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Clemins calls for DODwide intranet
Adm. Archie Clemins, commander of the Pacific Fleet and the driving force behind the program that will allow the Navy to fight future battles using commercial networks and computers, this month called for a grander plan to build a worldwide intranet to link the three military services. Clemins said
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Intergraph CEO aims to make most of fed market
Not many people can remember where they were and what they were doing at precisely 7:51 a.m. Dec. 27, 1968 the launch time of Apollo 8 and the beginning of America's first manned lunarorbital mission. But Jim Meadlock can. At the time, Meadlock, now chief executive officer of Intergraph Corp., a
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Guidance governs shared Web sites
The General Services Administration recently released draft guidance outlining how agencies that operate World Wide Web sites containing other agencies' or federal organizations' material should charge for those services and how they should allocate costs. While the majority of agencies today do no
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Vanstar chief 'ready to do something else'
Carleton Jones, president of Vanstar Government Systems Inc., has decided to leave the company. Jones, who was president of Sysorex Information Systems Inc. before it was purchased by Vanstar Corp. last year, said he was satisfied with the work he has done, and his decision to leave was not related
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Compaq revamps Prosignia products
Compaq Computer Corp. last week introduced a new line of notebooks, desktops and servers with a specialservices package aimed at small and mediumsize organizations. The Prosignia Desktop 300s come with an Intel Corp. Celeron or Pentium II processor as well as CDROM and Digital Video Disc drives.
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Roster
Steve Howard, chief information officer at the General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service, this month said he plans to retire from government at the end of the year. Howard said FTS has not yet named a replacement. Carleton Jones, former president of Vanstar Government Systems Inc
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SAIC earns $263M EPA contract The Environmental Protection Agency last week awarded Science Applications International Corp. a $262.9 million systems development contract to support its most missioncritical applications, including the Safe Drinking Water Information System and systems used to trac
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EDS gets $40M order
Electronic Data Systems Corp. maintained its position as the lead shipboard integrator for the Navy's program to harness the power of commercial networks and computers with a $40 million delivery order to supply 20 or more ships in two carrier battle groups and two amphibious ready groups. The Spac
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FAA looks abroad for oceanic ATC solution
Frustrated in developing a system for controllers to use to separate air traffic over the ocean, the Federal Aviation Administration may scrap its plans in favor of using a system developed for one of its foreign counterparts. The oceanic modernization program is supposed to improve pilot/controlle
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GSA close to awarding FTS 2000 contract extensions
General Services Administration officials said last week that they were on the verge of awarding extensions to AT&T and Sprint to allow the FTS 2000 vendors to provide longdistance service for up to two years after the FTS 2000 contract expires in three weeks. Sandy Bates, deputy commissioner of G
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iMac lives up to the buzz
Created as a lowcost PC alternative for students and consumers, Apple Computer Inc.'s innovative iMac platform is generating excitement in the government market. After a handson evaluation of the iMac, we understand the hoopla: We found the iMac to be fast, welldesigned and affordable.
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Las Vegas Rolls GIS Toward Citizens and City Workers
Las Vegas is the nation's fastestgrowing city. Each month it takes in 6,000 new residents, approves construction of more than 577 new homes and cranks out 500 new business permits. To manage that kind of expansion, city officials are leveraging the power of a geographic information systems (GIS)
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Are You Ready for Web Workflow?
State and local government staffs are intrigued by the idea of using Internet technology to improve agency workflow, but few have actually taken the plunge to commit to the beguiling new technology at least for now.
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New Jersey's Environmental Management Desktop
New Jersey may often bear the brunt of pollution jokes, but the state actually is far down on emissions lists, thanks to one of the most aggressive environmental programs in the United States.
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Pennsylvania Sets Stage for Data Center Outsourcing Pennsylvania awarded a $410 million data center outsourcing deal to Unisys Corp., Blue Bell, Pa.
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Document management moves to the Web
In the past few years, the World Wide Web has become a standard means of outreach for federal agencies, a multimedia bulletin board for items ranging from public service announcements to tax forms.
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NetWare 5.0 Proves Worth the Upgrade
With its recent release of NetWare 5.0, Novell Inc. delivered on its promise of a totally revamped network operating system, which government information technology shopslongtime NetWare mainstayswill find a worthwhile upgrade. Like its competitors,
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Agenda
November 3 Seminar on Virtual Private Networking. Baltimore. This free seminar, offered by Shiva Corp., is focused on explaining the benefits of VPN. For additional dates and locations, call (800) 4750832; Web, www.seminar.shiva.com. 35 Small Business Tech Expo. Hynes Convention Center. Boston.
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EDS and Lucent pitch VTC products to Army
Electronic Data Systems Corp. and Lucent Technologies plan to offer similar suites of products on the $75 million Army Video Teleconferencing1 contracts awarded last month, but they have developed marketing plans and solutions that will allow them to differentiate their offerings. EDS, which holds
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