Microsoft's Azure cloud service now available
Microsoft's Windows Azure and SQL Azure cloud services are now generally available, ending the free test period for those who signed up for commercial accounts last month.
Spyrus to offer 'secure' portable Windows OS
The new Spyrus Hydra PC secure pocket drive for Windows PCs will be available on March 1, according to company officials. The device can be plugged into any laptop or desktop PC, enabling storage and backup operations.
Labor Department takes financial management to the clouds
The Labor Department has turned to a cloud computing-based financial management system hosted by Global Computer Enterprises, installed in 18 months for less than $10 million.
Accela rolls out Automation 7.0
Accela offers two new products, Mobile Office and Automation 7.0
Steve Jobs responds to GCN's iPad coverage, while Mac faithful howl
Lab Director John Breeden II attempts to clear the air after a column questioning battery life claims for the new Apple iPad draws the ire of the Mac faithful. Along the way, Steve Jobs writes to back the claims.
Engineer shows how to crack a 'secure' TPM chip
A security engineer shared at the Black Hat Federal Briefings how he cracked the Infineon chip family that includes the supposedly secure TPM chips.
Budget request highlights push for efficiency
The White House's $79 billion IT budget includes plans for centralizing IT services, consolidating data centers and more cloud computing.
Virtual border fence would lose under budget
The administration wants $43.59 billion for the Homeland Security Department in fiscal 2011 compared with the $42.60 billion that the department got for this year.
HP readies iPad rival
Will Apple's entry kill PC-based rivals? Time will tell.
Obama wants nearly $80B for IT projects
The administration has proposed only a small increase for IT spending in fiscal 2011.
3PAR offers rapid online recovery of virtual machines
3PAR, a provider of utility storage technology, has unveiled plug-ins to VMware software that will let information technology managers improve management of virtual machines and related storage resources.
Agency IT plans could hinge on IPv6 implementation
The CIO Council’s road map for IPv6 adoption calls for agencies to begin deploying services using the new protocol this year as the pool of available IPv4 addresses dries up. Ninety percent of the old addresses already have been assigned.
Forget the money: Congress should allocate radio frequency band for public safety
The unallocated valuable radio frequency real estate could be best put to use as part of a nationwide public safety network. Congress should let FCC combine it with the existing public safety spectrum, says columnist William Jackson.
A new wrinkle in Nigerian e-mail scams
For just a small fee, you too can have an opportunity to retrieve Nigerian funds belonging to the alleged Christmas Day bomber.
6 databases and how to pick one
But as long as you stick to five general principles for selecting a database, you’ll be able to sift through the bells and whistles and find the right fit for your needs.
Intrusion protection systems: Buyer beware
A head-to-head test of IPS from major vendors found that performance often is overstated and users must tune the systems to get effective results.
Evolving guidelines seek to harmonize IT security for government systems
NIST, the Defense Department and the intelligence community are getting in step as a joint task force brings order to IT security requirements across government.
DISA's cloud helps DOD embrace open-source software
The burst of activity in Forge.mil suggests that government is not only learning how to embrace open-source software in applications once reserved for proprietary projects, but that open source is becoming an increasingly important resource for it, Editor Wyatt Kash explains.
Faster networks, closer inspection fend off agile threats
Securing IT systems now means continuously monitoring the status of those systems on the back end and closely inspecting the traffic moving through networks on the front end to provide real-time situational awareness.
OmniPage Pro 17 can re-write (personal) history
Nuance’s OmniPage Professional 17 does what it says it will do: Quickly turn scanned documents into text documents that can be easily edited. One could even rewrite a little personal history this way.
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