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GSA will extend FTS 2001 contracts

The agency wants to ensure that agencies have enough time to move from the FTS 2001 contract to Networx.

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Network Chemistry extends government reach

The company's RFprotect product line will be available through SonicWall's channel partners.

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OMB to enforce records management

Federal officials have expanded the federal enterprise architecture program by adding a large-scale records management initiative.

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EMC acquires federal presence in Internosis

EMC buys Internosis, which provides IT strategy, application development and other support for Microsoft environments.

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Army releases satcom RFP

The proposals for the $5 billion World-Wide Satellite Systems contract are due March 13.

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NFC IT heads back to New Orleans

National Finance Center director Jerry Lohfink moved back to his New Orleans office this week, but NFC’s data center will remain at its backup location near Philadelphia until a new center is completed in June.<@SM>

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SAP taps former BearingPoint exec

Rand Blazer succeeds Steve Peck, who will lead SAP Americas’ Alliances division.

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USPTO to modify patent reviews

The open-source community has criticized USPTO for not reviewing software in the public domain before issuing patents.

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Language Weaver inks reseller deal

Firm that develops automated language translation software enters into reseller agreement with Carahsoft Technology.

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TCS' Mongoose has a long reach

Automated satellite terminal gives mobile users instant communications

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Cheap, but loaded with functionality

Price, features make software an alternative to Microsoft Office

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No break for viruses at CES

Panda Software and McAfee presented at the Consumer Electronics Show new products to help prevent malicious attacks.

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Verizon, MCI complete merger

MCI's government organization is now part of a unit called Verizon Business.

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Postal commission rule defines a 'postal service'

The Postal Rate Commission will decide which of the new electronic services that USPS now offers fits that definition.

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CES: Palm, Microsoft team on smart phone

The Treo 700w runs on an enhanced version of Windows Mobile 5.0 instead of Palm OS.

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Utah county makes records safer

Salt Lake County has established a state-of-the-art offsite recovery program to allow officials to access public records in the event of an emergency.

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CIO Council sets rules for Core.gov

The CIO Council has published the operational procedures for the federal Component Organization and Registration Environment Web repository.

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XBRL holds promise for sleuths at SEC

The trick is getting corporations to adopt the business reporting language when filing their financial statements.

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Dual-core notebook processors star at CES

Notebook computers with dual-core processors perform better and lower power consumption.

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DOD project hits the books

Defense Department moves to standardize business language before going online with its new financial system.