IT Management
Software automates help-desk requests
MicroMain Corp. has released MicroMain HelpDesk, new work request routing software used with the companys maintenance management program.
Patch fixes antivirus glitch in XP
Hot fix for Windows XP Service Pack 3 "could resolve" a Windows registry corruption problem associated with third-party security software.
Report: IE is least-patched browser
More than 40 percent of Internet surfers don't use browsers with up-to-date security patchesand Internet Explorer users are the biggest culprits.
Data breaches up, but not in government sector
Reported data breaches increased sharply in 2008, but the percentage of breaches in the government sector has dropped steadily in the past three years.
Most network data sits untouched
We are too busy writing new data to go back over old data; organizations might consider moving old data to slower, less expensive storage units.
San Francisco tests intelligent transportation IT
Partnership between federal, state transportation departments will test various technology apps designed to reduce gridlock and improve safety and service.
NIST math text gets digital makeover
NIST rewrites one of its best-sellers, the Handbook of Mathematical Functions with Formulas, Graphs and Mathematical Tables, and puts it into an interactive digital format.
Microsoft issues protocol documentation
The update is part of Microsoft's effort to make it easier for developers to write applications that can work with Microsoft's products.
William Jackson | The FISMA paradigm
Cybereyecommentary: Security policies remain a burden to federal IT managers, but they are producing results.
Symantec compliance suite offers end-to-end automation
Control Compliance Suite 9.0 software is designed to help automate key IT governance, risk and compliance initiatives.
Indian Affairs Web site reconnected
After years of litigation requiring its links to be disconnected, the Bureau of Indian Affairs Web page is available online.
MassHousing adds new MapInfo tool
Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency is using the software to incorporate location analysis into its existing apps to monitor and analyze enterprise data.
Copyright Office opens Web portal for online registrations
The U.S. Copyright Office is opening up a new online portal intended to help the office move from a paper-based to electronic processing environment.
VMware pioneers decoupled dynamic analysis
Researchers at VMware have pioneered a novel technique in dynamic analysis, one that separates the running program from the analysis tool, by use of virtual containers.
FAA on TARGETS to speed aircraft departures
Federal Aviation Administration uses Terminal Area Route Generation Evaluation and Traffic Simulation tool to decrease the time needed to publish Area Navigation procedures.




