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Software to avert airport delays
NASA and Honeywell Inc. have developed technology that may help prevent frustrating delays at some of the nation's busiest airports. Software developed by NASA, the Honeywell Technology Center and Honeywell Airport Systems solves a unique problem at airports that have parallel runways spaced as clo
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Sametime 1.5 moves beyond instant messaging
The advantages of an instant messaging system are obvious, especially in busy agencies where information workers spend most of their day in front of a computer, often needing to coordinate work with a colleague who may be thousands of miles away. Version 1.5 of Lotus Sametime expands on the theme o
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IMC forms FTS 2001 task force
Technology officials representing a group of federal agencies last week announced they had formed a task force to help agencies make a speedier transition to a new governmentwide contract for telecommunications services. The Interagency Management Council (IMC), which represents telecommunications
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Sniffer Pro hunts down network traffic problems
Even the Ghostbusters would have a hard time tracking down all the spooky problems that can plague a complex computer network. When the connection to your World Wide Web site smells like it has been slimed, it's time to call Network Associates Inc.'s Sniffer Pro. Protocol analyzers such as Sniffer
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Texas State Comptroller Carole Keeton Rylander launched e-Texas
Texas State Comptroller Carole Keeton Rylander on Tuesday launched eTexas, a commission that will oversee 14 separate task forces charged with finding new ways to use technology to streamline government services.
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Web site enables users to search more than 27 million tobacco industry documents
A World Wide Web site unveiled Thursday will enable users to conduct searches of more than 27 million tobacco industry documents from one centralized source. Donna Shalala, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, made the announcement in conjunction with the Great American Smokeout.
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Chicago mayor Richard Daley revealed his Year 2000 strategy
Flanked by representatives from key city agencies, Chicago mayor Richard Daley revealed his Year 2000 strategy Thursday at a news conference at the city's Y2K Command Center.
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Web Site Provides a Clearinghouse for Tobacco Data
A World Wide Web site unveiled Thursday will enable users to conduct searches of more than 27 million tobacco industry documents from one centralized source. Donna Shalala, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, made the announcement in conjunction with the Great American Smokeout.
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Urban counties leave rural ones behind in the technology race
Urban counties are leaving rural ones behind in the technology race, according to a study by the National Association of Counties.
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Intelligence bill targets NSA, Echelon upgrades
A bill that would authorize appropriations for the fiscal 2000 operations of the U.S. intelligence community includes funding for infrastructure upgrades at a key facility in what many suspect is a global, electronic surveillance network.
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Philadelphia Ready for Y2K, Hosts Community Conversation
Philadelphia's Year 2000 Readiness World Wide Web site shows that 100 percent of the city's missioncritical systems are Year 2000compliant as of this month, just in time for a Y2K Community Conversation lead by the chairman of the President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion.
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DC Mayor Conducts First Meeting of E-Commerce Task Force
Washington, D.C., Mayor Anthony Williams held the first meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) Task Force on Electronic Commerce and Internet Technology Tuesday, where city leaders heard analysis on Internet taxation and other issues.
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Cancer Institute Revamps Web Site
The National Cancer Institute unveiled its redesigned CancerNet World Wide Web site today, with easier navigation and enhancements for firsttime users, including an expanded dictionary of cancer terms and a publications locator.
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Utah Gov. Michael Leavitt offers a proposal to extend a three-year moratorium on Internet taxation
Utah Gov. Michael Leavitt, the National Governors Association chairman, yesterday offered a proposal to extend a threeyear moratorium on Internet taxation during which time a pilot tax program involving states and Internetbased retailers would be conducted.
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Idaho creates tech advisory council
Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne signed an executive order creating a state Science and Technology Advisory Council and appointed Billy Shipp as the state's science and technology adviser.
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Biggest Y2K costs behind U.S.
Government agencies and businesses in the United States will wind up spending about $100 billion to identify and fix systems to make them Year 2000compliant, according to a report released by the Commerce Department today.
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State CIOs and business officials discuss experience integrating e-commerce at forum
State chief information officers and business officials discussed their individual experiences with integrating electronic commerce at a recent electronic commerce forum.
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Washington, D.C., is the new home of an electronic-business innovation center
Washington, D.C., is the new home of an electronicbusiness innovation center, part of a global network of ebusiness centers, IBM Global Services Inc. announced Monday.
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Credit card purchases online are commonplace thanks to the advent of sites
The process of using a credit card to conduct business on the Internet has become commonplace thanks to the advent of sites such as Amazon.com and eBay. Now the idea has picked up support from state and local government officials doing online procurements.
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