WiFi's next wave
Security concerns notwithstanding, wireless LANs are taking wing in offices throughout government. And WiFi'a contraction of wireless fidelity'is the global standard for wireless LANs.
E-forms and content
If you need an incentive other than the Government Paperwork Elimination Act to reduce your dependency on paper forms, consider a few facts.
The lowdown on 10-Gigabit Ethernet switches
<b>What is it?</b> A 10-Gigabit Ethernet switch is built to handle 10-Gbps speeds in its switching fabric. Most also bundle multiple Gigabit Ethernet and Fast Ethernet slots as well.
Ethernet switches on 10-Gbps speed
If there's one thing network administrators can all agree on, it's that you can never have too much bandwidth.
Microsoft gives iSCSI a boost
Internet SCSI software package, including an initiator service and an initiator software driver, could give iSCSI a place in the sun.
IP extends the storage area network
The foundation for storage area networks could be shifting toward the Internet.
Bluetooth adapters add a wireless dimension to printing
Bluetooth printer adapters are helping set a new standard for wireless printing. By replacing the parallel cable of the printer, these adapters allow easy wireless printing from Bluetooth-enabled devices such as notebook PCs, personal digital assistants and mobile phones.
Good to go
If you travel enough, you'll run into situations where it would be pretty handy to have a printer in your knapsack.
Race between USB, FireWire
Even if you have a combo Universal Serial Bus 2.0 and IEEE 1394 FireWire hard drive enclosure, you still have to choose between them.
Hard drives hit the road
Here's a surprise: Removable hard drive enclosures could well become the next hot storage technology for PCs, workstations, set-tops and game stations.
Built for speed
Need high-powered but relatively inexpensive desktop PCs that will satisfy users and keep the bean-counters happy? If you do, my advice is to build them yourself.
Tablets get it right
When Microsoft Corp. released its Windows XP Tablet PC Edition last November, few observers believed that a genuine paradigm shift in mobile computing was taking place.
Bug out
Agency managers aren't alone in worrying about malicious code: Concern about computer viruses ranks near the top of what people fear the most in these anxiety-ridden times.
Will Web services deliver?
Web services are heralded as a revolutionary new concept that will gain huge competitive advantages for their users, reinvent the Internet as we know it and produce revenues of about $32 million by 2010.
Tale of the Tape
Not long ago, tape storage technology seemed to be down for the count. The growing demands of electronic storage'for imaging, multimedia, streaming video and other data-intensive applications'led people to question whether older generations of tape drives and libraries could compete with fast-growing optical technologies.
ERP spins into the front office
Enterprise resource planning software has been around for about a decade as a tool to help both government and businesses streamline their business processes. If used wisely, it can help agencies meet their goals while squeezing more out of static or shrinking budgets.
Economies of scale
What's the big deal about blade servers? Think small: in the size of the servers, in the number of cables and wires cluttering up the back of a rack, in the time required for setup and management, and'in some cases at least'in the amount of power consumed.
NAS spells relief from storage woes
The scenario is all too familiar to network administrators: Your network file servers are running out of storage space, and you can't think of any more quick fixes for the problem.
Databases go mobile on phones, PDAs and handheld computers
As mobile devices such as smart phones, handheld computers and personal digital assistants proliferate, managers have found ways to fit them into the enterprise'for instance, to handle e-mail, voice messaging and limited word processing.
Databases relate to the Web
At first glance, enterprise database systems might seem to be super-sized versions of desktop database applications such as Microsoft Access. But any confusion between the two wouldn't last long.
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