IBM to build supercomputer for Army
Computer, to design weapons systems, would be among the 20 fastest in the world.
NCSA purchases supercomputer
The National Center for Supercomputing Applications has purchased a 1,024-processor Altix supercomputer from SGI of Mountain View, Calif.
Microsoft applauds open-source procurement memo
Opponents of open source software applauded a recent OMB memo that they claim puts proprietary software on competitive footing with open source software in federal procurements.
DOE orders world's fastest supercomputer
The Energy Department will build the world's fastest computer, using components and technologies from Cray, IBM and Silicon Graphics.
E-gov must get market savvy, survey says
Accenture survey of global e-government finds new challenge for federal agencies: getting the word out about electronic services.
Standards body to push grid to enterprise
A group of IT companies formed the Enterprise Grid Alliance to help prepare enterprise grid tools.
Defense agencies develop data-sharing standard
Military services and contractors can use new standard to maintain up-to-date descriptions of how large systems are configured.
Big-player teams offer bids for defense radio design
Teams led by Lockheed Martin Corp. and Boeing Co. have submitted proposals to design the next phase of the Defense Department's Joint Tactical Radio System. The Defense Department is expected to choose two companies in June.
Microsoft, Sun promise to play nice
The $1.9 billion agreement between Microsoft Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc. promises interoperability between the company's product lines, company executives said today.
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Behind the scenes with lessons learned about teaching vehicles how to drive themselves.
The planes of tomorrow
The skies of tomorrow's battlefields will be darkened by swarms of networked, self-propelled attack aircraft, if research that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants comes to fruition.
GTSI has secure Web access app based on NASA program
GTSI Corp. has begun selling a product-based on a program originally developed for NASA-that offers secure access to legacy systems via the Internet.
White House calls for less advanced research
A White House plan to eliminate a high-tech research grants program signals a change in priorities, a Commerce Department adviser says.<br>
Firm pushes low-cost supercomputer alternative
A math coprocessor from ClearSpeed Technology Ltd. could become a low-cost way of building or upgrading supercomputer clusters.
DOD awards health systems contracts
The Defense Department has tapped 20 companies to support its health systems under an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract.
Tech Success: ITS Services gets trucks moving FAST
Despite more rigorous checking of cargo moving through U.S.-Canadian border points since Sept. 11, 2001, the Customs and Border Protection Bureau is reducing the time for freight border checks at some locations, thanks to a new initiative overseen by the ITS Services Inc., Springfield, Va.
ITS Services wins FAST follow-on work
ITS Services Inc. has won a contract extension to equip Mexican border ports with wireless truck identification technology, according to the company. The systems integrator has been contracted to equip six ports with wireless technologies.
NOAA plans $20 million satellite review
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded 11 contracts to develop architecture ideas for next-generation weather satellites.
Tech Success: Autonomy makes job hunting easier at Labor
When job seekers and employers come to the Labor Department's employment and training Web site, they need to do more than just search HTML pages. They need to search through documents that are in Word, PowerPoint or portable document formats.
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