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Local area networks have surged in popularity. With the myriad hardware, software, and network operating system options available, it becomes necessary to carefully plan a network before installation. This article […]

In an era when nations were throwing off their political shackles, computer technology also embraced freedom. The breaking of proprietary bonds that dated back to the digital dawn brought chaos, […]

Data saving process has become standard practice among department users Justice Department divisions that have been mirroring their files in real time can still do so under the new Justice […]

Department's organizations will connect via a consolidated network that has international reach The Justice Department will roll out a common telecommunications backbone by October 2000. Department officials said the Justice […]

Network access speeds bureau's forensic data to law enforcement officers The FBI is connecting its Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) with the Criminal Justice Information Services network, a nationwide WAN […]

For the second time in a month, the Army has revamped its much-delayed Army-Wide License Agreement. Originally planned as a buy of firewalls for various platforms, the service now is […]

By 2000, the Defense Department will have a worldwide network and a messaging system to meet most users' needs from the unclassified to the secret level, said Lt. Gen. David […]

In cyberspace, no one can tell when you're lying. It's understood that an Internet alias is an extension of your personality. But unlimited license to fool around with alternate identities […]

Propelled by nitrogen gas, a six-fiber network cable bundle this month shot through polyethylene tubing down seven floors at the Naval Air Systems Command headquarters. It took about 3 1/2 […]

Bill Clinton sees potential for an Internet superhighway Although no detailed plans exist, development of a national 'information superhighway' is an important part of President Bill Clinton's technology policy. To […]

EATONTOWN, N.J. -- When the Army's European Command delivered its automated command and control system for the Persian Gulf war, no one thought it would lead to a global network […]

Since 1984 Northwest Missouri State University has taken several dramatic steps to prepare its 6,200 students for the emerging information-driven, technology-based society. These have included equipping every faculty office and […]

The school district of Palm Beach County, Fla. is one of the geographically largest and fastest growing school systems in the eastern United States. Amidst an aggressive $617 million new-school […]

THE NEVADA DEPARTMENT of Corrections has some of the most remote facilities in the country, some of them as far as eight hours from department headquarters in Tahoe. 'You can't […]

The Energy Department and IBM Corp. are developing a high-performance computing grid for research in global climate change and other data-intensive topics. The Science Grid will create a WAN linking […]

Internet: gslabodkin@gcn.com The Defense Information Systems Agency late last month celebrated the completion of the Defense Information Systems Network's continental U.S. phase. Under DISA's $5 billion DISN Transmission Services--CONUS contract, […]

For Rim of the Pacific '98, a month-long international maritime wargame, navies from six nations are running exercises without the benefit of the Coalition WAN. CWAN is the common coalition […]

At Baylor's Medical School, PCs Reside On a Standards-Based Backbone That Includes TCP, NFS and WinsSock A few years ago, the network at Baylor University's College of Medicine consisted of […]

This Internet subnet is the guinea pig for future information networks A midst all the attention NSFNet received nationally in the past month regarding federal funding, the Internet community released […]

COSTA MESA, Calif.--To meet the demand of 120,000 customers buying over 50,000 products in over 130 countries, ICN Biomedicals, a leading world supplier of biotechnology research products and medical diagnostics, […]

FSA Prepares To Issue RFP Officials at the Family Support Administration next month will try to put back on track a procurement of a national network that was derailed by […]

Labor Works Toward NEtwork for Top Executives With 18 relatively autonomous agencies, the Labor Department does not have a common departmentwide network. However, officials hope by the end of this […]

Bridges Link Remote LANs To Form WAN User Family Bridging remote local area networks together over standard telephone lines is a cost-effective way to link computer users on LANs that […]