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Feature-rich AutoCAD 2000 debuts
Autodesk Inc. has dubbed the new release of its flagship product 'AutoCAD 2000,' instead of Release 15, to symbolize the move into the next millennium. For AutoCAD, the next millennium begins with a bang: The new release adds 400 or so features, including significant changes to the user interface.
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Lugar looks to boost USDA CIO authority
Sen. Richard Lugar (RInd.) last week introduced a bill that would give the Agriculture Department's chief information officer more control over technology spending and more power to attack the Year 2000 computer problem. The bill, S. 949, represents a second push by Lugar, chairman of the Senate A
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Dutch firm launches bid for Wang Global
A $2 billion bid by Dutch computer services company Getronics NV for Wang Global presents an opportunity to bring together two complementary companies with similar direction, the president of Wang Government Services Inc. said last week. Getronics, which does threequarters of its business in the N
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Army to offer 'information survival' training
The Army this fall plans to offer an online graduatelevel training course on information systems survivability that would teach engineers to develop systems capable of surviving any kind of technical glitch or network attack. The Army will offer the new 14week information survivability (infosurv)
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Security concerns drive feds to training program
With 2000 just more than six months away, many federal and industry organizations have begun to turn their Year 2000 efforts away from ensuring that systems are compliant and toward protecting systems from cyberattacks and abuse by employees. But the technology in the information security arena is
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Long-term care gets champion on the Hill
As the life span of the average citizen increases, the number of Americans requiring daily living assistance is sure to skyrocket. More than 5 million Americans have significant physical limitations due to illness or disability, and many of these people require longterm care. Longterm care refers
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Software bundles biometric solutions
SAFLink Corp. next month will begin shipping a suite of software that brings together three kinds of biometric security technology to help organizations control access to their networks. The SAF2000 MultiBiometric Enterprise Security Suite incorporates fingerprint recognition, voice verification a
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Agencies to plunge into incentive-based contracting
The Army and the General Services Administration are among the leading agencies that plan to take advantage of a new incentivebased approach to buying technology products and services.
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LivePage eases complex Web content management
If your agency has a small World Wide Web site with fairly static pages, you can probably get by without any special programs for managing its content. But if you've got a large site with content that changes frequently, you'll want to consider moving to a Web contentmanagement program. LivePage C
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DOD needs systems to balance finances
Defense Department officials told Congress last week that installing new computer systems is key to improving the department's balance sheet, which cannot account for as much as $10 billion. 'We have lousy systems,' DOD assistant inspector general Robert Lieberman told the House Government Manageme
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Vendors step up PKI push
Now that publickey infrastructure technology is being accepted, information security vendors are touting their PKI solutions as a way for agencies to support new applications, rather than simply a way to increase security.
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Kentucky Clears the Way for New Master Contracts
Unisys Corp. today announced a strategic alliances services contract award from the commonwealth of Kentucky a first step in the state's effort to frame a set of state contracts with IT vendors.
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San Diego County Has New Outsourcing Honcho
San Diego County's chief administrative officer, Larry Prior, this week announced plans to leave government to become president of a local hightech firm. Moving into Prior's slot is former deputy CAO Walt Ekard, who will serve as sourceselection authority for the county's huge outsourcing endeavor.
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DOJ approves Bell Atlantic, GTE merger
The Justice Department today approved the merger between Bell Atlantic Corp. and GTE Corp., with an agreement by the companies to get rid of their overlapping cellular and personal communications service (PCS) wireless businesses.
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U.S. DOJ Offers Police Polling Software to Cities
The U.S. Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics is offering cities new software for polling citizens on their attitudes toward policing..
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EDS joins health, local operations
Electronic Data Systems Corp. this week lumped together its state and local government operations with its health care programs, forming a new group dubbed State Business.
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Net Tax Commission Gets Down to Business
Thirteen members of the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce that will set the pace for government taxation of the Internet are poised to come together next month in Williamsburg, Va., at the College of William and Mary to grapple with key ecommerce and tax policy issues.
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Internet centers set up for Kosovo refugees
The U.S. Information Agency, together with other federal agencies and international organizations, is setting up Internetbased information centers for Kosovar refugees at refugee camps in Poland, France, Germany, the Balkans and Fort Dix, N.J.
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New York Clears Way for Electronic Medication Transactions
New York next month will allow doctors to use email to send prescriptions to pharmacies. The state also will allow pharmacists access to online medication profiles, as long as patients authorize the sharing of their records among pharmacies with a common database.
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