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Technology
A new life for talk-to-text?
Efforts of speech-recognition developers could pay off as a smart application for smart phones.
(Posted June 23, 2008)
BBN field tests portable translator
BBN Technologies has developed a translation device that enables a two-way dialogue between speakers of different languages.
(Posted June 23, 2008)
Adventures in Web 2.0
Federal IT pioneers discuss what new online collaborative tools mean for the government.
(Posted June 16, 2008)
Video a hit with intell analysts
A secure YouTube-like application is quickly gaining traction among intelligence analysts, CIA officials say.
(Posted March 31, 2008)
Improve your visibility
Agency practices often hinder information access, but search engine optimization helps.
(Posted February 18, 2008)
Make good data great
Flashy it's not, but a well-oiled data architecture project can pay dividends.
(Posted February 4, 2008)
FCW Forum: Will you be ready for IPv6?
There are less than six months to go until agencies need to implement the new IP on their networks, but NIST only recently issued a final draft profile of the conformance testing process vendors must go through.
(Posted January 25, 2008)
From the pages of Government Computer News
NOAA to track GPS satellitesThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced it will lead an international effort to pinpoint the locations of more than 40 Global Positioning System satellites orbiting the Earth. The project is aimed at ensuring the accuracy of GPS data used by the public and private sectors. Staff members at NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS) will use data collected at 10 analysis centers worldwide to analyze satellite orbit data during the…
(Posted January 21, 2008)
Open-source myth busters
Don’t let common misconceptions about freely distributed software derail your IT strategies
(Posted January 21, 2008)
Science 2.0 evolves
Online work space and collaboration tools change how scientists work together
(Posted November 5, 2007)
Technology briefs
World digital library construction under way; AsusTek to compete with MIT’s $100 laptop
(Posted October 29, 2007)
Technology briefs
Adobe PDF bug jeopardizes security
The Adobe PDF could be used to compromise a system running on Microsoft Windows XP, Adobe confirmed last week week. Remote code embedded in a PDF could be executed in Versions 8.1 and earlier of Adobe Reader, Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Elements. Adobe Acrobat 3D is also vulnerable. All those programs must be used in conjunction with Internet Explorer 7 to trigger the exploitation. According to the SANS Institute, which…
(Posted October 15, 2007)
PCs come full circle
Virtual desktop software is the latest spin on server-based PC computing
(Posted October 1, 2007)
My favorite BlackBerry sig
You always see those signature lines on the bottom of BlackBerry -- or iPhone -- messages. I've found my favorite.
(Posted October 1, 2007)
Tech briefs
DHS readies TWIC rollout
Agencies responsible for the Homeland Security Department's Transportation Worker Identity Credential (TWIC) expect to begin biometric enrollment for the permits by October, after the Sept. 18 release of technical specifications for the identity cards. The program to provide biometric credentials to workers at ports and other transport hubs has experienced multiple delays and cost overruns in the past four years, partly because of unsettled questions about biometric technologies. Paul Schneider, DHS' undersecretary for…
(Posted October 1, 2007)
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