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State & Local
Sensors get L.A. up to speed
The Los Angeles Regional Transportation Management Center employees a system of embedded highway sensors, traffic monitoring stations, closed-circuit cameras, and ramp metering systems to track and reroute traffic in of the countries busiest traffic areas.
Midrange, high capacity
As computing requirements grow, agencies could find that the increased power and expanded platform options of midrange servers are the answer in data centers.
Stuck on tape
For large enterprises, tape libraries are still a cost-effective storage option.
Cybersecurity
Networked prints
In a merger of physical security and cybersecurity, the Army has installed a centralized system to control access to buildings and networks at Hunter Army Airfield and Fort Stewart in Georgia.
Cybersecurity
Access control in two parts
Digitus Biometrics' MSN6100 devices have some unique features that add extra layers of security and harden them against hacker attacks.
Cybersecurity
Facing a challenge
The Army and other agencies say the facial recognition systems they've tested still aren't good enough. But they haven't given up on the technology.
The Navy's ERP navigator
2008 GCN Technology Leadership Award winner Susan Keen's technical expertise helps keep the service's massive program on course.
Cybersecurity
A secure SOA for DOD
2008 GCN Technology Leadership Award winner Vera sets the requirements for protecting enterprise services.
To each his own storage
Agencies need to build backup systems to match their unique storage challenges.
Data center cooling
Checklist: Figuring out cooling requirements can be a complex undertaking. Here are some of the questions you'll want to answer.
Power processing for all
Clusters open high-performance systems to new users ' if you set them up right.
AJAX: Friend or Foe
AJAX can make Web pages feel like full-fledged applications, but beware weaknesses in security and accessibility.
A switch in time
Access to all your data can depend on having the right storage switch ' and that depends on what kind of storage network you have.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Control out of chaos
Web content management systems can help you corral an overabundance of pages.
State & Local
Keep IT up
How do you keep the data center running? Here are some of the latest techniques.
Elements of SSOARS
For the Social Security Online Accounting and Reporting System, SSA uses Oracle Financials and the Oracle 11.5.10.2 database management system.
Agency Award'IRS | Terabytes at their fingertips
2007 GCN Award: The IRS' update of the Compliance Data Warehouse makes analysis less taxing.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Sharing the wealth
Rich Internet Applications add desktop-app power and cross-platform capability to programs that run on a browser.
Cybersecurity
