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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.

Digital Government

Defining Dashboards

Agencies use analytics software to comb filings for errors and fraud before payments go out.

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.

Digital Government

Managing Technology: Outbreak

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Modernization

IPv6: No Looking Back

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Modernization

Forecast: Mostly Cloudy

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Digital Government

Managing Technology: Twittery Jitters

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Digital Government

Infomania

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Managing Technology: Unlocking Ideas

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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?

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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