Intel flashes 10-gigabit prototype Thunderbolt thumb drive
The Thunderbolt technology used in the thumb drive can transfer data at a speed of 10 gigabits/sec, which is about twice as fast as the current USB 3.0 transfer.
E-filing portal helps state give away a treasure trove of unclaimed property
A combination of an e-filing portal and LexisNexis identity verification services automates filing and verification of people applying to claim abandoned assets.
Those meters that rate password strength work, until they don't
A study of meters used to measure strength of passwords created on websites suggests you can only push users so far before they stop trying.
Could movable, modular data centers be the future?
Units that can be added as needed can save on construction and engineering costs while giving agency IT staff flexibility.
The great evolving, dissolving government data center
A 30-year timeline of key developments in hardware, software and virtualization.
Why NSA will have the capacity for all that data it's collecting
The agency gets ready to fire up the world's third largest data center, with zettabytes of capacity, as it begins work on another new high-performance center.
Amazon becoming a force in government cloud services
The successful protest of its CIA deal notwithstanding, Amazon is adding to its cloud infrastructure, with a focus on government services.
The switch to IPv6 is on: Who’s out in front?
A year after the global launch, traffic using IPv6 has doubled, with some mobile networks, university campuses and government agencies driving the switch.
M2M formats should play a vital role in emergencies, Google says
Open Web data formats and wireless connectivity are key to getting up-to-date information to the public in a crisis, industry officials tell Congress.
3 key steps to implementing the new open data policy
If done correctly, the administration's triple challenge to the status quo can make information sharing with the public and other agencies a routine byproduct, rather than a special case.
From an $8,150 laptop to disposable smart-phone satellites: A mobile timeline
Fueled by government research, advances in portable computers, untethered phones and wireless communication standards ushered in today's anytime, anyplace way of doing business.
Call ahead: The next 5 years of mobile computing
Mobile technology has changed a lot in the past 30 years. It may change even more in the next five.
How do gov data centers get more efficient? Let me count the ways.
Improving efficiency is more than eliminating servers, dimming the lights and turning down the AC. There are a lot of little, but important, steps you can take.
HP, Lockheed join FedRAMP elites
HP’s Enterprise Cloud Services - Virtual Private Cloud and Lockheed Martin’s SolaS Cloud Solution get provisional approval to operate governmentwide.
Why government's move to the cloud has gone stagnant
The government is spending less on cloud technology this year, but a coordinated move to cloud in a logical way should pay big dividends for agencies after 2104.
States health exchanges still face uncertainties
States are building the infrastructures for integrating their exchanges with federal systems, but a federal data services hub for sharing the information remains a bit of an unknown, GAO says.
FBI, Microsoft win a round against Citadel botnet; the battle goes on
The joint operation cuts off more than 1,400 botnets used in the theft of $500 million worldwide, but it also shows how nimble cyber criminals are in distributing their malware.
BlackBerry Q10 features a real keyboard, smart ID card support
The company's new phone harkens to the days of old with a physical keyboard, while adding new functionality and security features with Version 10.1 of the OS.
NASA employee mixes SVG format and, presto: Gov Webicons
Sean Herron uses the Scalable Vector Graphics format to solve a problem with website design and creates 41 open-source agency logos that scale to display at any size.
Panther laptop blurs the lines between portable and workstation
It's no lightweight, but for workers who need portability while running 3D, CAD and other powerful apps, the Panther is built for the job.
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