Don't look down: The path to cloud computing is still missing a few steps
Access to data hosted by different cloud services and the migration of existing data are two of several missing rungs on the ladder to the clouds.
City of Miami takes citizen services to the cloud
Decreasing resources force creative approaches to meet needs.
JackBe launches enterprise mashup platform for the cloud
The company's Presto Enterprise Mashup Platform is now available on the Amazon Elastic Compute cloud computing environment, giving software developers the ability to create and share mashups instantly.
Interior's business center enhances cloud offering
Cloud services provider gives users access to collaboration and social media software.
SPAWAR technologist evaluates pros and cons of cloud
More sophisticated search capabilities and closer ties with industry are needed to secure private and public clouds, technologist says.
HHS plans move to cloud for regional centers
The software will help the RECs to more effectively track and manage medical providers implementing electronic health record systems
3 ways to make virtualization work
Virtualization efforts have run into familiar barriers, including limited budgets, security concerns and a lack of trained staff. But some agencies are seeing improvements in IT resource utilization, cost savings and energy efficiency.
GPO employees brave snow, high winds to print economic report
Even after the federal government closed, more than 200 GPO employees traveled from distances as far as Baltimore and Richmond to produce "The Economic Report of the President."
Air Force, IBM plan to demonstrate secure cloud computing
The Air Force and IBM plan to develop and demonstrate a secure cloud computing infrastructure capable of supporting defense and intelligence networks.
Labor Department takes financial management to the clouds
The Labor Department has turned to a cloud computing-based financial management system hosted by Global Computer Enterprises, installed in 18 months for less than $10 million.
3PAR offers rapid online recovery of virtual machines
3PAR, a provider of utility storage technology, has unveiled plug-ins to VMware software that will let information technology managers improve management of virtual machines and related storage resources.
Back to the beginning: The origins of Primitives in IT architecture
Dennis Wisnosky, chief technology officer of the Defense Department's Business Transformation Agency, discusses the evolution of Primitives as a way to develop a common language for system architectures.
DOD employs Primitives to bring enterprise architectures into the future
The Defense Department’s Business Transformation Agency is working on a unified language that makes it easier to translate user requirements into a format that developers can understand to build systems that address user needs.
Homeland Security Nuclear Detection Office turns to geospatial routing
The Homeland Security Department's Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) is adding geospatial routing technology to its data distribution system to improve threat monitoring and response capabilities across local, state and federal emergency management organizations.
Prison computer recycling put staff, inmates at risk, NIOSH finds
Prisoners were exposed to toxins, but poor record-keeping makes it hard to know how extensively, according to a report from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.
Adobe issues security fixes for Reader and Acrobat
By convincing a user to open a malicious PDF file, an attacker could execute code or cause a vulnerable PDF viewer to crash.
A mash made in heaven: Agencies mix data with social media
Improved user interfaces, standardized components and robust security in mashup software are making it easier to pull service-enabling components from multiple resources.
Air Force deploys wireless LANs for personnel access to classified, unclassified networks
Systems integrator Telos developed a secure network using Aruba's mesh network and encryption technologies from Harris Corp. and L-3 Communications.
5 innovations to make cities smarter
If IBM's futurists are right, city life will be very different in the coming years.
IBM plans to acquire business process software firm
Acquisition target makes products for business process management.
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