Breaking the wireless bottleneck with MegaMIMO
MIMO technology, which uses multiple transmitters to send more data at one, could help speed response times for military and first responders.
Scoring cybersecurity hits and misses for 2013
Predictions are easy; accurate predictions are harder. Here’s how we did last year in predicting cybersecurity trends for 2013.
Mind your mobile: 2014's challenges (and solutions) for mobile government
Secure devices, virtualized mobile solutions and the Internet of Things will be at the top of mind for government IT managers.
ISO: Open-source tools to liberate data from PDFs
In an effort to expand open-source PDF conversion options, the Sunlight Foundation is holding the PDF Liberation Hackathon, dedicated to improving open-source tools for PDF extraction.
PC giant Lenovo pledges solution for weak passwords
PC maker Lenovo and Nok Nok Labs, a developer of online authentication systems, form a partnership to offer a standard approach to improving password security and ease of use.
What the escalating war among cloud computing rivals means for you
A price war is under way among Amazon, Google and IBM in the market for cloud services that makes running your own data center nearly impossible to justify.
Esri's CityEngine eases urban planning mapmaking in 3-D
GIS developer Esri releases new version of CityEngine, software used to generate 3-D designs for planning urban environments.
Integration concerns will keep domestic drones on the tarmac
According to the FAA's UAS road map, unmanned aircraft systems will very slowly take to the domestic skies.
In 2014, big data technology goes mainstream — and real-time
The big data ecosystem of tools will continue to evolve as government managers seek faster access to data and advanced analytics.
Library of Congress signs deal for digital content services
The Library of Congress and the Data Conversion Laboratory, a digital content firm, signed an agreement to help the LOC and U.S. Copyright Office meet standards for depositing digital and online-only publications.
DataViva tools give power to the people over open data
An team of MIT Media Lab professors and Brazilian economic policymakers partner on data visualization tools designed to help ordinary citizens mine government’s open data.
Government IT in 2014: More connections, more exposure, more risk
Agencies should expect to see more authentication, increased use of private clouds and the spread of smart city technologies in 2014.
NARA moved email to the cloud at 'lightning speed'
Agency smoothly converts 4,500 email users to Google Apps for Government in six months.
Making smart buildings smarter
Researchers have used smartphones, laptops, wireless routers and wired networks to track building occupancy and manage lighting, environmental controls and other services.
How Sacramento's electric utility powered up smart-grid data
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District upgraded its power distribution system with smart technology, but needed a way to make sense of all of the data being generated.
NASA moves earth science tools, platform to the cloud
OpenNEX puts data and tools from NASA's Earth Exchange into the Amazon cloud improve collaboration with the academic, public and private sectors.
Massachusetts launches open cloud to spur big data R&D
The Commonwealth teams up with universities and high tech firms to launch a cloud marketplace geared to sharing compute capacity and services.
Voice biometrics vie for role in mobile ID tech
Madrid, Spain-based AGNITiO sees a place for voice biometrics in authenticating user ID on smartphones and other mobile devices.
Karen Jackson named Va. secretary of technology
Virginia's Governor-elect Terry McAuliffe announced last week that he had chosen Karen Jackson to serve as secretary of technology.
Ohio builds AweSim Web-based supercomputing apps
AweSim's affordable and easy-to-use apps will bring HPC modeling and simulation power to Ohio's small businesses.
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