First Vista service pack coming
Rumor has it that the first beta version of the first service pack for the new Windows Vista operating system could be released as early as next week.
Rx for IT security: RFP?
The private sector may be relying too much on government assistance to meet the goals of the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency's IT security initiatives.
Agencies, start your protocols!
Agencies have one year, almost to the day, to get their networks running IPv6. But getting it right could be more important than meeting the deadline.
William Jackson | E-voting assurance efforts make progress
Secure electronic voting may be a long way off, but recent efforts give reason for hope.
Commission taps third lab for vote tests
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission has accepted InfoGuard Labs to evaluate state voting systems under the commission's accreditation program.
Computing centers to get faster links
Bay Microsystems' 40G processor handles converged voice, video, data.
Guidelines for cryptographic authentication ready for review
A revised draft of guidelines for a cryptographic authentication scheme has been released for public comment by NIST.
Third lab OK'd to evaluate voting systems
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission has accepted InfoGuard Labs to evaluate state voting systems under the commission's accreditation program.
Meet the new 'Net, same as the old 'Net
The creators of the next phase of the Internet appear to be making the same mistake that was made with the first Internet. Everyone is rushing headlong toward new functionality and leaving security as an afterthought.
Freeware's end run
The Free Software Foundation takes a shot at cooperative patent agreements such as the one announced in November 2006 by Microsoft and Novell.
New crypto standards proposed
New FIPS standards for hash algorithms are open for public comment.
NIST adds new twist to nanowires
NIST research on nanowires could lead to improvements in flash memory.
Is the next killer app really a killer, or just a dud?
If there is one theme at this week's NXTcomm telecom trade show, it is that infrastructure industry, service providers and content providers are integrating into a single industry, driven by the consumer demand for shiny objects.
New network processors aid computing centers
A new generation of network processors promise improved performance by helping high-speed data centers communicate with each other across wide area networks.
Looking forward to 100G
Industry spokesmen are predicting the insatiable consumer appetite for services will create a demand for bandwidth that will dwarf the growth of the Internet.
It's an IP world out there
Anyone who doubts that old-line telecom companies have come back strong in the new mobile, IP-centric world of communications should see the elaborate AT&T promotion that opened the inaugural NXTcomm trade show Tuesday.
FCC chair focuses on broadband, innovation
Despite rapidly growing investments in and deployment of broadband networks, rural areas remain a key challenge, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said Tuesday.
Vendor interest in WiMax blossoms
Deployment of a mobile WiMax could begin as early as late this year, said Richard Gorman, mobility architect at Nortel Government Solutions.
Taking the virtual show on the road
High performance 3-D modeling technology can show off equipment that cannot be easily displayed on trade show floors.
Technique: A wasteland no more
Nevada's corrections agency optimizes its WAN to make its inmate tracking system thrive, even in the desert.
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