Energy lab gets three midsized Linux clusters for nonclassified simulations
An Energy Department laboratory is collaborating with two vendors on fast-track construction of three high-performance clusters running Linux.
Storage device stacks rackless
A host-independent, disk-based storage appliance uses an Ultra 160 SCSI channel to link enterprise networks to RAID Level 5 storage on 16-bit ATA drives.
IBM debuts new midrange server
IBM Corp.'s new two- to eight-way midrange Unix servers have self-managing diagnostics.
Berger, Woolsey weigh in on counteracting terrorism
Agencies that share databases to combat terrorism should do so on a strict need-to-know basis, former CIA director R. James Woolsey said yesterday.
NASA administrator Goldin to retire
<b>Daniel S. Goldin</b>, the longest-serving administrator in NASA's 43-year history, announced today that he would retire from the government on Nov. 17.
Nobel-caliber NIST research could aid computing
The National Institute of Standards and Technology gained its second Nobel laureate yesterday when senior scientist <b>Eric A. Cornell</b> was awarded the 2001 Nobel Prize in physics for research that could aid computer science.
Federal IT spending is strong in wake of attacks
Although the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are changing the government's IT priorities, its overall spending on computer technology will rise 15 percent over last year's, according to an industry trade group survey that was released yesterday.
FirstGov handles millions of Web hits after attacks
Like a seismograph needle during an earthquake, the activity on FirstGov, the General Services Administration's portal to government Web sites, posted a sharp spike during last month's terrorist attacks.
Walker: Treat security like Y2K effort
The Bush administration's new homeland security plan needs the same federal leadership and oversight that made the year 2000 effort a success, comptroller general David M. Walker said last month.
Streams of Data
A Geological Survey database development group in the Midwest believes strongly in off-the-shelf software tools.
CSC will manage State's overseas telecom
The State Department's Diplomatic Telecommunications Services Program Office will get IT services and support through a task order awarded this week to Computer Sciences Corp.
72-way Sun enterprise server makes debut
Sun Microsystems Inc. this week announced a 72-way flagship server that can scale up to 106 CPUs if needed.
Walker: Homeland security plan could resemble year 2000 effort
The same kind of federal leadership and oversight that made the year 2000 effort a success may be needed in the homeland security plan, Comptroller General David M. Walker said Friday in testimony to the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee.
Microsoft dots its Net with XML for data applications
Microsoft Corp.'s .Net use of the Extensible Markup Language could make government information accessible to the thickest and thinnest clients, company officials say.
On Camera
The State Department's videoconferencing studio can set up a two-hour meeting across continents with a $500 phone call instead of a $10,000 bill for travel plus jet lag.
Justice office leads XML standardization effort
The Justice Department's Office of Justice Programs is leading an effort to develop standards for using Extensible Markup Language within the law enforcement and criminal justice communities.
NASA tests remote craft to gather wildfire data
NASA researchers in California, a state often plagued by wildfires, are testing a remotely piloted aircraft that could send real-time aerial pictures of blazes to firefighters over the Internet.
System makes use of maximum storage space
The V960 Shared Virtual Array Disk System from Storage Technology Corp. holds 170G to 4.3T of data with full device-level virtualization.
Energy, IBM are partners in biological supercomputing project
For the second time this year, an Energy Department laboratory is teaming up with industry to develop new high-performance computing techniques for studying genes and proteins.
Marines at Camp Pendleton call home with kiosk videophone
For many young Marines, their tour of duty is also their first experience living far from home. Keeping in touch with family is tough without telephones and computers.
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