NASA readies modeling and simulation for launch in browsers
The space agency has awarded a two-year contract to Parabon Computation to develop a software service that will allow browser-based collaboration on modeling and simulation programs through the Web.
NASA explores the cloud with Nebula
NASA is fielding a home-grown cloud computing environment to increase the ability of scientists and researchers to collaborate with the agency.
AMD readies new line of energy-efficient server chips
AMD is preparing to release two new processor platforms for servers in the first and second quarters of 2010 in response to what it sees as a shift in demands in the marketplace for servers.
Oak Ridge turbocharges intrusion detection systems
Working in an advanced attack analysis program sponsored by Lockheed Martin, Oak Ridge researchers have developed a tool that sits on top of an intrusion detection system and uses machine learning to filter noise and increase effectiveness.
Hefty February Microsoft security patch arrives
Microsoft's February security update marks another notable Patch Tuesday, with 13 patches addressing more than 26 vulnerabilities in Windows and Microsoft Office.
Snow, go home!
Snow beat the D.C. region this winter, despite our advanced technology, says GCN Lab director John Breeden II.
Panasonic puts out a Toughbook tablet
Panasonic offers a Toughbook for the tablet crowd that is rugged enough for the military.
SRA provides BlackBerry voice encryption
Technology from SRA International and KoolSpan enables voice encryption so that BlackBerry users can place and receive secure voice calls at the controlled unclassified information level.
GSA's new administrator sworn in by phone during snowstorm
A record snowstorm forced Martha Johnson to be sworn in over the phone as the General Services Administration's new administrator, with her husband serving as the witness, according to GSA.
Network security suffers from lack of innovation, IPS pioneer says
Dennis Cox, co-founder of BreakingPoint and formerly with TippingPoint, says IDS and IPS have become commodities and have gone stale while threats against the network continue to evolve.
3 reforms needed to avoid the coming software development disaster
Competition among dominant players and the arrival of new disruptive technologies, such as 64-bit computing and IPv6, will break the back of the development community until a new direction emerges, says columnist Mike Daconta.
LCD monitors continue to break new ground
LCD monitors continue to evolve, with LED backlights, IPS displays and some built for specific purposes. The lab tests eight large-screen LCD models that run the gamut.
Federal CIO pursues relentless efficiency via TechStat meetings
Vivek Kundra says the administration intends to leverage the power of technology to make the government run more efficiently.
Army awards logistics modernization contract
The Army plans to use software from IFS North America for the Logistics Modernization Program underway at all Army arsenals, depots and ammunition plants.
Microsoft tells Windows 7 users to change their batteries
Windows 7 users who have received alarming messages about needing to replace their laptop batteries may just be getting better information from their operating system, according to Microsoft's Windows 7 team.
Firm launches with supercomputing appliance
Criterion HPS has been incubating for about three years and steps forward this week as a new company focused on the high-performance computing market.
FAST search will be a Windows-only product
Microsoft plans to eventually discontinue offering its standalone versions of FAST enterprise search products for Linux and Unix.
Security Jam wants bread-and-butter proposals
Security Jam, powered by IBM, has brought thousands of participants together to discuss the challenges of cybersecurity; step two is getting concrete proposals.
There's no panic like snow panic
GCN Lab's Trudy Walsh takes a look at comments about her Impressions item on DC's snow panic, saying that this time, the panic may have been appropriate.
Google-NSA partnership should be more public, less private
We need better public-private partnerships to secure cyberspace, but if these partnerships are to serve the public interest, they must be as public as they are private.
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