DISA expands access to ProjectForge cloud environment
ProjectForge is helping DOD agencies adopt best practices for cloud computing.
A mash made in heaven: Agencies mix data with social media
Improved user interfaces, standardized components and robust security in mashup software are making it easier to pull service-enabling components from multiple resources.
RedSeal Network Advisor can keep security devices in compliance
RedSeal's Network Advisor can get a network's security devices under one compliance umbrella.
Secure AppGuard can help defend against unknown threats
AppGuard can provide a safety net for traditional antivirus software, stopping even the latest threats that normal protection misses.
BlackBerry Tour's features qualify for the job
The BlackBerry Tour hits the middle ground between stripped down and loaded with options. It functions perfectly well as a BlackBerry e-mail device and has some nice extra features that might come in handy.
Crowdsourcing: The wisdom of crowds, or the madness?
Crowdsourcing is a necessary but insufficient condition of Web 2.0. What we see here are the limits of a bottom-up process and the need for top-down guidance, says Michael Daconta.
VMware breaks into new market after buying Zimbra
VMware on Tuesday said it is acquiring Zimbra from Yahoo, extending VMware's reach beyond system virtualization.
False sense of cybersecurity
Paul Bell, president of Dell's Public Sector business writes: Newly appointed National Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt has a big job ahead of him. Getting individuals, businesses and government to take greater responsibility is one of three places he should start.
FOSE tech showcase separates the tools from the toys
FOSE showcases IT that helps feds get the job done.
First responders lobby Congress for more spectrum on safety network
A coalition of public safety organizations wants Congress to allocate an additional 10 MHz of radio spectrum to the planned national public safety network.
Adobe: Eclipsing Microsoft as patch concern?
Microsoft's January security patch contained just one Windows fix, but IT pros likely will have to spend some time plugging holes in Adobe products too this month.
Agencies too often overlook a key step to better multilingual sites
Larry Freed, president of ForeSee Results, writes: Users, no matter what language they speak, are the best resource for knowing what improvements to make to a Web site.
Why not use a supercomputer to process health care records?
The U.S. government operates the most powerful supercomputers in the world. Using some of that power to process government health care records would be difficult to set up, but the benefits could be worth it, says William Jackson.
Water companies wait for someone else to take the plunge on smart metering
Advanced, networked meters offer the potential for conservation and money savings, but utilities are hesitant to be on the cutting edge of this evolving technology.
User feedback is important, but only part of developing a Web site
GSA's GobiernoUSA.gov co-managers Laura Godfrey and Leilani respond to Larry Freed's commentary: Should best practices for building a Web site in other languages be solely based on customer satisfaction? Not necessarily. As in most cases, there is more to the story.
Got USPS mail? There's an app for that!
A free iPhone app from the Postal Services helps users find post offices and track mail via mobile phones.
Stuck in the mud: IRS spins its wheels on electronic modernization
The Customer Account Data Engine, a part of the IRS business modernization program expected to be fully implemented by 2012, speeds processing of tax returns and refunds. But it also increases complexity.
Microsoft announces Dynamics AX to retail midyear
Microsoft unveiled Dynamics AX for Retail, a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution, at the National Retail Federation's Annual Convention & Expo
Microsoft woos MySQL users with migration tool
Microsoft fired another salvo in the database wars by announcing a new toolkit to help users migrate their databases from MySQL to SQL Server -- or SQL Azure, the new cloud offering.
Virtual directory serves as DOD's 'white pages'
Implementation of a Defense Department-wide virtual directory, already some 4 million listings strong, requires unity of effort across DOD.
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