Louisville

3D printing can’t build a city (yet), but it can help plan one

‘Vision Louisville’ invites the public to use 3D models to plan what the city will look like in 2040.

Windows 8

5 ways Windows 8 can be great for agencies

Innovative security, a friendly (for real) cross-platform interface, and handy support for telework and BYOD could do a lot for public-sector organizations

Wires

Don't get your wires (and cables) in a twist

PigTails offers a unique, clear way to label cords and cables.

From shipments to socks and ants, RFID is tagging everything

Modern RFID tags are only a few millimeters in size and comprise a chip, antenna and in some cases a battery (active). Some forms of RFID tags (passive) have no battery, but actually take power from the electromagnetic beams of a reader, and then send data back to the source. These tags can theoretically last forever, since they only send data or require power when actually being pinged by a reader device. Almost all RFID tags can be inserted into almost anything and do not require line of sight back to a reader. Some tags are so tiny that they have been glued to the backs of ants to track their behavior.

Worried about Java? Get Groovy, baby

Groovy, a subset of Java, is so easy to work with it, it could one day replace the ubiquitous programming language.

How do you catch a cloud and pin it down? Archive service may have answer

Sonian File Archive offers a secure way to store files in the cloud.

Why is ICANN selling government-sounding domain names?

An investment group that applied for 307 generic top-level domains, including .army, .airforce and .medical, is raising concerns over the potential for fraud.

Energy adapts its PKI to handle old and new technologies

Although PIV cards are intended to be a standard source for PKI certificates, legacy hardware and software and the emergence of mobile devices have led DOE to adopt a gateway encryption appliance for secure e-mail.

NOAA, Navy swimming with the SHARCs

Unmanned ocean-going Wave Gliders proving useful for research and, perhaps, much more.

New smart-card, CAC reader built for government

Belkin says its the first reader built specifically for use in defense and civilian agencies.

New software gets GPO over the XML hurdle

The XML Professional Publisher system will replace a 30-year-old homegrown system and enable the direct formatting of XML documents for electronic and print publication.

D-Link cameras stream surveillance data to the cloud

The new cameras can be monitored via smart phone, freeing security personnel from their monitors.

Topic Resources

  • Social Services: Combating Hidden Attacks

    Social service agencies battle numerous challenges, including massive case overload, accommodating new compliance regulations, expanding day to day programs, and caseload expansion. Join IBM industry experts, to learn how you can address program integrity and hear how incorporating entity analytics into program integrity solutions is helping agencies outsmart fraudsters.

  • Passive Optical LAN – Maximizing Budgets and Network Performance

    Migrating to a high-performance local area network does not have to mean paying more in equipment costs or energy consumption. A new generation of Passive Optical LAN technology actually reduces long-term costs, while delivering all the performance benefits expected of optical networks.

  • The Transformation of Education through State Education Clouds

    Cloud computing represents a revolutionary technological paradigm shift that can dramatically improve the quality of education for all students in a given state, from K-12 to higher education. Through the Internet, it can deliver the most advanced software and educational materials, hardware resources and services to students and educators in even the most impoverished or remote school districts in the state, without the need for advanced IT expertise at those locations.

  • All Data Archiving Tools Are Not Created Equal: The Importance of Index and Search

    Most organizations possess considerable intellectual property. Unfortunately, that information is useless unless employees know how to find it. Archiving tools with powerful index and search capabilities can help maximize the value of intellectual property.

  • We Have the Capacity to Handle Your Back (haul): Wireless Solutions for Government Networks

    Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) wireless solutions are an ideal way to backhaul video imaging systems for public safety and surveillance purposes, national security and intelligence. This paper will explore the vital role that wireless solutions play for government agencies