for everyone from the citizen to the warfighter, experts say.
New techniques behind Energy's plan for exascale computing
Scientists at the Energy Department's Los Alamos National Lab are working toward building an exascale computer that by 2020 could be powerful enough to model the human brain, cell by cell.
Ohio's budget office opens up with cloud-based BPM tool
The Office of Budget and Management has deployed Appian’s cloud-based BPM with mobile and social capabilities to improve the coordination of work across teams, departments and systems.
QTS opens secure cloud test lab for government
Facility in Richmond, Va., will speed up development and deployment of secure cloud computing services
Brocade unveils on-demand data center strategy
The company releases new hardware and software products that combine elements of physical and virtual networking.
Storage problems are holding back app virtualization, survey finds
Storage costs, performance issues and integration difficulties with flash and solid state drives are hampering the virtualization of critical apps, according to DataCore survey.
Novell, NTP introduce secure mobile file sharing solutions
Services can help enable BYOD by allowing mobile users to securely share documents.
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