AMS, Siebel Team Starts to Pay Off: The alliance of American Management Systems Inc., Fairfax, Va., and Siebel Systems Inc., San Mateo, Calif., formed in January, already is starting to pay dividends. AMS will use its Siebel alliance in a pilot project for the Defense Department's Transportation Command, which oversees air, land and sea transportation for the U.S. military.
Two federal courts of appeal decided important cases in February concerning the Internet use of trademarks. The cases demonstrate the importance of careful selection of domain names and how use of trademarks on the Internet differs from the brick-and-mortar world.
Two federal courts of appeal decided important cases in February concerning the Internet use of trademarks. The cases demonstrate the importance of careful selection of domain names and how use of trademarks on the Internet differs from the brick-and-mortar world.
Information technology officials and lawmakers on Capitol Hill say quick fixes to protect IT products from future cyberattacks will fall short, and instead are calling for a comprehensive solution between industry and government.
The Air Force plans to release a request for proposals April 28 for a space weather analysis and forecasting system. It is planning a multiple-award contract that will be used to implement future Defense Meteorological Satellite Program requirements.
The National Institutes of Health Chief Information Officers Solutions and Partners II contract will cover work in hot areas such as digital government, enterprise resource planning and information assurance, and promises to break new ground like its predecessor, industry and government officials say.
The Information Technology Association of America has urged Labor Department Secretary Alexis Herman to hire a senior adviser for information technology issues.
The Information Technology Association of America has urged Labor Department Secretary Alexis Herman to hire a senior adviser for information technology issues.
Pressed by officials in the high-technology arena who are worried about worker shortages, members of Congress are pushing for passage of legislation by mid-March that would increase the number of H-1B visas granted to skilled foreign workers.
Science Applications International Corp. of San Diego has won a $271 million contract from the Army Personnel Command to provide a variety of services to the Army's Community Automation Services Program.
Science Applications International Corp. of San Diego has won a $271 million contract from the Army Personnel Command to provide a variety of services to the Army's Community Automation Services Program.
The National Science Foundation wants to expand government-supported research into information technology by partnering with other federal agencies, such as NASA and the National Institutes of Health, whose own research requires advanced computer speeds and performance.
American Management Systems Inc. and Siebel Systems Inc. are joining forces to invade the growing government market to build systems that deliver services to citizens electronically.
Corel Corp. of Ottawa signed a pact with the U.S. Justice Department to supply software to 55,000 employees. The value of the three-year contract was not disclosed.
Corel Corp. of Ottawa signed a pact with the U.S. Justice Department to supply software to 55,000 employees. The value of the three-year contract was not disclosed.
The greater Washington region is in the middle of a technology boom, the likes of which is rivaled only by the growth and pre-eminence of Silicon Valley on the West Coast. Technology, however, does have a history in Washington.
The greater Washington region is in the middle of a technology boom, the likes of which is rivaled only by the growth and pre-eminence of Silicon Valley on the West Coast. Technology, however, does have a history in Washington.
The high-technology industry is rallying behind President Clinton's recent vow to persuade Congress to grant extension of permanent normal trade relations status with China.
