Author Archive
Paul Ferrill
Digital Government
Can you hear me now?
Improvements prep voice-recognition technology for a wider range of uses
- By Paul Ferrill
Modernization
E-mail near and far
A look at three vendors' capabilities for accessing e-mail remotely.
- By Paul Ferrill
Modernization
Two tales of Web collaboration
ERoom and Groove offer different approaches but same results.
- By Paul Ferrill
Modernization
Lotus makes info more accessible
Lotus Notes/Domino 6.5 offers new interface, links to collaboration tools.
- By Paul Ferrill
Modernization
Project management for the enterprise
Microsoft Project 2003 forges strong ties with Office 2003
- By Paul Ferrill
Modernization
SOHO 6 delivers wireless security
Few wireless access point products have the top-notch security features found in WatchGuard's Firebox SOHO 6 Wireless firewall and VPN.
- By Paul Ferrill
Digital Government
Text removal made fast and simple
Redax software removes selected text and images from PDF files
- By Paul Ferrill
Digital Government
Adobe gives Acrobat 6.0 new muscle
Features include snapshots, advanced searching
- By Paul Ferrill
Digital Government
Project 2002 sizes up for the enterprise
Microsoft has beefed up Project's collaborative muscles without sacrificing the program's ease of use
- By Paul Ferrill
Digital Government
GroupWise goes wireless, with style
Wireless capabilities dominate the list of new features in GroupWise 6
- By Paul Ferrill
Digital Government
A simple, flexible data-sharing tool
Project Reporter 2.0 offers an efficient way to put Microsoft Project information on the Web.
- By Paul Ferrill
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Digital Government
Product gives voice to computer commands
Voice Pilot PAL is an interesting supplement to existing input devices, but it won't replace the keyboard and mouse for most users any time soon
- By Paul Ferrill
Digital Government
HP's weapon in the paperless wars
While many government agencies have made strides toward going paperless, most still depend on one of the great paper producers of all times the fax machine for transmitting and receiving nonelectronic documents. And as long as the fax is still king of the office, it seems the paperless goal will remain a chimera.
- By Paul Ferrill
Digital Government
WordPerfect gets new lease on life on Linux
WordPerfect Office for Linux represents a significant milestone for the Linux desktop movement in that it is the first commercially established productivity suite to be ported to Linux. As such it brings the same level of functionality and features that have come to be expected from most Windows-based products
- By Paul Ferrill
Digital Government
Delano smartens up agencies
Capturing the knowledge that flows through the electronic communication of an organization has been a dream for many government agencies.
- By Paul Ferrill
Digital Government
Backing up Linux
As Linux continues to gain momentum in the application server arena, so does the need for robust utilities such as backup programs.
- By Paul Ferrill
Digital Government
Latest NetWare embraces Internet
For those NetWare shops that do a lot on the Internet, Version 5.1 is well worth the cost of upgrading.
- By Paul Ferrill
Digital Government
NetObjects Fusion 5.0 falls behind
Rather than touting power and price, NetObjects Inc. has built a loyal following for NetObject Fusion by making the program easy to use and able to generate World Wide Web pages quickly.
- By Paul Ferrill
Digital Government
ZENworks 2.0 brings desktop control closer
The primary mission of products like ZENworks 2.0, Novell Inc.'s latest systems management platform, is to provide a way for IT staff to manage PCs without leaving their desks. That saves time and money because support staff members can do their jobs more efficiently.
- By Paul Ferrill
Digital Government
HotMetal Web development software adds power, not complexity
HotMetal Pro 6.0 provides several new features that make it easier to use. The new Web site creation and management functionality enables even a novice Web developer to build a site quickly. Building dynamic, databasedriven Web pages, however, requires you to learn HotMetal Pro's proprietary Miva scripting language.
- By Paul Ferrill