Plasma monitors zoom in on top quality
For their huge display areas, plasma monitors have surprisingly low weight and depth. Even with a 42-inch diagonal display, it's rare that a plasma measures more than six inches thick or weighs more than 100 pounds.
The GCN Lab monitors a dozen upper-end LCDs
Not so long ago, a large, space-saving LCD cost $2,000. Now, there's a plentiful market of such monitors priced around $1,000 apiece.
Lexmark color printer turns heads with quality
The Lexmark C750n color network printer produces the best color and monochrome output the GCN Lab has seen to date.
PresentationPro takes your slide shows remote
When it comes to running the government machine, Microsoft PowerPoint presentations often serve as the transmission grease.
No fault in NEC's fault tolerance
Many agencies have experimented with server clusters to provide reliable uptime for their users. But clustering has its drawbacks.
These rugged peripherals tough it out
When a mechanic crawls under a military vehicle to tighten a certain bolt, a computerized manual can be a huge help'but not if it's stored on a full-sized notebook.
Rugged notebooks put the 'hard' in hardware
Standard computer equipment doesn't hold up in the harsh deserts of Afghanistan or in the trunk of a patrol car. In this issue, the GCN Lab takes a look at three rugged notebook PCs designed to withstand that kind of punishment.
When it comes to usability, it's what's up front that counts
You've heard the old saw in the real estate business. Three things matter when selling a house: location, location, location. The stateliest Victorian manor, priced to move, won't go anywhere if it sits beside a landfill.
Desktop clients shift into the gigahertz gear
The desktop client is the center of the office universe, the focus of a network and the one tool that most workers truly can't do without.
Streaming server gives priority to video
Most servers are jacks of all trades. Vividon Corp.'s Streaming Delivery Accelerator is the master of only one. Because it specializes in streaming video, it performs that task better than general-purpose servers.
When ink met paper: network printers
Hands down, a printer is the most-used peripheral on agency networks. Even a large workgroup of users can share one or two of the printers in this review without stepping on each other's toes.
GCN honors the best in the field at FOSE
GCN honored 11 companies for their innovative IT products at FOSE 2002. Each product was announced either at the show or shortly before, and each stood out in its category for utility and affordability to federal buyers.
The i90c phone offers two-way radio backup
Wireless phones are great'if the calls go through. The Motorola i90c phone, using Nextel Communications Inc.'s network, has a backup method for getting through.
11 products win FOSE honors
GCN today honored 11 products for IT innovation at FOSE 2002. Each product was announced either at the show or shortly before, and each stood out in its category for usefulness and affordability to federal buyers.
LCD projectors run the gamut in size and power
A couple of years ago, the GCN Lab predicted that digital projectors would become uniformly tiny and bright. Were we ever wrong.
Switch interface eases life for novice admins
The Catalyst 3550-24 Intelligent Ethernet Switch from Cisco Systems Inc. works well at multiple levels of enterprise networking.
Notebooks stake claim to desktop real estate
The portable PC started out luggable'20 pounds or more'and took more than a decade to shrink to its present 5- to 7 pound weight. Because portables used many of the same components as desktop systems, their portability came at a cost in performance.
EStudio45 can make fast work of your paper
The high-capacity Toshiba eStudio45 is the fastest multifunction device yet tested in the GCN Lab.
Use WebAvalanche to see how much your net can take
An avalanche, in a network test environment, sometimes finds problems before they cascade all the way downhill.
UT-103 talks in four tongues
Speech recognition technology has stagnated for several years. Faster processors shorten the time needed for voice training but, beyond simple voice navigation or word processing, vendors have made few notable advances.
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