A rugged tablet for the road
Product spotlight: Motion Computing is shipping its new Motion F5, a durable slate tablet PC for mobile professionals.
Nanoparticles in 3-D
GCN tech briefs: NIST researchers have developed a tracking microscope that can monitor in 3-D the motions of nanoparticles in solutions.
Lustre to run on ZFS
Sun Microsystems developers are working on a version of the Lustre global file system that can run on the company's own next-generation Zetabyte File System.
The millennial workforce
The Numerator: New survey says younger workers have a greater comfort level with Web 2.0 and other online technologies than do their elders.
Speed 'n' distance
<b>GCN Lab Reviews:</b>The 802.11n standard isn't yet final, but 4 devices show what it can do.
Contacts you can find
GCN Lab review: BizCard software helps you bring order to business-card chaos.
Las Vegas captures proceedings for Web video
What happens in Las Vegas no longer may stay in Las Vegas ' at least if it happens at city council or planning commission meetings.
Intell community invests in smart cards for physical access control
The intelligence community's venture capital arm is investing in an access control system that leverages digital certificates on smart cards for stand-alone electronic locks.
Power to the cables!
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers task force completes draft of a new standard for power over Ethernet that would provide more electrical power to end devices over Ethernet cabling.
NIST unveils tool to foil attacks via DNS
Federal systems administrators can use new method to defend against complex attacks launched via the Domain Name System of the Internet and private IP networks.
Running with BigDog
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Security patch re-released for Excel 2003
Initial patch fixed Excel 2003's security problem, but unmasked a new calculation error.
William Jackson | Leveraging the IT skills of a new generation of workers
Critics say, the millennial generation ' those born after 1980 who are now entering the workforce ' has gained a reputation for being difficult to manage.
Congressional watchdog site launched
Stanford University law professor Larry Lessig and campaign worker Joe Trippi have launched a community-activist Web site that they hope will reduce lobbyists' influence on Congress.
Air Force to upgrade network
The network will enable the Air Force to integrate all 107 locations, including 22 outside the United States, into a single, streamlined IP communications platform with consistent standards and capabilities.
Beckstrom is NCSC first director
Michael Chertoff, DHS secretary, has named entrepreneur and author Rod Beckstrom as the first director of the National Cyber Security Center.
Quark delves into publishing workflow
Publishing software company Quark has introduced new software poised to help tame increasingly unwieldy publishing production routines.
DOE, EPA launch energy-efficiency info program
Agencies' joint program coordinates a wide variety of activities from the DOE Industrial Technologies Program's Save Energy Now initiative, the DOE Federal Energy Management Program and EPA's Energy Star.
Scientists take step toward molecular electronics
NIST researchers build working electronic devices using a thin layer of organic molecules on a traditional silicon platform, setting the stage for the next step toward practical molecular electronics.
Face-lift for FDA.gov
Food and Drug Administration unveils new look for its Web site, which that incorporates expanded usability features.
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