The Arizona Department of Administration wants local and wide area network equipment that would support all state departments and agencies. A request for proposals is expected in February.
Sensoria Corp.'s new wireless mesh router enables high-throughput communication to support video and voice traffic with no infrastructure, said officials at the San Diego company.
The Justice Department, acting on behalf of the IWN Program Office, which includes the Homeland Security and Treasury departments as principal participants, will choose from among five vendor teams to award the Integrated Wireless Network contract in a $10 billion competition.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency issued a broad agency announcement seeking research, development, design and testing proposals to be undertaken by the agency's Advanced Technology Office.
The Air Force Research Laboratory wants to build a modular data network that can integrate everything from tactical unmanned aerial vehicles to ground forces.
UPDATED: Computer Sciences Corp. and Raytheon Technical Services Co. win systems development and integration contracts with the Patent and Trademark Office, allowing the two companies to compete for work at the agency, officials at the Patent Office said.
The increasing demand for wireless networks from U.S. cities and counties will create a golden opportunity for systems integrators in 2005, if conflicts with broadband service providers can be resolved.
Global Crossing Ltd., the financially battered telecommunications company that emerged from bankruptcy a little more than a year ago, has a challenging New Year's resolution: Grab more U.S. government business.
A new cabling product can support 10 Gigabit Ethernet say developers of the technology from Systimax Solution, a subsidiary of CommScope Inc. with offices in North Carolina, Belgium and Brazil.
A new software platform is designed to help device manufacturers bring wireless LAN products to market faster and for a low price, said officials at Instant802 Networks Inc. in Brisbane, Calif.
RFID and wireless security technologies will get a big push in 2005, thanks to developments that likely will spur new investment and growth in both areas.
The Office of Management and Budget is requiring agencies to use one of three approved shared-service providers for public-key infrastructure and electronic-signature services.
The fight is about to begin among five of the markets biggest contractors as the Justice Department has released the RFP for the $10 billion Integrated Wireless Network.
The General Services Administration will re-establish a governmentwide working group to evaluate telecommunications security and draft standards. The effort is part of GSA's Multitier Security Profile Program to package security services for agencies.
Fear of possible reductions in funding for Medicaid information systems is prompting states to move quickly to upgrade existing technology before Congress changes funding levels.
Before signing to use the General Services Administration's procurement services, agencies will need to answer a simple question: Why can't this buy be performance-based?
