Navy field-tests network common operational picture service
The idea behind the service is to identify the specific mission areas and even individuals who are affected when a network service is disrupted for some reason.
Microsoft offers free repository for agency data
Microsoft has set up a repository in which government agencies may upload and store their public-facing datasets so that they can be reused by other parties.
Open Text to purchase Vignette
Content management software provider Open Text Corp. is in talks to acquire rival CMS provider Vignette.
D.C. launches round two of apps contest
Washington, D.C., officials have kicked off a contest that will award small cash prizes to development firms or individuals who most effectively reuse the city's data feeds in an online application.
Slimmer XML is faster XML
Trimming the size of your XML documents saves not only in storage costs but in processing as well.
Amazon rehosts Census data for cloud users
Staging the data in Amazon's Elastic Block Storage platform makes Cenesus information more easily accessible than getting it from Census, which offers the material in ZIP files via FTP.
Energy efficiency: paper vs. electrons
More bad news for the newspaper industry: Online news creates less carbon dioxide (CO2).
Remixing government data
Citizens, nonprofit groups and companies are using Web 2.0 tools to present government data in ways agencies haven't been able to.
Kundra talks Data.gov
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra shares a data-formatting strategy for cross-agency Web sites
DHS urges agency coordination for swine flu data
Although agencies may be eager to post the information they may have about the swine flu outbreak on their Web sites, they should follow a few simple rules so that government information can be conveyed as clearly as possible to the public.
Sunlight Foundation reveals winners in its Apps for America contest
The Sunlight Foundation has announced the winners of a recent contest for mashup-styled applications that reuse legislative data in ways that can better inform the public.
AMD releases low-power Opterons
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has released a new set of quad-core Opteron processors that use less power than other models in the current line of Opterons.
Forge.mil key part of DISA's net-centric strategy
By embracing the ideals of community development, the Defense Information Systems Agency's recently unveiled Forge.mil repository fits perfectly into the net-centric operations.
NEC server aces TPC benchmark
A server from NEC has hit a new performance record in processing transactions, the company has announced.
Oracle to purchase Sun Microsystems
Oracle Corp. will purchase Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion, the company announced this morning. Sun Microsystems has agreed to the terms of the deal.
Twitter takes wing
Despite its simple interface, Twitter can be a powerful tool for collaboration and communication.
Oracle issues quarterly set of patches
Oracle Database, Peoplesoft and others affected.
Twitter tools on the rise
Chafing from Twitter's user interface? A veritable galaxy of tools can help better manage your tweets.
Steve Ressler | GovLoop taps Web 2.0 tools
Steve Ressler talks about what's behind GovLoop, a social-networking site for government employees of all stripes.
Tweeting 101
In its most basic incarnation, Twitter is about the easiest Web application you could ever use, once you figure out how it all works. Here's what to do to get started.
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