Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet CP3525x
If you need a speedy, accurate printer and are willing to pay a little more for it, the CP3525x is the one that should race into your agency. It earns a Reviewer’s Choice for this roundup.
Xerox Phaser 6280
The Phaser 6280 produces excellent colors and fast text printing but is painfully slow in printing complex color graphics.
When color matches quality and price
The GCN Lab tests six network color printers for speed, reliability and accuracy to see which one should grace the halls of your agency.
For some users, Windows 7 upgrade could take 20 hours
Tests conducted by Microsoft show that upgrades from Windows Vista to Windows 7 will be about 5 percent faster than previous upgrades involving Vista. But in certain situations, "faster" could mean more than 20 hours.
What's lacking in emergency response
Perhaps it’s time that first response and law enforcement organizations stopped buying equipment and started paying to use the equipment and services that would keep them up-to-date.
Lexmark C734dn
The Lexmark C734dn is the top all-around performer in this review. Coupled with a great government price, it’s the reliable and accurate color printer that most people will want to see in their agencies.
10 social networking sites to keep you in the loop
Wouldn't it be great if you could do all your networking online -- from the couch at home? Dream on. Until that day, these government IT social-networking sites will keep you in the loop.
In-Q-Tel invests in ultra low power Wi-Fi
The single-chip solution for wireless sensor networks and other embedded applications enable devices to run for up to 10 years on a single AA battery.
As summer ends, phishing season is on the horizon
According to security companies, summer is a dead time for hacking and phishing. But the bad guys, like much of the corporate world, look to the fourth quarter to make up their profits for the year.
Survey shows broad support for ban on texting while driving
A large majority of those questioned in an insurance company survey say there should be a ban on using cell phones while driving. So why do so many drivers do it? (If you’re reading this in the car, stop it!)
12 questions to ask before implementing an identity management system
An identity management system involves a lot more than the IT department. If you're going to implement a system, here are 12 things to consider.
Identity management a complex process with a simple goal
A failure to realize the process changes involved has doomed some identity management systems, but there have also been successful deployments. And integrated identity management and access control suites are making it easier to achieve the desired result.
Survey finds feds will be looking for a few good IT pros
Federal agencies will need to hire more than 270,000 new employees during the next three years, information technology pros among them, according to the Partnership for Public Service.
Why cloud computing is still a red herring
In general, the success stories in cloud computing are all proprietary, with proprietary application programming interfaces. So, whose cloud do you want to be part of? Rushing to replace stovepipe systems with stovepipe clouds is not revolutionary progress.
IEEE ratifies 802.11n wireless standard
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has formally approved the 802.11n specification for wireless LANs, seven years after the ratification process began and a couple years after information technology shops started using “draft-n” devices.
Raytheon’s cross-domain data sharing tool adds speed
Cross-domain data sharing tool is 625 percent faster than earlier versions, Raytheon says.
Army CIO announces Apps for Army competition
The Army is starting a competition aimed at fostering the creative development of new applications for use in the .mil community.
GSA's Casey Coleman sees mix of public, private services in the cloud
Government applications that don't have stringent requirements under the Federal Information Security Management Act could be the first available for testing in a public cloud environment, according to the leader of the Federal CIO Cloud Working Group.
Federal agencies prepare to make the leap from XP to Windows 7
Agencies still using XP can make the jump to Windows 7, although the upgrade path could be tricky in spots. Microsoft and other vendors have set up programs to help with the transition.
The good, the bad, the kludgy: A brief history of Microsoft OSes
With Windows 7 set for its much-anticipated release next month, we decided to take a quick look back through the history of Microsoft operating systems, which have been a part of so many lives for more than a quarter century.
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