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Tackling spam
Ninety percent ofWeb sites using spam to generate traffic are clustered on 2.5 percent of registrars accredited by ICANN—making the spam problem seem almost manageable.
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RIM's Bold stroke
Research in Motion has developed the BlackBerry Bold 9000 smartphone, a potential competitor to Apple’s iPhone.
Widget revolution
A sea change is now occurring in the world of software, with the number of small disposable applications, or widgets, being developed by casual users.
Security in all-IP networked world
Cybereye — commentary: Making it easier to remotely access networks that control manufacturing, building systems and municipal services is risky.
Ready, aim, record ()
WAN to the max ()
Softphones answer the call ()
USGS tracks disease outbreaks ()
GCN Insider Report
Static routing at the office
Netgear is expanding its line of ProSafe Advanced Smart Switches to include new models that do static routing.
Can’t beat ’em, print ’em
OWC gooses portable storage
EPA asks for data center data
PASS cards’ memory disputed
GCN Tech Blog
Batch processing
Why batch processing still has a place even in the hurly-burly world of 24/7 real-time operations.
The new server-based arms race
Social networking fatigue
GCN Lab Review
Tech Trends
Information security goes pro
Lynn McNulty has been recognized as a leader in making information security a profession rather than a job.
More GCN Interviews
Careful with that call
It’s only a matter of time until IP telephony is hit by spam and malware.
Softphones answer the call
When wildfires hit, California’s insurance department puts IP call centers to the test.
Ready, aim, record
Army’s prototype system uses RFID tags to track weapons use.
Tools to make sense of sensors
SensorBridge software helps Army build the middleware that converts data into database-ready information.
Commentary
Good ideas converge
Data center consolidation meets demand for green computing, virtualization. More
System re-use:
acquisition allusion
What is preventing the acquisition of re-usable system assets for the government? More
Another chance for FCC
Failure to sell Block D means FCC has a second chance to get public safety network right. More
The path to open source
Is the federal government ready to make the transition to open-source software? Scott McNealy, co-founder and chairman of the board at Sun Microsystems, sat down with FCW news editor Michael Hardy to discuss the impetus for — and barriers to — adopting an open-source strategy.
Data security in a world of removable devices
Government Computer News will present Dr. Eric Cole of the SANS Institute at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 15 in an eSeminar highlighting where new data security threats are coming from and what steps government agency IT managers need take to more completely secure government information.
NOW PLAYING
The GCN Lab guys took their testing on the road to the FOSE 2008 Conference and Exhibition at the Washington Convention Center in the nation's capital. Come check out some of this year’s most impressive products making their way into the federal IT market.
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COOP/Disaster Recovery Data Center Strategies
GCN presents Jack Nichols, manager, Enterprise Technology, for the U.S. House of Representatives, and Rich Zanatta, House Information Resources facility director, in this recent eSeminar on how IT officials at the House developed an alternate IT services facility to support the operations of the House in the event of a disaster. GCN Editor in Chief Wyatt Kash moderates.
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