Modernization

Sizing up coded message options

Feds face numerous ? and nuanced ? encryption schemes for securing e-mail

People

Better with age

PBGC taps maturing Web services for online filing application

Modernization

Appliances tackle security issues

Openness ranks among the top advantages of Web services technology.

People

Best of both worlds

Old-school integration tools recast themselves in light of burgeoning Web services

People

EAI's new look

Web services have forced enterprise application integration vendors to retool product strategies.

People

The 411 on e-gov

A guide to online resources for ideas and case studies about delivering services electronically

Digital Government

A lukewarm response

Basic storage concerns still overshadow advanced concepts of storage management

Digital Government

Information life-cycle management defined

The idea is to set up a data access process that reflects the value of that data.

People

From model to working machine

Confusion abounds.

People

This year's model: Business process

New mandates, methods spur renewed interest in business modeling tools

Modernization

Computer, heal thyself

Autonomic computing aims to ease complexity, cut costs

Digital Government

Vendors approaches to autonomic computing differ

Several vendors are working on different approaches to introduce autonomic computing to market.

Digital Government

IBM's autonomic goals

Big Blue has a five-stage road map.

Acquisition

New steps in a difficult dance

Businesses large and small debate how proposed rules could shape their partnerships

People

Carrot or stick?

Performance-based contracts offer an alternative way to ensure small business objectives are met.

Digital Government

Gaining clearance

The process getting security clearances is a chore for any integrator, especially for small businesses.

Modernization

Jazz up your desktop

The old desktop standby has a few surprises in store for a wave of new buyers

Digital Government

Weighing when to upgrade

Industry execs eager to sell more equipment say agencies should consider the productivity benefits of new hardware.

People

Whatever happened to CIM?

It never really died.

Digital Government

In crisis mode

IT has played a leading role in helping federal officials respond to national crises.