Also this week at FOSE...
Cisco Systems will demonstrate a pair of continuity-of-operations products that the company says is aimed at addressing Federal Preparedness Circular 65. Cisco's VirtualCOOP and MeetingPlace Crisis Management products are designed to keep agencies running in the event of a disaster.
Chip giant touts wireless nets
This week at the FOSE trade show in Washington, Intel's next CEO Paul Otellini will deliver one of the conference's keynote addresses.
GCN INSIDER: Trends and technologies that affect the way government does IT
Even if Cray Inc. never sold another supercomputer (unlikely given the seven orders it says it's taken for the new X1E, introduced last month), the company deserves credit for continually arguing the importance of high-performance computing.
Application management
Packeteer Inc. of Cupertino, Calif., is pushing the high end of its application traffic management tools with the PacketShaper 10000, a full-duplex 1-Gbps box targeted at large enterprises, such as government installations, and service providers.
GCN INSIDER: Trends and technologies that affect the way government does IT
The GCN Lab was prepared to sing the praises of the Xkey USB security device when it learned the product'introduced just last year'might be phased out. In a call to one of the product's Israel-based engineers, it became clear the reason wasn't technology related.
Can you hear me now? In Senate buildings, the answer is yes
The Senate has turned on an in-house cellular network that lets government employees place and receive calls, as well as check BlackBerry devices, from the bowels of various buildings.
GCN INSIDER: Trends and technologies that affect the way government does IT
Executives of security startup Venafi Inc. make a good point: If agencies can't manage the digital certificates that ensure secure communications among servers, they could run into problems troubleshooting system downtime.
How to build a better baggage screener
A new baggage-screening system unveiled at the Demo@15 Conference is hailed as "the most important product to take the Demo stage' in the trade show's 15-year history.
Secure e-mail tools debut in the desert
A pair of software start-ups introduce new tools to protect organizations from damaging incoming and outgoing e-mail.
New mobile keyboard isn't really there
This $150 tool can create a virtual light-generated keyboard that can be projected onto any flat surface.
Red Hat pushes for Linux in federal market
Next week, Mr. Smith goes to Washington'again. Paul Smith, head of Red Hat Inc.'s new government division, that is.
GCN INSIDER: trends and technologies that affect the way government does IT
MetaCarta Inc. this month will release version 2.5 of its Geographic Text Search system, which can sift through and analyze millions of documents based on geography.
The hidden costs of a dual-core revolution
If an agency decides dual-core processors are in its future, what does that mean for its software licenses?
Double time
For years, it was all about clock speed. A government IT shop could tell if it was on the leading edge of computer technology by the clock speed of its system processors'now measured largely in gigahertz.
Second Bush term good for EA, chief architect at HUD says
As new appointees take up positions for Bush's second term, architects will get the opportunity to sell them on enterprise architectures, HUD's Richard Burk say.
Net-centric consortium begins work
Twenty-eight companies in the United States and Europe have formed a consortium to build interoperable systems for government.
Army issues RFP for portal integrator
The Army has issued a draft request for proposals for an integrator for its Army Knowledge Online portal.
Boeing and IBM join forces to gain edge at DOD
With an estimated $200 billion on the line, Boeing and IBM will work together to corner the net-centric government market.
GAO warns to look before you leap into PKI
The Government Accountability Office figures that managed public-key infrastructure services might be more trouble than they're worth to agencies in some instances.
GAO: Beware managed PKI
The Government Accountability Office warns that in certain situations, managed public key infrastructure services could be more trouble than they're worth.
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