Database finds new home on Tablet PC
The Tablet PC now has a health care database management system on its roster of software applications.<br>
Alliance: Really smart cards guard privacy
Individual privacy should rank as high as building security in smart-card authentication policies and procedures, the Smart Card Alliance says.
Intelligence agencies help test new GIS tool
Two intelligence agencies will this week begin beta testing a tool that tags specific place names in text files and maps them on advanced geographic information systems for analysis.<br>
Geographic information systems find their place in federal sector
Geographic information systems are crucial to effectively managing government and helping federal, state and local government agencies deal with crises, says OMB's Mark Forman.<br>
Microsoft commits another year of support to NT Server 4.0
Microsoft Corp. will stretch its support for its 6-year-old Windows NT Server 4.0 software for one more year.<br>
Air traffic trainees hear new voices
Air Force trainees are learning air traffic control maneuvers with the help of software that listens to their instructions and responds like a human pilot.
Mobile computer looks out for the sight-impaired
The new PAC Mate mobile computer for visually impaired workers is the first to run standard Microsoft Windows applications.
Experts give tips on good software buying
Quicker, shorter and even cheaper may not translate to a better buy for large-scale software systems, experts advise.<br>
Web services are the future, panelists say
In a few years Web services will be silent fixtures inside computer screens, seamlessly translating and linking applications, panelists at a Washington trade show said today.<br>
Agencies urged to be honest about software license compliance
Government agencies are saving up to half the cost of some software applications by licensing rather than buying outright, vendors said this week at a conference.<br>
Spread of handheld devices raises security questions
Wireless security is a concern for agencies with ever-more tech-savvy employees bringing to work handheld devices that don't mesh with federal security guidelines, said CDW Government Inc. president James R. Shanks.
PeopleSoft adds metrics to its Government Portal suite
The latest version of the Government Portal suite from PeopleSoft Inc. includes metrics to let agencies track financial performance and detect weaknesses in their operations. <br>
NIH adds single sign-on to its one-stop portal
Early next month, employees who log on to the National Institutes of Health's my.nih.gov data portal will need only one password to open protected applications.
NIH adds single sign-on to its one-stop portal
Early next month, employees who log on to the National Institutes of Health's <i>my.nih.gov</i> data portal will need only one password to open protected applications.
DOD Education Activity extends support contract
Defense Department Education Activity offices will continue to receive technical support for their LANs and desktop PCs through a $3.2 million contract with Affiliated Computer Services Inc.<br>
DOD purchases fingerprint scanners
The Defense Department has ordered 450 new fingerprint readers that will help the Defense Manpower Data Center, DOD's human resources arm, double-check the identities of newly hired employees. <br>
Navy portal keeps ship files up to date
The Navy early next year will expand a pilot portal to dispatch real-time files to its fleets at sea. Offshore officers now rely on months-long delivery of CDs to get personnel, inventory or other updates from their home bases. The Distance Support portal transmits data through Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server over low-bandwidth satellite connections.
Report urges government to wade into wireless
Secure wireless devices have plenty of potential federal users, but first agencies must weigh their willingness to embrace the technology, according to professors who surveyed more than 200 federal workers.<br>
Multinational war games will test analysis tool
The U.S. Joint Forces Command will use a new software analysis tool that displays relationships between key facts buried in separate files.<br>
IRS inks $100 million PC deal with PlanetGov
Almost four months after signing a $35 million blanket purchasing agreement for new computers, the IRS has awarded another contract to the same company, PlanetGov Inc., to buy more than $100 million worth of additional replacements. <br>
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