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SBA nears e-financing

As part of its ongoing strategy to use information technology to improve business decisions, the Small Business Administration is set to unveil an electronic loanguarantee system to streamline what is now a lengthy lending process.

Digital Government

A quick boot on the move

Federal employees who are constantly on the move and need to boot their PCs in a hurry or perform administrative tasks including operating system recoveries now have a product that can do both.

People

Step-by-step design

The Small Business Administration followed eight steps, as dictated by the Small Business Reauthorization Act of 1997, when designing its loanmonitoring system.

People

E-procurement hub serves gov buyers

PartnershipAmerica.com was launched today as a new online marketplace connecting government IT buyers on the federal, state and local levels with solutions providers in the private sector.

Digital Government

The Harold Gracey File

The Harold Gracey File

People

From .gov to .com

FedBid.com's Gracey finds happiness in industry after decades in government

People

Integration tool on Air Force pact

The Air Force and other government intelligence agencies now have an easier way to buy tools that will streamline collection of data from multiple sources and that will integrate similar applications across offices.

Digital Government

Bid4Assets helps feds sell seized goods

The company plans to conduct an auction today for the U.S. Marshals Service involving auto loans obtained in the seizure of a Texas auto park

People

Resellers agreement primed for Air Force

Logicon will resell Enterworks' portal and marketplace integration solutions via the Air Force's IT2 blanket purchase agreement and other federal contracts

People

IT is only part of e-gov, Cisco exec says

Education about what the Internet can do is key to realizing true electronic government, a senior vice president at Cisco Systems

People

Viador picked as platform for fed portals

Five federal systems integrators have chosen Viador Inc.'s EPortal Suite as the platform they will use to serve their government customers

Digital Government

Micron unveils sub-$1,000 PC for feds

Micron Electronics has unveiled a fullfeatured desktop priced at less than $1,000, and the company expects it to be a hot item in the federal buying season

Acquisition

E-procurement biz gets first customer

The Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments has signed with a new company formed by Bank of America and NIC Commerce

Acquisition

Smart card accepted at portal

Pulsar Data Systems unveils a portal that uses smart card technology to enable agencies to purchase IT products

Digital Government

Quest moves into FastLane

Quest Software's acquisition of FastLane Technologies is designed to offer government and industry a choice in Windows 2000 management

Acquisition

eFederal joins the B2G race

A businesstogovernment procurement portal for credit card purchases, eFederal emphasizes customer service and support

Digital Government

Autodesk Web-enables Software Suite

Autodesk Inc. this week is unveiling new versions of its mapping, engineering and other applications that will allow people to collaborate on projects over the Internet.

Digital Government

InstallTuner eases Windows modifications

InstallShield Software Corp. has developed a simple tool to give network administrators more control over the installation of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system.

Digital Government

Oki Data T.38 fax provides assurance

Beginning in August, Oki Data Americas Inc.'s Okifax 5950 Internet fax systems will be equipped with T.38 protocol technology that can immediately inform users that their fax went through, as long as the other system is similarly equipped, according to the company.

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Market watch

IBM Corp. this week announced the first four members of its new Government Specialty for ebusiness