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MCI strives for end to clogged call centers
Federal telecommunications services vendor MCI WorldCom will offer a service to route calls more efficiently into telephone centers at agencies, businesses and other organizations.
Digital Government
New Cabletron module converts switches
Networking company Cabletron Systems has unveiled a product that converts network switches into routers.
Digital Government
Alcatel offers integrated voice/data networking
French telecommunications company Alcatel on Tuesday unveiled a product designed to act as a nerve center for networks that carry voice and data traffic.
Acquisition
AT&T to continue providing South Pole link
AT&T has won a $10 million contract to connect federal workers at the South Pole with the rest of the world.
Acquisition
Sprint lands Federal Reserve network upgrade deal
The Federal Reserve has selected telecommunications provider Sprint to modernize the network that connects major banks to the agency, linking trillions of dollars in monetary transactions each year.
Digital Government
New Cisco switch offers larger network building blocks
Cisco Systems Inc. this week unveiled a new network switching solution targeted at managers of networks in midsize organizations.
People
Firm to provide FBI with online public record info
Data services firm ChoicePoint Inc. has forged an agreement to provide the FBI with information from online public records that will help the agency compile suspect profiles.
Digital Government
New option announced for automated fingerprint IDs
Cogent Systems Inc. has made its fingerprint identification software products available on Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Solaris platform a move that will give crime fighters yet another way to automate investigations.
Digital Government
MCI chief: Revenues depend on federal contract
MCI WorldCom chief Bernard Ebbers said Wednesday he expects revenue growth for the company, but just how much depends in part on how swiftly federal agencies buy the company's telecommunication services.
Digital Government
"LawNet'' brings states together to fight cybercrime
Attorney General Janet Reno on Monday proposed a cooperative network that would enable law enforcement agencies across the country to share information on electronic crimes.
Acquisition
11 vendors win call center contracts
The General Services Administration has signed agreements with 11 vendors to offer call center management services to federal agencies.
People
Rand: Tech Aid Helping to Fight Crime
Rand, the public-policy think tank, has issued a report suggesting that federal technology assistance for state and local crime fighters is paying off, although many opportunities exist for enhancing the relationship.
Digital Government
Rand: Fed crime-fighting dollars paying off
Rand, the publicpolicy think tank, has issued a report suggesting that federal technology assistance for state and local crime fighters is paying off, although many opportunities exist for enhancing the relationship.
Digital Government
VA catches "embarrassing" Y2K blip
The Department of Veterans Affairs has weathered slight Year 2000 problems in the final hours before the rollover into the new year.
Digital Government
Sprint, MCI reporting smooth traffic flow
Sprint Corp. and MCI Worldcom Inc., the companies that supply longdistan
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Was Y2K doom-and-gloom hype? No, says U.S.
Despite the extraordinarily smooth computer date rollover from 1999 to 20
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Air traffic control rolls through Zulu time
The nation's air traffic control systems survived their first test for processing dates in the Year 2000, rolling over successfully at 7 p.m. EST today midnight, Zulu time.
Digital Government
No Y2K woes, Bell Atlantic reports
Officials at Bell Atlantic Corp., which provides telecommunication services and equipment for federal agencies in the Washington, D.C., area, reported today that they had experienced no Year 2000related problems.
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Y2K won't derail space station
The U.S. government's work with Russia to build the International Spa
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