Mimi Browning | Public sector vs. private: Whose employees win?
IT Strategy'Commentary: An enduring myth for many in government is that life in the IT private sector is a constant party.
Pocket power
GCN at 25: Anyone who relies heavily on a handheld computer can thank the Army's Communications and Electronics Command, which 15 years ago put in an order for what it called the Soldier's Computer.
MPC launches new SAN appliance
Tech brief: MPC Computers has announced the launch of the new MPC DataFrame 2112 storage-area network appliance.
Dutch opt for open source?
Tech brief: Dutch government may require its agencies to select open-source solutions when purchasing software beginning in April 2008.
NIST seeks cybersecurity input
Tech brief: Agency issues a draft of Special Publication 800-39 for public comment.
Appliance centrally controls firewalls
Tech brief: Secure Computing has launched CommandCenter, a new central management product for the company's Sidewinder and SnapGear network gateway security appliances.
Sprint offers laptop security solution
Tech brief: SprintSecure Laptop Guardian is designed to enable around-the-clock security.
DISA launches second collaboration option
DISA this week launched the second online collaboration tool offered to DOD users through its Network-Centric Enterprise Services program.
Arizona adopts mobile cameras to catch speeders
The Arizona Department of Public Safety yesterday began using mobile photo radar cameras mounted in sport utility vehicles to detect speeders.
DOD bandwidth provider bolstered
The FCC has allocated additional spectrum to a major provider of mobile satellite communications bandwidth to the military and first responders.
The means to go green
COVER STORY: How to eke out energy savings in servers, processors, networks and storage systems
Senate passes cybercrime bill
The Senate on Thursday passed a bill amending federal law to directly address online crimes, including identity theft.
Tats for the Air Force HPC systems
When starting up a delivery of a new high-performance computer system, it is always important to christen your new mechanical beast.
New security for firmware
The more deeply security controls are embedded into a computer, the harder they are to circumvent.
Open-source cuts both ways
The Numerator: A recent survey found that 71 percent of IT decision-makers believed their agencies could benefit from open-source software.
Google: Search risk is manageable
The company rebuts survey results that indicated government IT respondents were concerned that Google's Search Across Computers feature in Google's desktop search engine represents a security risk.
Intel unveils smaller, faster multicore chips
Intel has unveiled 16 server and high-end PC processors that incorporate the company's 45-nanometer transistor technology to boost performance and lower power consumption.
CMU team takes charge at Urban Challenge
DARPA gained ground in its quest for autonomous military vehicles at this year's Urban Challenge with an assist from Carnegie Mellon University.
Technicalities
Laptop PCs have proved their functionality over the years as useful mobile tools, desktop replacement computers and, occasionally, high-tech doorstops. Now they've moved into the avant-garde of music.
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