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Homeland Security Special Report: The cargo challenge
Government executives face major challenges as they try to mitigate homeland security threats.
Modernization
Thumb drives are too often the victims of convenience
USB flash drives can be a data security nightmare. Here are some ways to fix the problem.
Modernization
Storage firm boosts its open-source credentials
Coraid's EtherDrive storage appliances now work with EtherBoot, popular open-source software that lets users boot diskless Linux servers from software loaded on remote disks and accessed across a network.
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NetApp enters large-capacity storage market
The company unveiled a pair of enterprise-class Fibre Channel systems, one of which can handle 420 terabytes and the other 504 terabytes.
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BlueCat offers help with network chores
The Proteus appliance is designed to streamline and centralize many time-consuming but vital administrative tasks for IP-based networks.
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Data classification: A better way to prioritize stored files
A primer on technology that lets managers sort data by its value
Digital Government
Oracle buy further tightens CRM market
Analysts say Siebel acquisition puts the bulk of the business applications market into the hands of two companies: Oracle and SAP.
Digital Government
Oracle to acquire Siebel
Oracle will beef up the customer relationship management portion of its portfolio of enterprise applications.
Modernization
Product allows encryption of archived content
Nexsan Technologies' new disk appliance supports two of the hottest trends in enterprise storage: encryption for stored data and fixed content archiving.
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Xiotech SAN on wheels
Self-contained storage-area network includes system management software, network connections, power distribution equipment and up to 67 terabytes data capacity.
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Wide-area file services: Feeds, speeds and needs
A primer on IT that lets managers efficiently control files from a central site.
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IT security gets physical
A steady beat of advances in information technology and miniaturization is sparking dramatic changes in how government handles physical security requirements.
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StorageTek system manages archives
Lifecycle Fixed Content Manager 100 joins other solutions on the market that use hard disks instead of traditional tape or optical disks to store electronic records that must be securely stored for extended periods of time.
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Storage firm targets government
Clustered storage vendor Isilon Systems has added an ex-agency executive as a director and created a new federal advisory board.
People
Homeland security's second act
This special report explores how a less highly charged environment is affecting the government's homeland security plans and priorities, and the fortunes of the companies in that new multibillion-dollar market.
Modernization
Network Appliance ships new OS
The software is meant to address burdensome system administrative tasks and poor utilization of disk capacity.
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Managed Care
Three management disciplines that could improve the health of government programs
Digital Government
Cray sells new XD1 to Forest Service
The Agriculture Department's Forest Service will be one of the early adopters of Cray Inc.'s new Linux machines.
