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Flooding the airwaves
Wireless technology may be the current rage, and the wireless Web its flashy offspring, but underlying the craze is the need for fat data pipes. Just as traditional voice, video and data services will need highspeed connections, the wireless Internet depends on the development of its own broadband links.
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IT issues face a crowded docket
Like a lion feeding its young, Congress is facing hungry contractors and hightechnology lobbyists who want the answer to just one question: Where's the money?
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Opening a new frontier
Tom Ratledge pushes a black button on the display of his small airplane's control panel and boots up a radarlike view of the west bank of the Kuskokwim River.
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The circuit
As the Clinton administration draws to a close, chief information officers are heading out the door. The latest is John Gilligan, CIO at the Energy Department.
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Federal Data comes into Northrop fold
In a move to bolster its place in the government information technology market, Northrop Grumman Corp. announced Sept. 6 that it had signed an agreement to acquire Federal Data Corp. (FDC), a systems integrator and software solutions provider.
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Other SAN appliance vendors to watch
Compaq Computer Corp.'s product, the SANworks Management Appliance, won't support data virtualization or remote mirroring until next year. But the company ships more canned SAN solutions than any other vendor
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The state of legislation
President Clinton signed the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, or 'ESign,' on June 30.
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N/MCI watchdog Bateman dies
Rep. Herbert Bateman, chairman of the House Military Readiness Subcommittee and a onetime critic of the Navy's $16 billion intranet contract, died today
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In the cockpit and at the controls
The Federal Aviation Administration's Capstone program will equip 150 aircraft used in passenger, mail or freight operations with an avionics package designed to improve pilots' situational awareness by putting weather, terrain and traffic information in the cockpit for the first time. Essentially, pilots will have access to the same information in the cockpit that air traffic controllers have on the ground.
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Micron PC: Good price, whiz-bang performance
For agencies looking to buy full- featured desktop PCs that deliver excellent performance, Micron Electronics Inc. offers a tantalizing choice with its new ClientPro Cn family.
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Inclusion tour focuses on digital divide
New Commerce secretary visits Philadelphia as part of a tour to highlight innovative programs that provide online access to those without digital tools
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E-mail, e-commerce assist firefighters
The federal government has developed an arsenal of hightech tools to fight the worst wildfires in decades in the western United States.
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IT lets government 'leap ahead'
Reform experts provide examples of why technology is the way through which governments can be more efficient and interact better with citizens
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Postal Service rapped on e-commerce
The U.S. Postal Service's ecommerce activities are in their infancy, and they face an uphill battle to meet the standards of federal watchdogs
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DOT's vision adds innovation
The Transportation Department's new strategic plan encourages innovation and the use of technology to increase safety and efficiency as they develop new systems
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Northrop to acquire Federal Data Corp.
In a move to bolster its place in the government IT market, Northrop Grumman signs an agreement to acquire Federal Data Corp.
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Florida empowers low-income kids
With a public/private partnership, the state aims to open 25 to 50 computer centers by the end of 2001
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Alabama piloting virtual high
The state is testing an online distance-learning program in 15 rural schools, and it could be expanded statewide next fall
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Compaq unveils new desktop line
Compaq's configurable Deskpro EX series of computers replaces the EP line of desktops, the company's most successful government line
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