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Carolyn Duffy Marsan
Carolyn Duffy Marsan is a writer based in Milwaukee, Wisc., covering enterprise technology.
Modernization
Data Deluge
Agencies have turned to virtualization to process a growing stockpile of information. Now the challenge is where to put it all.
- By Carolyn Duffy Marsan
Digital Government
Defining Dashboards
Agencies use analytics software to comb filings for errors and fraud before payments go out.
- By Carolyn Duffy Marsan
Cybersecurity
Agencies under pressure to develop systems first, security second
As agencies rush to adopt the latest technology tools, they're leaving the traditional approach to information security behind.
- By Carolyn Duffy Marsan
Modernization
Will you use IPv6?
Agencies are ready for the next-generation Internet, which could revolutionize the delivery of public services. But will they take advantage of it?
- By Carolyn Duffy Marsan
People
Dot-mil leads DNS security upgrade
Government agencies are expected to be early adopters of a technology that promises to improve Internet security by preventing hackers from hijacking Web traffic
- By Carolyn Duffy Marsan, FCW
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Digital Government
Does COPPA apply to your web site?
A lot of general-audience Web sites may not be aware that they fall under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998
- By Carolyn Duffy Marsan, FCW
Digital Government
Engine promises precise XML searches
Xdex, which ships this week, is the first offtheshelf indexing engine for XML and promises to deliver highperformance, contextsensitive searches
- By Carolyn Duffy Marsan, FCW
Digital Government
Tektronix refreshes color printers, reduces pricing
Tektronix Inc. last week revamped its entire color printer line, unveiling four laser and solidink printers that cost as much as 50 percent less than existing models. The announcement, the largest in Tektronix's history, was designed to dramatically lower the outofpocket cost for workgroups that
- By Carolyn Duffy Marsan, FCW
Digital Government
Pulsar introduces secure and mobile PCs
Pulsar Data Systems Inc. will unveil its first namebranded products this week at the EGov '98 Show in Washington, D.C., as part of an ongoing effort by the Lanham, Md.based PC reseller to build its services and integration business. The products are the first in a series expected from Pulsar's T
- By Carolyn Duffy Marsan, FCW
Digital Government
Lotus introduces new Notes client
The next version of Lotus Notes, scheduled to ship in the second half of 1998, will feature a revamped user interface modeled after a World Wide Web browser that is designed to cut training costs for large customers, including federal agencies, according to Lotus Development Corp. officials gathered at the fifth annual Lotusphere technical conference here last week.
- By Carolyn Duffy Marsan, FCW
Digital Government
Resellers put System Commander software utility on GSA schedule
System Commander a widely used consumer software utility that allows users to run multiple operating systems on a single desktop is now available for government buyers. V Communications Inc. the maker of System Commander last week negotiated General Services Administration schedule contracts with G
- By Carolyn Duffy Marsan, FCW
Digital Government
Oracle chief touts network computer
If Larry Ellison has his way there will be a network computer in every American home. And these small easytouse systems costing about $500 will be the primary means of communication between government agencies and citizens. Ellison chief executive officer of Oracle Corp. is a proponent of a new c
- By Carolyn Duffy Marsan, FCW
Digital Government
Last-minute bargains lure desktop shoppers
With two weeks left in the busy government buying season and a budget of $2 000 what desktop machine can you put on your desk? According to an informal survey undertaken by Federal Computer Week PC vendors and resellers are offering a wide range of desktop configurations for about $2 000 the pric
- By Carolyn Duffy Marsan and Jennifer Jones, FCW
Digital Government
Dell unveils Pentium Pro servers
Dell Computer Corp. will unveil today a new entrylevel server the first in a series of announcements designed to replace the company's entire server line with Pentium Probased systems before the end of the year. Dell reports that federal sales of its current Pentiumbased servers have more than d
- By Carolyn Duffy Marsan, FCW