6 reasons to worry about cybersecurity
The adoption of new technologies and platforms, such as cloud computing and social networking, opens new avenues for increasingly sophisticated attacks. Meanwhile, old methods of attacks are getting smarter.
Microsoft lays out 'Open Cloud' vision
Microsoft used the occasion of the open source conference last month to advance its vision of an open cloud by breaking it down into four basic principles.
A challenge to enterprise architects: Think innovation
Lockheed Martin's Mel Greer challenges EA practitioners to move toward an environment in which they use enterprise architecture not only for compliance and alignment but also to drive EA as an enabler for innovation.
Funding cuts could signal concerns for cloud computing
The Senate Appropriations Committee recently voted to reduce fiscal 2011 spending on key Obama administration information technology initiatives, including e-government and cloud computing.
Android, iPhone platforms dominate Apps for Army
The Apps for Army challenge not only demonstrated a new model for dealing with the military’s notoriously cumbersome acquisition process. It also demonstrated the growing momentum Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android operating systems are gaining inside military networks.
Google kills Wave
Google yesterday pulled the plug on Wave, the company's effort to provide a shared online communications hub.
Microsoft releases platform preview 4 of IE 9
Microsoft today released the fourth "platform preview" of Internet Explorer 9, the company's next-generation Web browser.
Can the Apple iPad get any workplace respect?
Apple's iPad tablet computer is attracting some interested glances from government
Industry retirees leave mainframe computers behind
Old mainframe computers stay at a company longer than the employees who know how to run them, according to a news report.
Emirates to block most BlackBerry services
Move by UAE to suspend BlackBerry services will affect local users and international travelers passing through the nation's airport.
Microsoft debuts visual tool for non-programmers
Microsoft said it is readying a tool that will let non-programmers develop desktop- and cloud-based business apps.
The value of the IT Dashboard, warts and all
The federal IT Dashboard might lack the capabilities of more robust applications in managing large-scale IT projects. But it does something those applications can’t by providing an increasingly comprehensive picture of where federal IT dollars are going — and, in some cases, going to waste.
Governmentwide security certification could bolster cloud, report says
A governmentwide certification and accreditation process for securing cloud computing infrastructures could accelerate adoption of the computing model among agencies, but management and oversight barriers remain.
Portland Mass Transit creates geospatial maps and apps for commuters
Portland's TriMet transit agency is using open-source tools to provide customers with interactive maps and downloadable applications.
Making sense of exaflops
With supercomputers reaching the petaflop range -- a quadrillion floating point operations/sec -- the race is on to exaflops. How does a regular PC user put that into context?
2 ways to improve collaboration
Customized search tools and internal Web portals help advance government agency collaboration efforts, as shown by examples at the U.S. Geological Survey and Energy Department.
Canada's push to overhaul data centers and data management
Canadian government CIO Corinne Charette highlights her focus on streamlining data centers, information management and the next generation of electronic government
Industry group offers certification for cloud computing security
The Cloud Security Alliance is offering a Certificate for Cloud Security Knowledge based on its guidelines for best security practices.
State CIOs call for fiscal caution, technology innovation
Tough economic situations are forcing state chief information officers to adopt innovative approaches to contract negotiations and deployment of information technology, according to a new report released by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO).
Google releases FISMA-compliant Apps for Government
Apps for Government is the first suite of cloud computing applications to receive Federal Information Security Management Act certification and accreditation from the U.S. government. Microsoft also working to obtain certification for Web-based e-mail.
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