The P2P risks behind House's Spotify ban
The House of Representatives has ruffled feathers by banning a peer-to-peer music network, but P2P raises security concerns that merit caution.
BlackBerry goes for BYOD (and enterprise) appeal in ad
In a sign that it recognizes the reality of BYOD, the company formerly known as RIM will try to generate new consumer interest.
The best and worst states for online transparency
The Sunshine Review grades every state and the largest counties, cities and school districts within each state on the information they provide to citizens.
W.Va.'s online survey preps move to health exchange
Preparing for the new provisions of the Affordable Care Act that will kick in next year, West Virginia has introduced an online survey to judge how ready its health care practitioners are for the coming changes.
Attack traffic from China takes a great leap forward
Cyberattack traffic originating in China took a sharp jump in late 2012, according to the latest analysis of activity on Akamai’s global content delivery network.
Are smart phones ready to dump voice plans for VOIP?
With all the communications options a smart phone provides, maybe you don’t need a voice plan any more. Or maybe you do.
NetForce becoming reality, minus the kill switch?
New technologies can help in defending the country's networks and critical infrastructure, but you also need manpower.
Rugged server parachutes into military, first responder market
NCS Technologies announces its rugged, short-depth Bunker XRV-5241 server, which when packaged could be deployed via parachute.
A smart phone that's rugged, submersible and NSA-secure
The SAIFE Sentry X1 puts FIPS 140-2 and NSA encryption into an ultra-rugged casing.
Boxlight combines projector, interactive whiteboard in one
The ProtectoWrite3 lets users manipulate projected images while saving the changes to a PC, combining the best of both presentation worlds.
Most analytics apps will come with Hadoop by 2015
Adding the open-source framework will lead to more task-specific analytics for agencies that need to turn data into insights and decisions they can act on, says Gartner.
Sometimes, the Internet just breaks
It's easy to forget that the Internet relies on physical infrastructure that can break. Not every disruption is an attack.
FDA-approved hospital robot could boost telemedicine
The RP-VITA, an autonomous navigation robot, gives doctors a telepresence with their patients and access to all of their records.
Wikithon spurs gov engagement in mobile
Got an idea on how to improve government's use of mobile technology? You'll be welcome at the Mobile Gov Wikithon.
GSA goes online to teach feds how to travel
GSA unveils travel training courses with the assistance of D.C.-based Blackboard aimed at instructing all federal workers how to behave while on travel status.
Self-deleting e-mails: An enterprise nightmare?
Apps that let users send self-destructing messages are touted as a way to combine BYOD with privacy, but they also raise real security questions for agencies.
Tablet/laptop for field work combines ruggedness and security
DuraBook U12Ci from GammaTech is a rugged tablet/laptop that includes a fingerprint reader.
Why IP rating is important (and may not mean what you think it means)
As devices get more mobile and rugged, users will hear more about IP, which takes a different approach to measuring toughness than the traditional Mil-Spec ratings do.
BYOD is changing the telework picture and advocacy group's name
The Telework Exchange, an advocate for teleworking in government, has changed its name to the Mobile Work Exchange, a shift that reflects a new reality.
Big data file replication comes to Apache Hadoop
Attunity's software for file replication lets organizations rapidly move data in and out of Hadoop and the cloud.
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