Microsoft releases Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3
The R3 release is a minor operating system update, but is notable for adding Windows 7 connectivity to Microsoft's compact operating system for devices.
Experts craft blueprint for paradigm shift in cybersecurity
The federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program capped off a National Cyber Leap Year with a summit that looked for ways to make dramatic improve in the security of our infrastructure rather than wait on incremental improvements.
Joint Forces Command harnesses TV technology to enhance battlefield ops
The U.S. Joint Forces Command will be using the same technology sports broadcasters use to assemble the day’s top highlights to improve battlefield decision-making.
Safe and sound in the cloud
With the Obama administration signaling that agencies should prepare to move rapidly toward the cloud computing model, the good news, writes Venkatapathi Puvvada, is that cloud computing and security do not have to be mutually exclusive concepts.
Microsoft releases System Center upgrades
Microsoft has announced a number of updates to its System Center line of server management products that include Operations Manager, Virtual Machine Manager and Configuration Manager.
Dell broadens IT services offerings with Perot buy
Dell Inc. announced today that the computer giant is buying Perot Systems Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately $3.9 billion. The merger is expected to close in Dell’s November-January fiscal quarter.
Cureton tabbed as next NASA chief information officer
NASA selects Linda Cureton to be new CIO after nearly year-long search.
Customs and Immigration Service Web site gets face-lift
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has launched a revamped Web site that lets users track their applications and petitions online. The new USCIS.gov site also makes national trend and raw data available.
Battlefield networks roll with the punches
New technologies make wireless networks more powerful and flexible.
Cyber threat calls for flexibility in command model, general says
CIO William Lord discusses cyberwarfare, technological currency and blurring of boundaries.
FCC chairman proposes rules to codify principles of 'Net neutrality'
In a speech Monday at the Brooking Institution, Julius Genachowski said he wants to adopt formal rules to ensure that Internet carriers do not unduly interfere with traffic on their networks.
Government has an opportunity -- and the obligation -- to ensure that IPv6 products work securely
The current status of IPv6 networking in no way ensures security, but agencies can begin working with vendors now to ensure that better security is built in by the time the new protocols are in general use.
DOD colleges embrace videoconferencing as teaching tool
Two Defense Department universities are extending the reach of their classrooms and faculty with telepresence videoconferencing systems from Polycom.
Standards body issues draft advisory on maintaining open government data
While building out publicly facing data repositories, government agencies should separate the user interface layer from the data being presented, the World Wide Web Consortium says in a draft report on maintaining open government data.
Agencies should plan now to enable IPv6 on public-facing servers
As the pool of IPv4 addresses dries up, agencies need to begin planning now for an Internet whose growth will be in the IPv6 address space, according to American Registry for Internet Numbers President John Curran.
Security will not come naturally with IPv6
The new version of the Internet Protocols is not inherently more secure than the current IPv4 now in use, but the transition to IPv6 offers opportunities for improving security, experts say.
DOD asset-tracking tool wins Kantara award for innovative ID management
The Defense Department's Synchronized Pre-Deployment and Operational Tracker earns the Kantara Initiative's Identity Deployment of the Year award for its innovative use of Web-based technology to track contractor assets in the field.
Agiliance adds Privacy Manager to risk and compliance suite
New tool helps organizations track, report and comply with stringent privacy reporting requirements.
Microsoft Mobile products EAL-4 certified
Windows Mobile 6.1 and System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 have been certified for Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 4, assuring agency customers that mobile workers can securely access sensitive data on government networks.
Navy could run two years late on business systems upgrade, GAO finds
Poor management controls are slowing the implementation of the Navy's Enterprise Resource Planning project and driving up costs, according to GAO.
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