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IBM to preload servers with Linux

IBM Corp.'s Netfinity servers will come preloaded with the Linux operating system, and users will be able to choose from three flavors of the increasingly popular opensource software

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Indiana creates $1 million fund for high-tech training

The grants are in response to a growing need by companies for skilled technology workers

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Arkansas IT employees to telecommute

The state's Department of Information Services says it's the first to allow employees to work from home

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Library's new site celebrates bicentennial

In celebration of its 200th birthday, the Library of Congress has launched a World Wide Web site aimed at making history fun for children

Digital Government

ADIC fuses disk and tape

One of the downsides of using storage devices that attach directly to a network is that the data typically resides on one of the most expensive types of storage media: magnetic disk.

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NASA takes lead on tech ethics

NASA is creating a technology ethics subcommittee to tackle the sensitive issues associated with nanotechnology and biotechnology

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Web City

A handful of city governments also have begun to use the Web to interact with their residents.

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Free Linux software blocks hackers

Certain electronic intruders will have to find a new way to wreak havoc thanks to free Linux software released Thursday by Lucent Technologies' Bell Labs.

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An office in your pocket

Small computing made a big splash at the FOSE trade show in Washington, D.C., last week.

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Backing up Linux

As Linux continues to gain momentum in the application server arena, so does the need for robust utilities such as backup programs.

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Site diagnoses NetWare server failures

Novell Inc. is testing software on its World Wide Web site that determines why a server has crashed and can bring the server back online faster

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Clinton gets mixed reviews at Comdex

President stops by the trade show on his Digital Divide New Markets tour, asking private-sector firms to help bridge the gap

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Electronic attendance system works, schools say

With swipe cards, schools can keep track of when students get to school, when they leave, and if they're attending the classes they're supposed to

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An office in your pocket

Small computing made a big splash at the FOSE trade show in Washington, D.C., last week.

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USPS gets a grip on delivery problems

Every day the U.S. Postal Service entrusts millions of pounds of mail to commercial airline carriers for transport around the world.

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NASIRE might hire a Washington representative

The organization says it wants someone to serve as a liaison to the federal government and to be its voice in the legislative process

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Can we talk?

Have you ever found yourself rushing from one meeting to another, trying to jot down key points without being late to your next appointment? Do important todo items suddenly strike you in the middle of an airport or during a cab ride?

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ADIC fuses disk and tape

One of the downsides of using storage devices that attach directly to a network is that the data typically resides on one of the most expensive types of storage media: magnetic disk. Advanced Digital Information Corp. last week introduced a networkattached storage (NAS) appliance that tries to mitigate that cost issue with a system that combines disk storage with a lowcost tape library system.

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IBM speeds up DB2 database

IBM Corp. recently introduced the latest version of its DB2 database, which now comes with builtin decisionsupport features and key enhancements designed to speed up its performance with World Wide Webbased applications.

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The Circuit

Proving there's no business like CIO business, 14 of the government's top information technology managers performed a sharply clever spoof of the 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' show April 19 during the otherwise techy FOSE trade show.