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Michigan Communities Launch Largest Regional GIS
Defying both inertia and politics, 21 towns and counties in western Michigan have decided to band together to share the expensesand potential benefitsof developing what could become the largest regional geographic information system in the country.
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Arming Beat Cops With GIS Weapons
The use of geographic information systems (GIS) and smart maps to combat crime traditionally has been a luxury that only big city police units could afford. But now the Justice Department wants to give average beat cops in smaller, less technically savvy departments access to the same technology we
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PC workstations
Challenging the traditional demarcation between PCs and workstations, a growing number of vendors are taking advantage of the latest highperformance PC technology to develop a new class of computers called the PC workstation. Since Intel Corp. introduced the 80486 processor in 1989, computer buyer
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PC vendors question future of Energy Star
After almost a year of selling highend systems that exceeded federal regulations for power consumption by PCs, vendors once again can easily meet Energy Star guidelines, thanks to the new Pentium II 333 MHz chip Intel Corp. introduced earlier this year. The question that remains to be answered is
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CyberMedia unveils beefed-up Repair Engine for Workgroups
CyberMedia Inc. earlier this month introduced a significantly enhanced version of Repair Engine for Workgroups, a tool that provides centralized remote diagnostics and troubleshooting of networked computers. Repair Engine for Workgroups lets administrators troubleshoot PCs not only from their man
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Vendors display wares, innovative technologies
Information technology vendors at last week's FOSE conference in Washington, D.C., displayed a wide array of upcoming or recent product releases, ranging from a data warehouse application tailored for federal agencies to a storage device that measures an inch across. Software firm SAS Institute Inc
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IDP unveils hybrid desktop/notebook computer design
International Data Products Corp. has developed a hybrid of desktop and notebook computers that is designed to appeal to PC users who want more mobility and flexibility than a desktop traditionally offers but who want to use standard displays and keyboards. The NetRover PC is essentially an IDP not
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Tax Filing Teamwork
Last year the Progress and Freedom Foundation, a Washington, D.C.based think tank, ranked the state of Washington first among equals in its use of information technology to serve the public interest.
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Network file servers deliver speedy data access
The network file server, a specialized system for users who need fast access to large stores of data, may still be a niche market, but the product itself is evolving rapidly.
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New wares from Compaq
Compaq Computer Corp. aims to consolidate its lead in the federal network server market with four new servers announced today that offer highavailability features and multiple processors at a low price. The midrange servers smooth over gaps in the company's product line between powerful PCs that c
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Software Spectrum absorbs Egghead fed biz, aims for larger market
Two months after acquiring Egghead Inc.'s government business Software Spectrum is taking steps to position itself for a major role in the federal reseller market according to company officials and industry vendors. Software Spectrum announced in late March that it would take over Egghead's corpora
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HP, Lexmark debut new printers at both ends of market
Printer market rivals HewlettPackard Co. and Lexmark International Inc. both announced new printers in the last week each targeting different parts of the market with prices ranging from less than $250 to nearly $15 000. Lexmark introduced a color inkjet printer that can serve small offices while
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Cray alleges dumping following $35M award to NEC
Cray Research Inc. last week accused Japan's NEC Corp. of dumping supercomputers in the United States as a result of its winning a fiveyear, $35 million deal to supply the highend machines to the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Cray asked that both the Commerce Department and the Intern
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NEC's new desktops to lower admin costs
NEC Technologies Inc. is expected today to announce its latest PowerMate PCs, ranging from entrylevel Pentium systems to topoftheline Pentium Pro PCs and designed for lower lifecycle costs. The new PowerMate models the first new machines since the company merged its nonJapanese PC operation
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GSA schedule sales up 30 percent
The summer of '96 is shaping up to be a hot one for vendors on the General Services Administration schedule. Scores for the first half of the fiscal year are in, and the verdict is that sales are running 33 percent ahead of last year's pace. According to International Data Corp. analyst Jan Morgan
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Network operations center takes off
The Federal Aviation Administration unveiled this month the Enterprise Network Operation Center (ENOC), which will centralize network management chores for the FAA's nine regions and provide improved communication for employees. The ENOC will be manned by RMS Technologies and Digicon Corp., which w
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Macromedia opens federal office in Md.
Macromedia Inc., already a supplier of multimedia tools to many agencies, is expanding its presence in the federal market with a new office in Rockville, Md., and lower pricing for government customers. Macromedia, which sells multimedia software that runs on Microsoft Corp. Windows and Apple Compu
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Compaq revamps products, prices
For the first time in company history, Compaq Computer Corp. today revamped its entire commercial PC product line in one fell swoop. The more cohesive product set featuring fewer models and a new, easiertoassemble design will offer prices up to 15 percent lower than previous Compaq models. Th
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Lotus previews Notes product strategy
Lotus Development Corp. in recent weeks has previewed its Notes product strategy, which includes Notesbased productivity applications and a new release of Notes. Federal resellers are planning to carry the upcoming products. At the June PC Expo conference in New York, Lotus unveiled Lotus Componen
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Fed PC market shrank in fiscal '95
The turbulent federal PC market actually shrank in fiscal 1995 because the Air Force Desktop IV contract exceeded its ceiling long before the Desktop V contract was ready. But Desktop IV contractor Zenith Data Systems still topped federal PC shipments last year. These were among the findings of a n
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