NSF seeks theoretical limits of computation
The National Science Foundation plans to fund research into the theoretical limits of computation and information transfer.<br>
PeopleSoft promises friendlier software
The upcoming version of PeopleSoft Financial Management will reflect some of the recent work PeopleSoft Inc. has put into improving ease of use of its software, the company's chief said today.<br>
NOAA plans $20 million satellite review
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded 11 contracts to develop architecture ideas for next-generation weather satellites.<br>
Canada viewed as test bed for government use of Linux-like Windows alternative
A San Diego company and a Canadian agency test LindowsOS, which the team sees as a potential boon for government agencies worldwide.
Army commissions flexible displays
The Army has signed a deal with Universal Display Corp. to accelerate development of small, flexible color LED displays.<br>
Some agency R&D funds up, others are flat
Despite historic gains in defense and biomedical research, other federal R&D has stagnated for a decade, said panelists at this month's Defense Research and Engineering Exposition in Washington.
Federal R&D is stagnating, panel says
Despite large gains in defense and biomedical research and development, federal R&D spending has stagnated in many agencies, panelists said yesterday at the Defense Research and Engineering Exposition in Washington. <br>
DLA awards logistics-planning contract
The Defense Logistics Agency has hired Accenture Ltd. to help make its supply systems more responsive for planning future operations.
Fort Stewart replenishes rugged portables
The Army's 3rd Infantry Division has bought 2,200 rugged notebook PCs to replace units worn out or broken during Operation Iraqi Freedom.<br>
DOD plans central office for issuing smart cards
The Defense Department late next year will open a new central facility to hand out Common Access smart cards to recruits and new personnel at very remote sites.<br>
White House should oversee spectrum, new report says
The White House must take over management of the nation's airwaves, the Center for Strategic and International Studies advises.<br>
Health agencies will share cancer drug data
FDA and the National Cancer Institute want to build a system that will let drug researchers share developmental data about cancer drugs.
Liberty Alliance releases privacy best practices
An industry standards body has released guidelines on how to ensure that online credentialing systems meet privacy laws.<br>
FCC to mull regulating VoIP
Agencies and contractors next month will discuss whether Internet telephony should be regulated.<br>
Epoch for Windows heads to space
Integral Systems Inc. is releasing a version of its Epoch satellite management software for Microsoft Windows platforms.<br>
INSCOM unifies Unix, Windows inventories
The Army Intelligence and Security Command has bought server management software from Altiris Inc. to integrate computers running Unix into one documenting the computers running Windows.<br>
VeriSign will issue security briefings
VeriSign Inc. has started issuing quarterly security briefings on the state of Internet usage, security and fraud trends.<br>
Navy team evaluates weblogs
Long popular with Internet surfers, weblogs are getting a review by Defense Department users for project management. <br>
Integration suite borrows app functions
Database vendor InterSystems Corp. this week introduced an integration platform called Ensemble, which it will target to users of its object database, Cache, in the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments.<br>
White House: Web site doesn't steer clear of Iraq
The White House today dismissed charges that its Web site was deliberately guiding search engines away from pages about Iraq, saying its Web team was only trying to avoid duplication.<br>
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