Digital Government

BlackBerry pushes a sweet solution

If you're a professional on the go, you probably have a wish list of improvements for remote e-mail access. Items on the list likely include real-time receipt of messages, no need for a separate account and improved overall convenience.

People

DOD remains wired to a future Net

DOD has been conducting a Next Generation Internet pilot program that doesn't include wireless communications

Digital Government

Palm + wireless phones = Web access

Palm announced at the Comdex Fall 2000 trade show that it is shipping its Mobile Internet Kit

Digital Government

Notebooks wed wireless tech

Notebook computer vendors highlight wireless technology at the Comdex Fall 2000 trade show in Las Vegas

Digital Government

Partnership America goes wireless

Partnership America, which brings valueadded resellers together with government and education buyers, can now be accessed via wireless phones

Digital Government

Ultra-wideband results delayed

Tests results of ultrawideband products and their effects on the Global Positioning System signal are expected next year

Digital Government

Feds collecting signals on 3G wireless

Federal officials will be taking comments from the telecom industry over the next two weeks as they begin laying the groundwork for deploying 3G wireless

Digital Government

Wireless brings the Web to the palm

Government personnel with a Palm handheld device and a mobile phone can now use them to wirelessly reach the Web

Digital Government

Wireless falls short of hype

The convergence of highquality voice telephony and Internet capabilities has been championed, but 'its hype has never met up with its expectations'

People

DOD pressed on giving up bandwidth

President Clinton's recent call to agencies to develop plans for selecting radio frequencies to be used for thirdgeneration wireless systems is being greeted with a mixture of optimism and concern by the Defense Department

People

Radios ordered for digitized force

The Army has ordered 33,000 additional tactical data radio systems to be delivered to airborne units and to help digitize the 4th Infantry Division

Digital Government

Organizing wherever you are

FCW's DotGov Thursday column looks at how palmtop computing can change your life and your Web site

Digital Government

New tools help handle handhelds

Help appears on the way for network administrators looking to get a grip on the management of handheld devices

Digital Government

DOT cautious about ultra-wideband

DOT submitted its position on proposed rulemaking by the FCC, expressing concern about interference with the Global Positioning System

Digital Government

GTSI forges data-rich alliances

Two new alliances help GTSI's government customers get speedy Internet access via satellite and fill their handhelds with databases full of government contacts

Digital Government

Flooding the airwaves

Wireless technology may be the current rage, and the wireless Web its flashy offspring, but underlying the craze is the need for fat data pipes. Just as traditional voice, video and data services will need highspeed connections, the wireless Internet depends on the development of its own broadband links.

Digital Government

Securing the airwaves

When broadband wireless does come to handheld devices, providing security for them will be a big headache. Using cell phones to make calls is one thing, but when they are being used to send potentially sensitive information across a network, that's altogether different.

Digital Government

Small, simple computers for cops on the go

The premise of Public Safety Group Inc.'s 'PocketCop' device is simple:

Digital Government

Getting a grip on handheld security

The appearance of the first malicious code targeting the Palm Inc. computing platform last week awoke many people to the fact that handheld computers need security just like any other computer.

Digital Government

Pick BlackBerries with GTSI, others

The wireless handheld devices offer encrypted email, a calendar and a task list.