Stratos opens government services unit
Satellite communications solutions provider Stratos Global Corp. has formed a separate, wholly owned company to serve federal and state government agencies.
DOD report advocates open-source approach for software acquisition
A recently released Defense Department report on technology development methodologies advocates more use of open-source software and suggests ways it can be incorporated into the procurement cycle.
DOT, DHS to test ID cards at ports this week
On June 20 DOT and DHS officials will run an exercise with less than 200 port workers and seafarers at ports in Baltimore, Jacksonville, Fla., and Norfolk, Va., to see how identification cards with different types of tokens work in disparate environments.
Labor in search of Intranet search engine
The Labor Department is seeking industry input as it looks for a search engine capable of searching one of the agency's Apache-based Intranet portals.
Florida rolls out law enforcement radio system
A statewide digital radio system built by M/A-Com Inc. will let Florida law enforcement agencies communicate seamlessly.
USDA seeks Farm Bill business systems
The Agriculture Department is seeking information about applications that can automate farm program business delivery, including eligibility for benefit payments.
DHS seeks second data center
The Homeland Security Department is looking to IT companies for ideas on building a second, redundant data center to supplement the one it operates under an agreement with the Navy.
Microsoft offers plug-in for Office document conversion
Microsoft Corp. said it is working on a set of plug-ins that would allow Microsoft Office applications to open and save documents in the Open Document Format.
JDA closes Manugistics buy
JDA Software Group Inc. has completed its $213 million cash purchase of Manugistics Group Inc.
ChoicePoint buys vital-records specialist
ChoicePoint Inc.'s acquisition of USCerts, a Web-based vital-records system, will help the company meet a growing demand for document verification services to determine a person's age and identity.
What's this land worth? Tyler tapped to find out
Tyler Technologies Inc. will re-evaluate 6,400 commercial and industrial properties for Utah County, Utah, through an outsourcing contract worth $1.2 million.
Google unveils federal search engine
Google Inc. has launched a search site to help both government employees and citizens find government material on the Web.
Guident wins Energy lab integration work
Guident Technologies Inc. won a five-year, $4.9 million task order from the Energy Department's Los Alamos Laboratory to deliver service support for Oracle solutions.
CGI-AMS picks up Honolulu ERP deal
CGI-AMS will supply an enterprise resource planning software suite to the city and county of Honolulu through a two and one-half year contract worth $10 million.
Prepare for the coming VOIP revolution
As existing telephone equipment reaches the end of its supported life, it is only a matter of time before carriers and enterprises will be forced to move voice traffic to IP?whether they want to or not
New metro WiFi product boasts greater coverage, bandwidth
With interest growing in municipal wireless networking, new schemes are being proposed to solve problems with range, bandwidth, scalability, mobility and complexity in current WiFi deployments.
Remote satellite links go broadband
Satellite service provider Inmarsat PLC is touting its Broadband Global Area Network, which offers speeds of up to 492 Kbps for data and switched-voice channels, for military and first-responder use.
CSC wins DOJ case management system deal
<font color="CC0000">(Updated)</font> Computer Sciences Corp. will develop a system for sharing case-related information among agencies, partners and others under a task with the Justice Department.
DOD enlists supercomputers for battle-system testing
As the Army adjusts from a Cold War mind-set to a philosophy of urban warfare, high-speed computing will play an important role in the transition.
Hansen to navigate N.J. Turnpike asset management
Hansen Technologies Inc. of Rancho Cordoba, Calif., won a contract from the New Jersey Turnpike Authority to install an enterprise asset management software system to help maintain both the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway.
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