Meet the new year, same as the old year
Predictions for information technology in the new year unfortunately are looking a lot like those from the old year, if not worse.
The sole of dissent
An Iraqi journalist’s shoe-throwing attack on President George W. Bush inspires several online games.
IT's role in the year ahead
The difficult challenges government faces in 2009 could be opportunities for IT leaders, because of IT’s role in tackling the Obama administration agenda.
Brother MFC-9450CDN
The 9450 prints flawless text, and can be trusted to print your best text documents, even those enhanced with spot color or graphics.
The evolution of SOA
SOA remains the best way to build enterprise applications, data mashups and mobile applications.
Technology that helps share helps best
Senior IT officials and managers identify technology investments that would most improve the performance of government agencies.
Oki Data C5550n MFP
The C5550n is a fine MFP but probably not for much longer. The market is evolving fast, and the C5550n needs to innovate or be left behind.
Harry Raduege, Deloitte Center for Network Innovation
Former Defense Information Systems Agency chief Harry Raduege names 10 key areas for government IT leaders to focus on, including improving cybersecurity, supporting mobile computing and understanding the trade-offs in cloud computing, SOA and Web 2.0.
Tom Greenspon, Booz Allen Hamilton
Tom Greenspon, Booz Allen Hamilton vice president, says enterprise mobility, cloud computing and green IT are among the top issues facing government IT executive in 2009.
Patrick Pizzella, Labor Department CIO
Labor Department CIO Patrick Pizzella says the most important IT issues facing agencies this year don't concern technology as much as they do management.
HP Color LaserJet CM3530
Hewlett-Packard’s Color LaserJet CM3530 is an extremely speedy multi-function printer in the midprice range. Graphically, it’s the best printer in our roundup.
Colorful language
Multifunction printers are reaching new heights in combining fast, high-quality text and color printing with their features and other functions. The GCN Lab tests eight MFPs suitable for small, midsize and, in at least one case, even large workgroups.
Hord Tipton, International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium
Former Interior Department CIO W. Hord Tipton says government IT leaders need to concentrate on the blocking and tackling involved in making their technologies work properly.
Dave McQueeney, IBM Federal chief technology officer
IBM Chief Technology Officer Dave McQueeney says agencies need to get smart about IT in 2009 -- and explains how.
HP Color LaserJet CM2320
The fastidious CM2320 is a decent MFP with a good printer, scanner and fax machine for the price, unless you need it to do a lot of color printing.
Vinton Cerf, Google's Chief Internet Evangelist
Internet pioneer Vinton Cerf, currently Google's chief Internet Evangelist, says agencies need to taker a good inventory of their IT systems and then look to improve security and internal efficiecncy.
Venkatapathi Puvvada, Chief Technology Officer, Unisys
Unisys CTO Venkatapathi Puvvada expects agencies to be moving towward greater use of cloud computing, virtualization, green computing and Web 2.0 methods of information sharing.
Teresa Carlson, Microsoft's U.S. federal government unit
Agencies could take advantage of business analytics and Web 2.0 technolgies in 2009, says Teresa Carlson, vice president of Microsoft's U.S. federal government unit.
Bill Vass, President of Sun Microsystems Federal
Virtualization, cloud computing, thin clients, open-source software and service-oriented architectures are among the technolgies government IT leaders will need to address this year, according to Sun's Bill Vass.
John Gilligan, Gilligan Group
Former Air Force CIO John Gilligan identifies key IT areas for agencies in 2009: cybersecurity, social networking, service-oriented architecture and virtualization.
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