Integrator Toolbox: Maturing EA language opens doors

To see how the business-process data is being applied at federal agencies, log into the Federal Enterprise Architecture Management System. Maintained by the Federal Enterprise Architecture Program Management Office at the Office of Management and Budget, this Web tool lets federal users browse a unified reference model.

  • By S. Michael Gallagher

Great notebooks abound, but aren't all alike

You can find plenty of powerful notebook PCs on vendor Web sites and retail shelves, and many of them are available at prices low enough to surprise you. But if you want exactly the right one for your requirements, do a little digging first.

  • By J.B. Miles

Integrator Toolbox: Physical safety propels biometrics

In the days before Sept. 11, 2001, the talk about biometrics was as much about data security as physical security. By recognizing a person's fingerprint, voice or iris pattern, often on an inexpensive device, biometrics was becoming a feasible way to prevent unauthorized people from accessing PCs, notebooks, networks and data.

  • By David Essex

Build your own super PC

PC makers are improving their online workbenches for buyers who want a high-powered but relatively inexpensive desktop PC.

  • By J.B. Miles

Integrator Toolbox: Think small, save big with blade servers

What's the big deal about blade servers? Everything's smaller, from the size of the servers, to the number of cables and wires cluttering up the back of a rack, to the time required for setup and management and, at least in some cases, in the amount of power consumed.

  • By J.B. Miles
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