How APIs will drive agency PaaS adoption
Government agencies will move to fully embrace platform as a service this year, driven by mobile, open data and the advent of simple, lightweight APIs.
Mobile, enterprise users drive US IPv6 growth
The push by the federal government and mobile carriers for IPv6 adoption has put the United States at the top of the list of IPv6 leaders despite the slow rate of consumer network upgrades.
'Innovation lab' puts Air Force brain power on DOD-wide issues
The Air Force Technical Applications Center created an innovation lab dedicated to developing technologies at a lower cost to reduce operations maintenance and overhead.
EHR safety guides target the health IT enterprise
The SAFER Guides offer best practices on system configuration, interfaces and contingency planning for ongoing patient safety programs.
Migration tool reduces risk and cost of SharePoint upgrades
Metalogix's Migration Expert gives administrators a detailed assessment of their current SharePoint environments as they move from older to newer versions.
Cities turn the corner on 'smart city' investment
Market research firm IDC Government Insights says cities will start putting in place the IT building blocks for smart city systems and applications in 2014.
Relief for integration headaches
Making incompatible technologies play nice isn't easy. Here are some ways to address integration challenges.
Southeast states share unemployment benefits system
Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina tap Capgemini for a cloud-based UI system that will go live in 2016.
Analytics pump up Super Bowl security game plan
With the Haystax Public Safety Cloud, New York and New Jersey security officials can analyze real-time data to assess potential threats to America's biggest sports spectacle.
Tecore expands 3G/4G platforms for rapid response comm
Tecore Networks expands its Raven platform with a 3G/4G network designed for the rapid deployment of voice, text and video communications.
Repurposing technology: GPS used to predict hazards
Scientists are taking advantage of a network of hundreds of GPS stations in Southern California to predict hazardous events such as earthquakes and flash floods.
SRI rapid-fire facial scanner IDs people on the move
SRI International debuts its IOM Passport SL system, a facial scanner for fast identification of people on the move, in high traffic areas.
City of Raleigh takes open technology to the limit
Raleigh, N.C.’s Open Raleigh initiative is pursuing open data and open access projects in an effort to drive public interest and industry investment.
Will Internet access improve in 2014?
FCC's Connect America Fund received over $255 million to provide broadband access to homes and businesses in rural areas of 41 states.
IBM boosts flash storage for enterprise cloud, analytics
The company's integrated flash storage's modular design targets high performance and long life cycle applications to help reduce costs, improve resiliency and increase uptime.
'Build once, use often' guides Medicare.gov improvements
The Obama administration's open data framework set the stage for responsive design techniques used in the Medicare.gov upgrade and other planned improvements.
Indiana combats tax refund fraud with ID verification
The state's Department of Revenue plans to combat tax refund fraud with a new identity management system slated to debut this month.
Juniper Firefly offers a suite of virtualized security tools
The Firefly suite gives organizations a way to deliver benefits of cloud and virtualization technologies without undermining security.
5 steps to jumpstart your city's cloud
Financial pressures and the drive to provide better citizen services have cities looking, and slowly moving, to the cloud. Here’s how to start the process.
Automation, closed loop tactics boost enterprise security
Enhancements to Palo Alto Networks' enterprise security and threat analysis systems speed up the discovery and elimination of malware, zero-day exploits and advanced persistent threats.
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