Open-source community drives Liferay portal
Crafted by a community of about 50 active developers, Liferay is honed by user tips and suggestions through e-mail, wikis, instant messaging and message boards.
OASIS sets standards
OASIS has announced the approval of its Digital Signature Services standard.
Meet the new 'Net, same as the old 'Net
The creators of the next phase of the Internet appear to be making the same mistake that was made with the first Internet. Everyone is rushing headlong toward new functionality and leaving security as an afterthought.
R. Fink | Can't just forget about this cyberhit
European cyberhit has a disturbing gangland feel.
DOE builds portal to global science data
WorldWideScience.org opened today for people interested in international scientific sources.
DISA awards second half of Net-Centric deal
DISA this week awarded the second half of the collaboration portion of its Net-Centric Enterprise Services contract to a group led by Carahsoft Technology.
Language behind Google Earth likely to be a standard
Advantages of making KML a standard include that it speeds development of Web-based mapping applications and encourages greater interoperability of products.
Army game offers something X-tra
The Army puts some of its expertise into the Xbox 360 game, 'America's Army: True Soldiers.'
Government goes the way of the blog
A new Web site from GSA is showcasing federal agencies' launch into the blogosphere.
Fed sites earn slightly higher marks
Survey says satisfaction with federal Web sites improves when they offer more opportunities for online transactions.
StreamBase boosts complex-event processing
StreamBase Systems yesterday unveiled a new complex-event processing platform that speeds up the development and deployment of real-time applications.
Is the next killer app really a killer, or just a dud?
If there is one theme at this week's NXTcomm telecom trade show, it is that infrastructure industry, service providers and content providers are integrating into a single industry, driven by the consumer demand for shiny objects.
An immodest proposal
Who's really at fault for spam?
Democratizing GIS
Geographic information systems are being democratized by the Web. And this is more along the lines of a revolution than an evolution.
WSDL 2.0 takes step toward adoption
Web Services Description Language Version 2.0 has made it to the status of 'proposed recommendation,' and the window for comments expires June 20.
Technique: A wasteland no more
Nevada's corrections agency optimizes its WAN to make its inmate tracking system thrive, even in the desert.
Top tips for better Web design
Federal Web sites do a great job of providing a wealth of government information and services, but there are some areas that still need improvement, says Bev Godwin, director of USA.gov.
By the book
Research-based Web design and usability guidelines
The book on Web design
HHS, GSA apply research to make the ultimate guide to Web design.
R. Fink | Jobs and Gates singing a different iTune
What's at the core of Apple doing so many Windows?
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