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Cisco product connects first responders via Web

It overcomes interoperability issues by using the Internet to connect walkie-talkies, voice-over-IP phones, push-to-talk cell phones and computer voice messaging programs, a company official said.

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IBM to pay $1.3B for security provider

The company said the purchase of Internet Security Systems is "an important addition to its security and privacy services business.”

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Storage firm boosts its open-source credentials

Coraid's EtherDrive storage appliances now work with EtherBoot, popular open-source software that lets users boot diskless Linux servers from software loaded on remote disks and accessed across a network.

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Deloitte and Touche, Configuresoft partner

Their teaming agreement will help Deloitte’s Security and Privacy Services practice and Configuresoft market combined solutions to federal agencies.

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Vendors tackle high-speed encryption

Thales and Alcatel say they have developed a way to encrypt data traveling over optical networks that use Dense Wave Division Multiplexing technology without a big drop in performance.

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American Systems gets prime spot on GSA Connections

The employee-owned company is now a governmentwide acquisition contractor for federal telecommunications infrastructure needs.

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Battery recall affects thousands of federal users

Dell won't say how many weeks employees might have to wait for replacement batteries

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Intercepts

NMCI wastes 22,500 man-hours on Dell battery recall; The enemy within; BlackBerry bandits redux.

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FlipSide

Another new and improved government search portal; FCW Time Machine.

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The Pipeline

So many regulations, so little time; Freewheeling with Rugged Mini.

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Web extra: Beyond wide-area file services

Using WAFS to address talkative file-system protocols is important for network efficiency, but employees do more than access file systems all day.

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Fast track to file access

Here's how to use wide-area file services to boost access to files across WANs.

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Software licenses will have exchange value

Bentley Systems to offer a licensing model based on efficient portfolio management.

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Opsware readies application mapping tool

Visual Application Manager combines mapping and change automation capabilities.

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Financial LOB moves to standardize rules

Agencies will gain a clearer picture next month of how the administration wants them to standardize financial-management activities.<@SM>

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GSA picks BearingPoint for HSPD-12 system

The firm will provide a system for producing identification cards that meet the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 credentials requirement.

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More bad news for Dell

The computer maker reported a 51 percent decline in profits and says the SEC is looking into some of its accounting practices.

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DataPath announces exec moves

The company has added to and promoted members of its corporate management team.

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McAfee wins Air Force task order

The Air Force will use McAfee’s intrusion-prevention system and security manager appliances to protect its worldwide nonclassified and classified networks.

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Army to replace batteries in 150,000 Dell laptop PCs

Dell is already identifying first priority replacements to ensure that deployed soldiers get replacements as quickly as possible, an Army official said.