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Navy Marine Corps’ Intranet at Half-Speed
To Marine Corps Sgt. Marco Garcia, the Navy Marine Corps Intranet sounds like a great project, in theory. “They sold me on it,” he says, when he attended training in December on the new network. “The transition itself, though, seems to be a problem.” Turns out, that assessment is an understatement. The project being deployed…
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FBI’s Trilogy Is Behind Schedule…Again
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s technology woes keep coming. The overhaul of the agency’s Trilogy project is running behind schedule again (“FBI: Under the Gun,” Case 088, September 2003). In December, both Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) and Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) missed deadlines to implement a key component of Trilogy’s third and final phase.…
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Volunteer Security Pros Launch Free Vulnerability Database
A group of volunteer security professionals has compiled what is likely one of the larger freely accessible vulnerability databases on the Internet. The OSVDB (Open Source Vulnerability Database) is meant to serve as a central collection point for information on any and all security vulnerabilities. Despite what you might assume from the name, the project’s…
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Sun Weighs Open-Source Options
MENLO PARK, Calif.—Sun Microsystems Inc. is pondering the possibility of open-sourcing more of its software—this time with its next-generation 3-D windowing system, called Project Looking Glass, which is under development. When completed, Looking Glass will allow a new user experience through three-dimensional windowing capabilities on the desktop, making communications and collaboration easier. The software will…
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Microsoft Readies Redmond for Most Valuable Pros Summit
Microsoft Corp. this week will host about 1,500 of its Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) at its Redmond campus, where the software titan plans to announce big changes to how it incorporates their feedback into its product life cycles. The 1,500 attending this year’s summit hail from 65 countries across the globe and comprise more than…
