In the late 1990s, hopes were riding high for a move to virtual interface architecture, or VIA, inside the computer server. Advocates touted VIA as the first significant change to basic computer design since John von Neumann conceived the first one more than 50 years ago.
As the world's largest facility for overhauling airplane landing gear, the Air Force's Ogden Air Logistics Center in Utah works on the wheels, brakes and assemblies of some of the world's most complex aircraft.
Oracle Corp. and Symantec Corp. have both had products receive Common Criteria certification through an evaluation program run by the National Security Agency and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
AFFIRM's May 2 "members only" gathering, held at the George Washington University Club in Washington, highlighted best practice white papers developed by a CIO Council committee.
When the Navy was trying to select a portal for its servicewide Web initiative, the chief concern was finding a product that wouldn't be difficult to upgrade, modify or replace.
As Ventera Corp. undertakes new software development projects for government and commercial clients, its lead architects increasingly find themselves choosing one of two platforms to develop their solutions: .Net or J2EE, according to Brian Stygar, chief technology officer for the McLean, Va.,-based IT consulting company.
When one thinks about the visualization solutions that SGI Federal Inc. specializes in, data storage management may not immediately come to mind. Yet the wholly owned subsidiary of Silicon Graphics Inc., Mountain View, Calif., finds its government projects often come with immense storage needs.
Apple Computer Inc. has introduced a new line of desktop computers, called the eMac, designed specifically for the education market. "Our education customers asked us to design a desktop computer specifically for them," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO.
Recently, a large medical services company with tens of terabytes of digital records tried an experiment. It copied a subset of its electronic records, which included MRI scans and X-rays, from expensive disk arrays to tape, then restored the files from tape back to disk.
If you are looking for a telecom carrier with fiber loops to lease in Norfolk, Va., or you need extra space on a cell tower in Washington, then CDS Business Mapping LLC has a tool for you.
The National Security Agency has developed a powerful security system, called NetTop, that could make working with classified documents easier and less costly. The agency is now seeking integrators to incorporate the new system in their own solutions for other government agencies, said Edouard Bugnion of VMWare, which developed along with NSA.
The Census Bureau is using extensible markup language to speed the layout and assembly of economic census forms that will go to millions of businesses this December.
Xybernaut Corp., Fairfax, Va., has introduced a wearable computer for disabled students. Called XyberKids, this computer is packaged in a nylon backpack and can help students with written expression, conversion of text and pictures into structured speech, supplemental communication through audio output devices and software for improving study habits and organizational skills.
